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VI Gov't to take legal action against persons with illegal water connection

- urges residents to take advantage of grace period to regularise their water connection
The Ministry of Communications and Works stated in a press release dated September 4, 2025, that it is aware that many residents have unauthorised connections and would request that these persons visit the Water and Sewerage Department to regularise their accounts. Photo: Internet Source
Irregularities in water consumption and billing in the Virgin Islands will be addressed as the government of the Virgin Islands announced that it will take firm action to resolve these issues. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
Irregularities in water consumption and billing in the Virgin Islands will be addressed as the government of the Virgin Islands announced that it will take firm action to resolve these issues. Photo: Government of the Virgin Islands
Road Town, Tortola, VI – Irregularities in water consumption and billing in the Virgin Islands will be addressed, as the Government of the Virgin Islands has announced that it will take firm action to resolve these issues.

The government has declared water a national priority, recognising its vital role in sustaining communities, supporting the economy, and ensuring a secure future for generations to come.

The Ministry of Communications and Works stated in a press release dated September 4, 2025, that it is aware that many residents have unauthorised connections and would request that these persons visit the Water and Sewerage Department to regularise their accounts.

Grace period

The Ministry further warned that such practices are unlawful, unsustainable, and place an unfair burden on law-abiding citizens; hence, persons involved in this illegal act should use this opportunity to come forward and correct their accounts without penalty.

The government stated that it will take legal action and enforce compliance without further notice if persons don’t come in within the grace period of 30 days.

The Government issued a plea to all citizens to act responsibly, protect this precious resource, and ensure that water is managed sustainably for the benefit of all.

14 Responses to “VI Gov't to take legal action against persons with illegal water connection”

  • The Usurper (05/09/2025, 08:35) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
    Good job
  • Kollos (05/09/2025, 09:16) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    ???????? it is about time something like this happened
  • hmm (05/09/2025, 10:02) Like (18) Dislike (5) Reply
    You all full of sh.t first off you all connected persons years ago and said you didnt have meters now you all coming on here talking about taking actions. Why didnt you all say the department have meters now and persons need to be connected or else. The system just want to victimize and make life hard for everyone.
  • Umm (05/09/2025, 10:09) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
    Tell the employees of WSD to stop giving them
    Friends and family free water!
  • Welsah (05/09/2025, 10:21) Like (21) Dislike (1) Reply
    What about the monthly meter charges yall charging people that ain't getting water?
  • WEW (05/09/2025, 10:41) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Right after they warned us not to drink it because of sargassum contamination !
  • resident (05/09/2025, 10:50) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    next do power and those who have huge bills oweing
  • Herbs Powa (05/09/2025, 10:59) Like (8) Dislike (2) Reply
    Soon they will charge for oxygen. That's why I'm not voting again.
  • d2 (05/09/2025, 13:30) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Can the people sue the government for not providing water in the community?
  • B.S. (05/09/2025, 13:46) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    So you all want people to die. If people can'not get water the legal way because water always off.. You want them to die...We need to bring legal actions against the government for failing to provide a basic and necessary need...Government is total failure and all of them need to resign...Kye and Vincent 2 worse..Non Peoductivity, nothing under their port folio is a success..
  • bay man (05/09/2025, 13:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Isn’t illegal to take water from the sea purified it to make money off of it. Who gave you the government the authority to do such
  • jokes (05/09/2025, 14:07) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Who do we bring charges against when our water bill is paid every month promptly and we still can't flush a toilet or wash our hands. Our cleaner has taken to filling bottles from the trickle that runs when it runs so she can clean the bathrooms and kitchen. This in a business place in Road Town. Here we are in 2025, in a place where people will be offended if you refer to it as third world and you have to fill plastic bottles to flush the toilet. As a child we had a saying "in this world of sun and fun we don't flush for number 1". We back to that. As the young people say Tola ain a real place.
  • resident (05/09/2025, 15:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Up to now there are no pipes in my area and I have to buy water from the water trucks to fill my cisterns so my tenants can get running water all day. I pay my taxes too but then others around me have illegal connections done by people working right in WSD!
    Is this fair???


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