Infrastructure

Aguas Buenas Mayor Slams Water Utility Over Unfinished Road Repairs

Published Sep 14, 2026, 12:19 PM ASTvia NotiCel

At a glance

  • Aguas Buenas Mayor Karina Nieves Serrano criticized the AAA for incomplete work and damaged roads
  • The AAA has been directly informed of the issues but has not provided an effective response
  • The mayor is demanding that the AAA take responsibility for repairing the damage caused by its interventions

Why this matters: The situation affects the daily lives of Aguas Buenas residents, who face deteriorated roads and incomplete infrastructure projects, highlighting the need for effective management and communication from the AAA.

Mayor Karina Nieves Serrano of Aguas Buenas publicly criticized the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), accusing it of a pattern of unfinished repair work and deteriorated roads following pipe interventions, with no effective response to the municipality’s complaints. "The patience is over. Aguas Buenas is tired and so is this mayor," she said, adding that "if AAA breaks it, AAA has to fix it."

If the AAA breaks it, the AAA has to fix it.

She said crews arrive, tear up roads to work on pipes, and then leave the job half-done, calling the situation "unsustainable" after continuing for too long. Nieves Serrano said she has personally informed AAA’s regional director of these problems on multiple occasions and has repeatedly tried to reach AAA president Luis González without receiving a response.

She insisted no one at the utility can claim ignorance of the situation, since complaints were filed through proper channels and time was given for them to be addressed.

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