Overview
- PRASA divided seven municipalities, including San Juan, into two zones that alternate 48‑hour periods with and without running water, leaving tens of thousands affected.
- The utility says the rationing will remain at least through the end of August but officials have not given a firm end date.
- Residents are lining up at community wells and distribution points and report major disruptions to cooking, cleaning, and businesses that rely on steady water service.
- Authorities have prioritized water deliveries to hospitals and long‑term care centers, deployed water trucks, and issued boil‑water advisories when service is restored.
- Officials say chronic losses from leaks and aging pipes have reduced available supply and weakened the system just as NOAA and the U.S. Drought Monitor report continued below‑normal rainfall for much of the island.