The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Division of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received reports that the LBJ force main has failed. The failed section of the line is located at the entrance to the LBJ Garden Housing Community on St. Croix. As a result of this latest structure failure, raw sewage is entering an adjacent gut which eventually leads into the Christiansted Harbor, east of Condo Row. Additionally, two manholes located between buildings 30 and 31 in the JFK Housing Community are overflowing onto the ground and into nearby storm water drains.

DPNR is advising that children and adults with compromised immune systems avoid the above mentioned areas, especially the area surrounding building 30 and 31 in JFK and Condo Row. Standing or running water in these areas may contain contaminants or pollutants harmful to human health. DPNR will continue to monitor the impacted area. For additional information regarding this matter contact the V.I. Waste Management Authority.