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About 22,000 Customers Still Without Water Between Metro Area and Isabela
15 updates over 21 days — last updated Jul 10, 2026
San Juan Invests $1 Million to Install Cisterns in Up to 400 Homes Affected by Water Crisis
via Primera Hora
The Mayor of San Juan, Miguel A. Romero Lugo, announced the start of the 'Respuesta Capital' program, a municipal initiative with a $1 million investment from the Municipal Emergency Fund. The program aims to install residential cisterns in up to…
Thousands of Families Remain Without Water Due to AAA Crisis
via El Nuevo Día
Miguel Vega, a resident of the La Guasábara sector, had to relocate his Father's Day celebration due to the water crisis affecting the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA). The crisis, which has impacted tens of thousands of customers, began…
Mayors of Loíza and Canóvanas Await Response from AAA on Water Rationing
via El Nuevo Día
The mayors of Loíza and Canóvanas, Julia Nazario and Lornna Soto, respectively, are waiting to hear from the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) on whether water rationing will be implemented in their municipalities. Nazario received a notification from the…
AAA Evaluates Scheduled Water Interruptions Due to Drought
via El Nuevo Día
Luis González Delgado, executive president of the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), confirmed that the corporation is evaluating plans for scheduled water interruptions in several plants in the eastern part of Puerto Rico due to decreased river water levels…
AAA Confirms Departure of Luis Ortiz, Executive Vice President of Operations
via El Nuevo Día
The President of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), Luis González Delgado, confirmed the resignation of Luis Ortiz Salgado, Executive Vice President of Operations, effective June 30. González Delgado thanked Ortiz Salgado for his contributions and wished him…
AAA Confirms Oil Presence at Canóvanas Pumping Station
via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) confirmed that the substance found at the Loíza Valle pumping station in Canóvanas is oil and grease, but its origin is still unknown. According to AAA Executive President Luis González Delgado, the…
Loíza Faces Water Crisis Amid Baseball Tournament
via Primera Hora
Loíza Mayor Julia Nazario stated that despite no water rationing, the town still lacks water due to grease and oil in the Canovanillas river, which supplies water to the municipality. The issue affects a baseball tournament with 250 children from…
Canóvanas Demands Answers Amid Ongoing Water Emergency
via Primera Hora
The municipality of Canóvanas remains under an emergency plan due to the lack of potable water service, according to Mayor Lornna Soto Villanueva. The service interruption in Canóvanas and neighboring Loíza is caused by the presence of oil and grease…
Essential LUMA and AAA Improvements in Carraízo to Affect Electricity and Water Services
via El Nuevo Día
Scheduled work at the Carraízo reservoir, a collaboration between LUMA Energy and the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), will leave around 1,000 customers without electricity for 12 hours and thousands of subscribers without potable water for up to 16…
AAA Rules Out E. Coli Presence in Water Distributed from Canóvanas Plant
via El Nuevo Día
Luis González Delgado, executive president of the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), announced on Friday that initial concerns about the possible presence of E. coli in the Canóvanas Filtration Plant were due to a 'false positive' result. Additional tests…
Hundreds of Families in Vieques Left Without Water
via El Nuevo Día
Around 800 families in the southern area of Vieques are without potable water due to two consecutive electrical failures at the Río Blanco filter plant in Naguabo, according to the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA). The recovery has been…
AAA Announces Works that Will Cause Water Service Interruptions in Metro, North, and South Regions
via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) announced that it will carry out operational work between July 7 and 12, which will leave multiple municipalities in the metropolitan, north, and south regions with intermittent or interrupted potable water service.…
PR Governor Warns 13 Municipalities Could Face Water Rationing Amid Drought
via El Nuevo Día
Puerto Rico's Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) may extend its newly implemented water rationing plan to 13 municipalities if drought conditions persist at the Carraízo, Cidra, and Toa Vaca reservoirs, which are under "observation." These reservoirs supply San Juan, Loíza…
188,000 Customers Without Water in Metro Area as AAA Repair Falls Behind Schedule
via El Nuevo Día
About 188,000 customers served by the Sergio Cuevas filtration plant remain without potable water after one of seven repair jobs scheduled by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) failed to finish on time. AAA Executive President Luis González…
About 22,000 Customers Still Without Water Between Metro Area and Isabela
via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) reported that roughly 22,000 customers remain without potable water service across the metropolitan region and Isabela. AAA Executive Director, engineer Luis González Delgado, told WKAQ-580 that about 11,000 customers in the metro…