Vegetation and Manpower Issues Hampered WAPA's Post-Ernesto Recovery, Says CEO Karl Knight

WAPA CEO Karl Knight admits that inadequate vegetation maintenance and a shortage of linemen on St. Thomas significantly slowed post-Ernesto power restoration efforts, costing the Authority time and money

“Our one significant point of failure was the lack of adequate preventative vegetation maintenance prior to the storm," was the assessment of Water and Power Authority CEO Karl Knight, as he provided members of WAPA’s Governing Board with a recap of the utility’s performance during and after Ernesto on Thursday.‌