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Water Cuts Sweep Lima and Buenos Aires as Mendoza Repair Wraps and Damages Claim Looms

The response centers on planned maintenance, cistern deliveries, legal action, then gradual service return.

Overview

  • Sedapal is carrying out zone-by-zone cuts through Saturday to clean reservoirs and connect pipes, with cistern trucks and its Aquafono hotline to support affected neighborhoods.
  • The Housing Ministry in Peru authorized S/34.7 million on Thursday to fund free water delivery by truck for urban areas in poverty, with oversight by the Agua Segura program.
  • In Gran Mendoza, Aysam finished repairs at the Luján I water plant after a contractor damaged a main, and service is returning in phases that can take up to 24 hours.
  • Aysam said it will seek damages from Electrificaciones Saavedra to recover repair costs and user impacts from the more than 24-hour outage, signaling pressure for contractor accountability.
  • ABSA scheduled planned interruptions across Buenos Aires localities, including a 12-hour cut in General Lavalle on Friday and overnight work in Punta Lara, with a cistern assigned for priority institutions.