{"id":58618,"date":"2017-11-25T10:07:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T10:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=58618"},"modified":"2017-11-25T10:07:44","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T10:07:44","slug":"heres-wapas-latest-restoration-update-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=58618","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s WAPA&#8217;s Latest Restoration Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Power restoration continues territory-wide following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Below, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority&#8217;s latest update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">ELECTRIC SYSTEM<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">WAPA has identified areas in which crews will focus reconstruction and restoration work throughout the next week. The crews include WAPA Line Department personnel as well as on and off-island contractors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. Thomas, these areas include: Nazareth, Smith Bay, Coki Point, Cassi Hill, Anna\u2019s Retreat toward Tutu Valley, Bordeaux, Crown Mountain and from the Four Corners intersection toward Mountain Top. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. John, crews will continue restoration work from Coral Bay toward George Simmonds Terrace.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. Croix, work will be focused in Catherine\u2019s Rest, La Reine, Strawberry, White Bay, White Lady, William\u2019s Delight, the container port, La Grande Princesse toward Morning Star, Divi Carina Bay Resort and the south shore. Crews will also be deployed to the rainforest area where there is extensive work including tree trimming and electrical system reconstruction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Additional manpower has arrived in both districts to augment the restoration, and another shipment of supplies, materials and equipment is en route to the territory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On Friday, crews in both districts reported continued progress with the restoration effort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. Croix, commercial customers were restored including Wendy\u2019s, Business World, Mc Donald\u2019s in La Reine, the Cotton Valley Fire Station and the Pelican Cove Condos. Both reconstruction and restoration work continued in residential areas including La Grande Princesse, White Bay, White Lady, Paradise and Hermon Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. Thomas, work continued in Mandahl, Anna\u2019s Retreat toward Tutu Valley, Smith Bay, Coki Point, Red Hook, and Mariendahl. Additional customers were energized on Water Island as well as in Bordeaux, Santa Maria, Caret Bay, Crown Mountain, Scott Free, Savan and Frenchman\u2019s Bay. Reconstruction work, including the planting of poles and stringing lines, continues on Feeder 8B toward Peterborg, and on Feeder 10A from Subbase along Harwood Highway toward Cancryn Junior High School.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">On St. John, crews continue to work in Coral Bay readying circuits for restoration of customers.<b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Through an agreement reached with the Department of Planning &amp; Natural Resources, WAPA will restore electrical service to homes with temporary roofs (blue roofs) once a licensed electrician has certified, in writing, that the structure is safe to energize.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Customers and electricians are reminded that it is against the law to remove or otherwise destroy meter seals. If work needs to be done to repair a damaged meter base and\/or weather head, customers must call the Emergency Call Center at 340-774-1424 on St. Thomas-St. John or 340-773-0150 on St. Croix. The call centers operate seven days a week, 9 am \u2013 5 pm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">If your electric meter was removed by WAPA personnel to facilitate repairs to either a meter base and\/or weather head, once repairs are completed and a licensed electrician certifies the work in writing, customers are required to contact the Customer Service office. All fees usually associated with meter removal and reconnection have been waived during this restoration period. Customer service offices operate Monday-Friday, 9 am \u2013 4 pm at Sunny Isle on St. Croix and Port of Sale Mall on St. Thomas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">Reconstruction, restoration and hurricane debris removal crews are deployed across the islands. Motorists are asked to exercise caution when driving through the work areas and to heed the directions of flaggers and VIPD officers who are assisting with traffic control.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">WAPA urges residents to shut off standby generators when line crews are in your neighborhood restoring electrical service. A standby generator has the potential to back feed electricity to the grid which poses a severe safety risk to restoration crews.<\/span><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">POTABLE WATER SYSTEM<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">There are six days of emergency water storage on St. John, eight days on St. Thomas, and five days on St. Croix.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">WAPA urges clean-up contractors and homeowners in both districts to exercise caution when piling debris on and around potable water meters. There are a growing number of instances where water meters are being damaged by clean-up equipment grading debris and causing damage to the roadside water meters. The continued damage by heavy equipment poses difficulty in maintaining or restoring potable water service to customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\"><b class=\"\"><u class=\"\"><span class=\"\">OTHER INFORMATION<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"\">WAPA telephone contact: St. Thomas \u2013 St. John district, 340-774-3552; St. Croix district, 340-773-2250<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">Customer Service Offices operate Monday \u2013 Friday, 9 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m. at Sunny Isle on St. Croix and at Port of Sale Mall on St. Thomas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"\">The latest information on the restoration effort is available on the WAPA website, <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.viwapa.vi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.viwapa.vi<\/a> and on Facebook: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power restoration continues territory-wide following Hurricanes Irma and Maria. 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