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In Rural Puerto Rico, Water Systems Depend on Volunteers—and Threatened Federal Grants

Inside Climate News · By Sarah Mattalian · last updated
Across the archipelago, community leaders and academic partners are collaborating to bridge funding gaps and ensure disconnected residents maintain water access as storms grow stronger.

By Sarah Mattalian

In Puerto Rico’s most rural municipalities, residents are often not connected to the main water system. The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) owns and operates 95 percent of the public water supply and wastewater systems in the archipelago, but rural residents must rely on smaller aqueduct systems for their potable water. 

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