Puerto Rico's water crisis deepened this week as the Carraizo reservoir neared its critical control level and La Plata approached rationing, with a third
PUERTO RICO · ENVIRONMENT
Key Facts
—What happened Puerto Rico’s drought tightened this week, with the Carraízo reservoir approaching its critical control line.
—How big A third of the island now sits in extreme drought, after San Juan’s driest July since 1899.
—The real story Rationing already covers some 183,000 Carraízo accounts, and La Plata’s 131,000 could join them.
The water scarcity affecting Puerto Rico is worsening to alarming levels. The United States Drought Monitor reported that severe…
July was the driest month on record for San Juan in more than 120 years and the second hottest for the capital of the U.S.…
Carraízo and Cidra remain under operational adjustments, with additional declines in their levels amid the drought
Amid severe drought and water rationing, a restaurant tries to make do.
Only four reservoirs showed increases in their water supplies, while one remained unchanged
Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days.
