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Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought Problem. It’s a Decades-Old Infrastructure Crisis

Puerto Rico’s water crisis runs deeper than the burst pipe that triggered it — 59% of treated water never reaches residents, and the response has now escalated to mandatory rationing

Puerto Rico’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought Problem. It’s a Decades-Old Infrastructure Crisis
Puerto Rico Army National Guardsman climbs onto a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) during water operations supporting PRASA in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 1, 2025. Photo: U.S. Army National Guard
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