Puerto Rico’s La Plata reservoir reached 43.15 meters on Wednesday, November 11, according to the latest chart from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA). That is 64 centimeters above the 42.51 meters the public corporation reported on Monday, as reserves recover after recent rains. The reservoir nonetheless remains in the Adjustments band.
On Wednesday, November 4, it stood at 41.83 meters, only 1.33 meters above the Control band of 40.50 meters. It has since regained 1.32 meters and now sits 2.65 meters above that threshold, after falling reserves prompted calls to conserve water. The National Weather Service estimated an average of 5.75 inches of rain in the La Plata sub-basin between November 4 and 9, with maximum accumulations of 8.49 inches.
The rain benefited the area that collects and channels water to the reservoir, whose system serves more than 130,800 customers in nine towns. Last week, AAA executive president Luis González Delgado urged people to limit consumption to essential needs and report leaks. On Monday, Governor Jenniffer González Colón proposed ending the Drought Committee’s meetings, though she acknowledged La Plata had not yet reached satisfactory conditions.
Afterward, it was reported that the committee would end its periodic meetings and reconvene if the National Weather Service anticipates unfavorable conditions. The meetings are being suspended while the reservoir remains in the Adjustments band.