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90.5% electric restored — including all public and private schools

[photo: ASPA]
Source: ASPA media release

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Seen here are American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) meter readers delivering electric meter sockets to customers that had damaged meter sockets and called in for assistance. ASPA managing director Paul Young had told Samoa News that if “your meter socket was damaged by the storm, we have a limited amount to issue to customers that may need them. This will only be for customers that have a damaged meter socket due to Gita.”

As of 6p.m Feb. 19, ASPA has restored electricity to 10,860 — or 90.5% — out of 12,000 customers. Additionally, all public and private schools have power restored.

ASPA reiterated this important message to the public: “Treat all telephone and power lines as live at all times.” ASPA Facebook page provides restoration schedule and new updates. Samoa News is also providing these updates on www.samoanews.com

While ASPA has restored water to all of its 9,600 customers, the Authority’s current focus are on calls regarding low water pressure due to waterline breaks and high elevation customers.

Additionally, the island wide precautionary Boil Water Notice issued during Gita was lifted Feb. 18; however, the Boil Water Notice remains in effect for:  Starting from ILIILI at the Antioch Assembly of God Church eastward to PAGO PAGO at service connections on the ocean (sami) side ONLY.

For solid waste, ASPA says damaged receptacles — bins and containers — have been reported by collection contractors and recorded. Collection contractors have focused on main road piles — public debris — since Feb. 10.

Gita Update - February 20, 2018 at 6pm

POWER:

- All Feeders (Primary lines) are energized up to Fagamalo now.

- Total of 11,100 out of 12,000 (92.5%) customers have power now

- Power has been restored to all schools both Public & Private

- Power fully restored to Matatula Elementary

- Power restored to ASCC

- Power restored to Samoa Baptist

- Power restored to Aunuu RO building

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

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

- 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

- The island wide precautionary Boil Water Notice issued during Cyclone GITA was lifted on 02/18/2018, however, the Boil Water Notice for the following affected areas remains in effect:

- Starting from ILIILI at the Antioch Assembly of God Church eastward to PAGO PAGO at service connections on the ocean (sami) side of PAGO ONLY.

- AOA Village

- Aunuu RO unit up and running

- Amanave Booster station on ASPA power grid

- Water is on now up to Aoloau Village

- Water is on now from Pago Pago all the way to Onenoa

- 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.

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

WASTEWATER:

- Fogagogo WW Plant put back on generator due to unstable power supply

- 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

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

SOLID WASTE:

- More damaged receptacles (bins and containers) reported by collection contractors and recorded

- Collection contractors focused on main road piles (public debris) since 2/10/18; Contractors will be collecting public debris on Monday (Presidents Day) as well

- Landfill and Scrap Metal Yard will open Monday (Presidents Day) to accommodate disposal from the public