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Water & Sewerage Dept customers can pay bills online from Feb 1
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Customers of the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) in the Virgin Islands will soon enjoy the convenience of paying their bills online, with the Ministry of Communications and Works launching its online payment portal on Monday, January 27, 2025.
W&SD alerts customers in Belle Vue & EE areas of ‘discoloured’ tap water
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Water and Sewerage Department is advising its customers between Belle Vue and East End that they may be experiencing discoloured water as a result of ongoing maintenance repairs and sedimentation build-up.
Water disruption for 4 hours in RT today to fix broken pipeline- W&SD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of Tortola are notified that the water supply will be shut off in the Road Town area from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
Fire ravages W&SD container office in Baughers Bay
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that sometime around 11:25 AM today Saturday, July 8, 2023, the Fire and Rescue Department received a call about a fire at the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) headquarters in Baughers Bay on the main Island of Tortola.
Scatliffe-Leonard accused of victimisation by former W&SD employee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A former employee of the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) has accused its former Director Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard of political victimisation and wrongful termination.
Smart water meters are Gov’t property & should not be touched- W&SD Director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Director of the Virgin Islands Water & Sewage Department (W&SD), Mrs Perline Scatiffe-Leonard has warned customers that the new digital smart water meters rolled out in the VI remains the property of the Government and persons should desist from any tampering.
W&SD losing approximately $22M annually- Finance Minister
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has bemoaned that the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) is carrying serious deficits of more than $20 million each year; however, that will soon change.
Pay up arrears by Oct 1, 2021 or face disconnection – W&SD Director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Customers of the VI Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) are being encouraged to settle outstanding arrears by October 1, 2021, to avoid the disconnection of their services.
UPDATE: Man found dead in car in RT is Geraldo E. Weekes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man found dead in his car near the roundabout in Road Town close to midnight on May 15, 2021, has been identified as Geraldo E. Weekes, 70, of Huntums Ghut, Tortola.
Over 360 households don’t pay for water- W&SD Director
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD), Mrs Pearline R. Scatliffe-Leonard is urging straight-line customers to come to the department to rectify the issue, without facing any penalties.

