VIWMA says it stemmed the tide of sewage overflow in Catherine’s Rest

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said today that sewage in no longer overflowing through a manhole in Catherine’s Rest.

“The VIWMA staff continues to work diligently to complete necessary repairs at the LBJ Pump Station in a timely manner,” VIWMA said. “The authority is expecting to initiate cleanup efforts as soon as possible.”

VIWMA repeated “that it is illegal to dump trash, garbage, or debris into manholes.”

“These actions will cause the sewage system to fail, resulting in manhole overflows,” it said. “We would like to thank the community for their patience and cooperation.”

For more information, contact the Division of Education and Communications Management at 340-474-2811 or email communications@viwma.org.

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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.