The V.I. Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) advises St. John residents that work will be commencing on the Cruz Bay wastewater pump station located adjacent to the Cruz Bay parking lot on Monday, Aug. 26.
Twelve spaces in the parking lot will be closed during the construction period. These spots are located adjacent to the existing pump station. The solid waste disposal bin will also be relocated for the duration of the project. Residents are asked to use the existing waste disposal sites in areas of Enighed Pond, Julius Sprauve Elementary School, the Basketball Court or Pine Peace.
VIWMA, through its contractor Island Roads Corporation, will be expanding and upgrading the existing wastewater pump station in Cruz Bay to meet the increasing demands of the town area. The current facility, located adjacent to the public restrooms by the public parking lot, has been operational for more than 30 years and has exceeded its useful life. The new facility will prevent failures and spillages from occurring, and facilitate more efficient cost savings operations.
This project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior in the amount of $1.184 Million, includes the construction of a new pump station, including the installation of a sewer force main, gravity sewer lines and manholes, and the elimination of the existing ejector station, replacing it with an automated submerged system with a wet well and standby generator. The removal and abandonment of the existing infrastructure of existing sewers, excavation, grading, paving, maintenance and protection of existing utilities will also be included in the project, which is scheduled to take approximately one year to complete.
For more information, contact the Office of Communications Management at 715-9110 or 690-4218.