Overview
- Multiple neighborhoods across La Plata and nearby localities report continued lack of water or very low pressure, including City Bell, Los Hornos, Villa Elvira, Villa del Plata, Punta Lara and Tolosa.
- ABSA says it completed the Punta Lara aqueduct connection and is replacing an electropump in Los Hornos, while tank trucks distributed water in some areas with only partial relief.
- Residents describe health and safety risks, citing a sewer overflow that flooded a home with wastewater and a broken pipe in Tolosa that left a deep, hazardous hole in the sidewalk.
- Neighbor groups ask the province to postpone the January 9 public hearing on ABSA’s proposal for a 40% increase in February followed by 4% bimonthly adjustments so affected users can participate.
- The provincial government authorized up to 12,000 million pesos for ABSA’s summer plan, and the utility argues costs have risen 4,144% since 2018 while 2024 service revenues covered 39% of operating expenses.