Drought Conditions Begin To Affect WAPA and St. Croix

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Business News, Consumer News, St. Croix News, Technology News

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority potable water customers in some areas of St. Croix are experiencing low water pressure this morning.

WAPA said the problem is a result of diminished capacity at its Mountain storage tank.

Water Distribution crews have been deployed to determine the cause of the reduced storage capacity and resolve the issue. Affected areas include: Frederiksted, Calquohoun and Mars Hill.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.