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82.5% now have power, 100% with water

ASPA replaces a power pole at ASCC this past Saturday. [courtesy photo]
ASPA Gita Update - February 17, 2018 at 6pm

POWER:

- All Feeders (Primary lines) are energized up to Fagamalo now.
Remaining areas are in Tualauta with broken poles and power lines

- Total of 9,900 out of 12,000 (82.5%) customers have power now

- Power restored to Samoa Baptist School today

- Power restored to Aunuu RO building today

- Power restored to Pacific Horizon School and Fa'asao/Marist High School today

- Fagalii, Alataua, Kananafou, Peteli, and SPA schools have power today

- Auma to Fagamalo has power to most customers

- Coconut Pt. has power to most customers

- Aoa has power to most customers

- Amouli to Onenoa has power to most customers

- Masefau has power to most customers

- Malaeloa has power to most customers

- Mesepa has power to most of customers

- Fogagogo has power to most customers

- Bay Area has power to most customers

- Fagasa has power to most customers

- Afono has power to most customers

- Vatia has power to most customers

- Aunuu has power to all customers

- Manua has power to all customers

Facilities operating on Standby Generators:

- Fogagogo WW Plant

Facilities with no Power:

- Aunuu BlueSky Repeater (tree on transformer, broken bushings)

- Aunuu ASTCA Tower (collapsed)

- Mt. Alava (inaccessible due to fallen trees and rocks)

***Caution: Treat all telephone and power lines as live at all times.***

WATER:

- Total of 9,600 out of 9,600 (100%) customers have water

- Water crew working on getting Aunuu RO Unit on now that power has
been restored

- Intermittent water service from Tafeta to Aoloau Area due to water
line breaks and service leaks. Crews are focusing efforts in this
area.

- Low pressure in Aoloau area due to low tank level. Waterline breaks
causing delay in system recovery. Fire Department helping to haul
water to this area.

- Amanave Booster station on ASPA power grid now

- Olotele and Canco Hill have water (some areas have low pressure)

- Water is on now up to Aoloau Village (some areas have low pressure)

- Water is on now from Pago Pago all the way to Onenoa (some areas
have low pressure)

- Poloa has water to all customers

- Aoa has water to all customers

- Vatia has water to all customers

- Masefau has water to most customers

- Fagasa has water to all customers

- Afono has water to all customers

- Aunuu has water to all customers

- Manua has water to all customers

Remaining areas without water:

- None. Focusing on low pressure calls due to waterline breaks and
high elevation customers.

***Caution: All areas need to boil their water for consumption until
further notice.***

***Please continue to report all waterline breaks, theft, and water
tempering to 699-1234***

WASTEWATER:

- Coconut Pt. Lift Stations #2 & #3 on ASPA power grid

- Freddies Beach Lift Station is on ASPA power grid

- Coconut Pt. #1 Lift Station is on ASPA power grid

- Lift Stations still without power (using generators or honey wagon):
Andy Lift Station

- Fogagogo WW Plant on Generator until power is restored (more power
line work needed than originally anticipated)

- Utulei WW Plant and all lift stations connected to the plant are all
on the power grid since Sunday

SOLID WASTE:

- Damaged bins and 64 gal containers reported.

- MSW Collection Container: resumed scheduled pickup for each route
since 2/10/18

- MSW Bin Collection resumed scheduled pickup for each route since 2/10/18

- Damage and Debris Assessment conducted on 2/10/18 with estimate of
775 yd³ of Green Waste and 565 yd³ of scrap metals on government right
of way.

- Scrap Metal Collection Contractors were called in 2/10/18 for
immediate roadside sweep.

- Landfill Operations continue to coordinate the early and late
disposal requests from collection contractors due to high demand of
disposal on 2/12/18 and 2/13/18.