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Day Eight: La Plata Down Another 7 Centimeters

Published Aug 15, 2026 · 787 Daily · Original analysis

Day 8 of the metro rotation. This morning’s 5:00 chart from the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados shows Carraízo at 37.85 meters — down 1 centimeter from yesterday, and La Plata at 45.95 meters — down 7 centimeters from yesterday.

This is the fifth entry in our daily chart check (yesterday’s is here), built the same way every morning — from AAA’s own numbers, read off its charts for our reservoir board.

Carraízo: down 1 cm

Carraízo kept sliding. This morning’s chart puts it at 37.85 meters — down 1 centimeter from yesterday, in the ajustes band. The next line on the chart — into the control band — sits at 37.00 meters, 0.85 meters below this morning’s reading.

control line · 37.00 m 37.64 37.85 — today ▼ at the current ~1 cm/day pace
Carraízo since 2026-08-07 (meters above sea level), against the control line. Data: AAA Monitoreo Diario.

Carraízo · August 15

Level today
37.85 mband: ajustes
Change since yesterday
-1 cm
To the control line
0.85 mline at 37.00 m
At the current pace
months awaythe decline is very shallow

La Plata: down 7 cm

La Plata kept sliding. This morning’s chart puts it at 45.95 meters — down 7 centimeters from yesterday, in the observación band. The next line on the chart — into the ajustes band — sits at 44.90 meters, 1.05 meters below this morning’s reading. At AAA’s printed pace that is roughly 15 days out (straight-line date: 2026-08-30 — a projection, not a forecast; one wet afternoon moves it).

If your water comes from La Plata — Dorado, Guaynabo, Naranjito, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, Bayamón, Cataño, Corozal — this is the reservoir to watch; AAA lists 130,828 client accounts on it.

ajustes line · 44.90 m 46.55 45.95 — today ▼ at the current ~7 cm/day pace
La Plata since 2026-08-07 (meters above sea level), against the ajustes line. Data: AAA Monitoreo Diario.

La Plata · August 15

Level today
45.95 mband: observación
Change since yesterday
-7 cm
To the ajustes line
1.05 mline at 44.90 m
At the current pace
≈ 15 daysstraight-line date: 2026-08-30

The other rationing reservoir

Cidra · August 15

Level today
400.17 mband: ajustes
Change since yesterday
-1 cm
To the control line
1.80 mline at 398.37 m
At the current pace
months awaythe decline is very shallow

Numbers from AAA’s Monitoreo Diario chart of 2026-08-15, read each morning for our reservoir board — where the levels, the bands, and the live rain gauges update daily. Day counts start 2026-08-08, when the metro rotation took effect. Straight-line dates are arithmetic, not forecasts.