The V.I. Waste Management Authority announces that repairs to the LBJ Force Main have been completed, ending sewage overflow problems in the vicinity of the John F. Kennedy Housing Community. The repairs by emergency contractor O’Reilly Construction were completed at 1:30 a.m. this morning, after the problems were first reported Monday morning around 8:30 a.m. The LBJ pump station’s house pumps, which had been taken off-line to facilitate the emergency repairs, are back in service and no sewage bypass is reported.
However, residents and boaters are being asked to avoid the beaches in the Condo Row area until they are deemed safe to swim by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. Notices that were posted at the beaches remain in effect until clearance by DPNR.
