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6 Centimeters Off Carraízo Overnight

Published Aug 17, 2026 · 787 Daily · Original analysis

Day 10 of the metro rotation. This morning’s 5:00 chart from the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados shows Carraízo at 37.76 meters — down 6 centimeters from yesterday, and La Plata at 45.80 meters — down 8 centimeters from yesterday.

This is the seventh 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 6 cm

Carraízo kept sliding. This morning’s chart puts it at 37.76 meters — down 6 centimeters from yesterday, in the ajustes band. The next line on the chart — into the control band — sits at 37.00 meters, 0.76 meters below this morning’s reading. At AAA’s printed pace that is roughly 12.7 days out (straight-line date: 2026-08-30 — a projection, not a forecast; one wet afternoon moves it).

control line · 37.00 m 37.64 37.76 — today ▼ at the current ~6 cm/day pace
Carraízo since 2026-08-07 (meters above sea level), against the control line. Data: AAA Monitoreo Diario.

Carraízo · August 17

Level today
37.76 mband: ajustes
Change since yesterday
-6 cm
To the control line
0.76 mline at 37.00 m
At the current pace
≈ 12.7 daysstraight-line date: 2026-08-30

La Plata: down 8 cm

La Plata kept sliding. This morning’s chart puts it at 45.80 meters — down 8 centimeters from yesterday, in the observación band. The next line on the chart — into the ajustes band — sits at 44.90 meters, 0.90 meters below this morning’s reading. At AAA’s printed pace that is roughly 11.3 days out (straight-line date: 2026-08-29 — 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 45.80 — today ▼ at the current ~8 cm/day pace
La Plata since 2026-08-07 (meters above sea level), against the ajustes line. Data: AAA Monitoreo Diario.

La Plata · August 17

Level today
45.80 mband: observación
Change since yesterday
-8 cm
To the ajustes line
0.90 mline at 44.90 m
At the current pace
≈ 11.3 daysstraight-line date: 2026-08-29

The other rationing reservoir

Cidra · August 17

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

Numbers from AAA’s Monitoreo Diario chart of 2026-08-17, 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.