Sewage could overflow in downtown St. Thomas due to pump station failure, VIWMA says

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CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said Sunday night that the Cancryn Pump Station “is currently offline due to a disruption with the discharge line.”

This failure may lead to St. Thomas “sewer system issues in the downtown area, potentially causing manhole overflow,” according to VIWMA.

“VIWMA advises residents to avoid standing water in the affected areas,” it said.

“The VIWMA is diligently working to complete the necessary repairs,” it added. “We understand the inconvenience this may cause and rely on your cooperation as we resolve this matter.”

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

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.