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Puerto Rico's Water Crisis
34 updates over 49 days — last updated Aug 7, 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…
Repair Work Completed on 48-Inch Pipe in Bayamón
via El Nuevo Día
The president executive of the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), Luis González Delgado, announced on Friday that repair work on a 48-inch pipe in Bayamón has been completed. The pipe, which is part of the Superacueducto system, was damaged…
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…
Several Puerto Rico Municipalities Experience Severe Drought
via Primera Hora
Seven municipalities in southern and southwestern Puerto Rico have been classified as experiencing severe drought by the US Drought Monitor. The affected municipalities are Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Guánica, Juana Días, Santa Isabel, Salinas, and Coamo. A significant portion of the…
AAA Halts Operations at Canóvanas Water Filtration Plant Due to Suspicious Substance
via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA) announced on Saturday that it has stopped operations at the Canóvanas water filtration plant after detecting a substance with an 'oil-like appearance' in the raw water intake at the Loíza Valley pumping…
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…
Moderate Drought Nearly Doubles in Puerto Rico After a Week of Little Rain
via El Nuevo Día
According to the US Drought Monitor's latest report, moderate drought in Puerto Rico has nearly doubled in the past week, now covering 34.96% of the island, up from 17.56% the previous week. Meteorologist Carlos Anselmi from the National Meteorological Service…
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…
Carraízo and Three Other Reservoirs Under Observation Due to Dry Conditions
via El Nuevo Día
The Carraízo reservoir in Trujillo Alto, along with the Cidra, Carite, and Loco reservoirs, began the day under observation due to low water levels, according to the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA). The AAA reported that 14 of the…
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…
More Puerto Rico Towns Fall Into Severe Drought Category
via Primera Hora
The U.S. drought monitor's latest weekly report shows more Puerto Rico municipalities have moved into the severe drought classification, including Cabo Rojo, Guánica, Lajas, Santa Isabel, and parts of Sabana Grande, Yauco, Peñuelas, Guayanilla, Ponce, Juana Díaz, Coamo, and Salinas.…
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…
San Juan Residents Protest Water Outages with Pot-Banging and Honking
via El Nuevo Día
Residents of several San Juan communities held a "cacerolazo" protest Thursday night, banging pots and honking car horns while shouting "¡Agua!" to demand restoration of water service amid ongoing outages affecting the metro area. Demonstrations occurred in Santurce, Condado, Calle…
Residential Cistern Demand Doubles Amid Water Crisis
via El Nuevo Día
The interruptions in the potable water service and concerns over drought have led to an increase in demand for residential cisterns in Puerto Rico. According to companies consulted by El Nuevo Día, sales have doubled in recent weeks. This surge…
New AAA outage: Santurce residents left without water again, with no explanation
via El Nuevo Día
Residents of Santurce, Puerto Rico, briefly celebrated the restoration of running water before losing service again within less than a day, with no immediate explanation from the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA). Annie Alfaro, a resident of the…
Puerto Rico Reservoir Levels Continue to Decline; Two Under Observation
via Primera Hora
Water levels in Puerto Rico's reservoirs continue trending downward amid a low-rainfall period that has left the island under dry conditions, according to daily monitoring by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA). As of Tuesday's report, updated at…
PR Bill Would Give Automatic Credit on Water Bills for Outages Over 24 Hours
via Telemundo PR
Representative José "Cheíto" Hernández Concepción has filed House Bill 1334 in Puerto Rico's House of Representatives, proposing an automatic credit on the monthly base charge for AAA (Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority) water bills. The credit would apply to…
Six Puerto Rico Towns May Face Water Rationing Amid Drought and Heat
via Primera Hora
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón said during a live social media broadcast, following a working committee meeting reviewing National Weather Service (SNM) forecasts on excessive heat and drought, that six areas are most vulnerable to water service interruptions: the…
Drought Puts Water Supply at Risk in Six Municipalities
via La Perla del Sur
The persistence of drought in Puerto Rico is putting the potable water supply at risk in several areas, prompting the government to evaluate new strategies to prevent reservoirs from reaching critical levels that would require service restrictions. Governor Jenniffer González…
AAA to Adjust Bills for Customers Without Water Service in June
via El Nuevo Día
The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (AAA) announced it will adjust bills for customers who experienced water service interruptions in June, deducting for the days without service. AAA Customer Service Director Edna Borges said this Wednesday during a public…
AAA to Give Update on Puerto Rico Drought Situation
via Telemundo PR
Luis R. González Delgado, executive president of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), was set to give a Thursday update on the island's drought conditions and mitigation measures. Governor Jennifer González said Wednesday that authorities are evaluating possible…
Rainfall from Trough Leaves Up to 2 Inches in Some Areas, But Drought Persists
via El Nuevo Día
The rainfall associated with the trough that passed near Puerto Rico on Tuesday left accumulations of up to two inches in some areas, but was not enough to significantly alleviate the drought affecting several sectors of the island. According to…
Puerto Rico to Declare State of Emergency Due to Drought
via El Nuevo Día
Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González announced that she is working on an executive order to declare a state of emergency due to the drought affecting the island. The order, expected to be issued on Monday, would freeze prices of essential…
AAA President Rejects 'Impasse' with San Juan Municipality Over Water Management Priorities
via El Nuevo Día
Luis González Delgado, executive president of the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), rejected the idea of an 'impasse' with the San Juan Municipality, stating that the controversy is due to differing priorities on how to utilize the public corporation's…
Second AAA Reservoir Falls to Operational Adjustment Level
via El Nuevo Día
The Cidra reservoir has dropped to 400.20 meters, entering the 'operational adjustment' category, according to the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA). This comes amid a drought affecting Puerto Rico, with the reservoir serving approximately 14,537 clients in the municipalities…
Government to Continue Dredging Reservoirs to Mitigate Drought
via WAPA TV
The government will continue dredging reservoirs as an effort to mitigate drought, with the work done at the Carraízo reservoir serving as a model for other reservoirs. The dredging at Carraízo will be used to inform similar projects at other…
Daily Monitoring of Reservoirs: Water Reserves in Puerto Rico
via El Nuevo Día
According to data from the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) on Tuesday, five reservoirs in Puerto Rico are under observation, while two require greater attention. The Carraízo and Cidra reservoirs are below the observation threshold, with slight decreases of…
Drought Choking Puerto Rico's Agriculture May Lead to Higher Consumer Prices
via Metro PR
Puerto Rico's persistent drought is increasing local agricultural production costs, affecting crop and forage quality and availability, and putting pressure on the sector. The drought, which covers 80% of the territory, with 50% experiencing moderate drought, is becoming a structural…
The Water Is Now Rationed: How Puerto Rico Got Here and What the Plan Means for You
via 787 Daily
At 6:00 this morning, the Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados began rationing water in the San Juan metro area. Not an outage, not an "operational adjustment" — a published plan that alternates service between two zones, two days on and…