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Puerto Rico Water Authority Spends Just 4% on Pipe Repairs as Water Loss Rises

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By Victor Velazquez, Victor Rodríguez Velázquez, Amanda Perez Pintado
| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Verified
Over the past five years, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA, in Spanish) has not increased the share of funding allocated to repairing and replacing obsolete pipes, valves or connections. That share stands at just 4% for 2026 — a proportion the agency says will decline over the next two years, an investigation by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) found. This is despite broken pipes being the leading cause of treated water loss in Puerto Rico.
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AAA solo destina 4% de sus fondos para reparar tuberías mientras aumenta la pérdida de agua

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By Victor Velazquez, Victor Rodríguez Velázquez, Amanda Perez Pintado
| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Verified
Actualidad En los últimos cinco años, la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA) no ha aumentado el porcentaje de fondos destinado a reparar y reemplazar sistemas de tuberías, válvulas o conexiones obsoletas y lo ha dejado en tan solo 4% para 2026, una proporción que, según la agencia, irá en baja durante los próximos dos años, encontró una investigación del Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI).
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PRASA Paid $50 Million to Address Water Loss, but the Problem Has Worsened

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By Victor Velazquez, Victor Rodríguez Velázquez, Amanda Perez Pintado
| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo Verified
Despite spending more than $50 million on contracts with private companies over the past two decades to reduce the loss of drinking water, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has not lowered its rate of unaccounted-for water, which has hovered around 60% since at least 2004, an investigation by the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI) found. Truenorth Corporation has been the main beneficiary, receiving more than $34.9 million toward that goal.
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