Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
{{short description|Government-owned corporation of Puerto Rico}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
{{lang|es|Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico}}
| image = Contador de agua en San Germán, Puerto Rico.jpg
| image_caption = Water meter cover in San Germán
| logo = puerto-rico-aqueducts-and-sewers-authority-emblem.jpg
| logo_width = 220px
| formed = {{Start date and years ago|1945|05|01}}
| jurisdiction = Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
| chief1_name = Doriel I. Págan Crespo
| chief1_position = Executive Director
| keydocument1 = [http://www.presupuesto.gobierno.pr/PresupuestosAnteriores/2010-2011apr/Tomo_II/suppdocs/baselegal/163/40-1945.pdf Law No. 40 of 1945]
| website = [http://www.acueductospr.com/ www.acueductospr.com]
}}
{{Sidebar executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico}}
{{sidebar Economy of Puerto Rico}}
The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority (PRASA; Spanish: Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico) is a water company and the government-owned corporation responsible for water quality, management, and supply in Puerto Rico, a US insular area.[http://www.presupuesto.gobierno.pr/PresupuestosAnteriores/2010-2011apr/Tomo_II/suppdocs/baselegal/163/40-1945.pdf Act 40 of 1945] PRASA is the only entity authorized to conduct such business in Puerto Rico, effectively making it a government monopoly.
History
The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority was established by Law 40 of May 1, 1945.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-13|title=¿Nuestra agua es potable? Un recorrido por la crisis del agua en Puerto Rico|url=https://revistajuridica.uprrp.edu/inrev/index.php/2021/05/13/nuestra-agua-es-potable-un-recorrido-por-la-crisis-del-agua-en-puerto-rico/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=In REV|language=en-US}}
In 1995 the agency was privatized under the administration of governor Pedro Rosselló until 2002 under governor Sila María Calderón when the contract ended.{{Cite web|last=G. Ramos Segarra|first=Christian|date=2019-06-28|title=Privatización de la AAA en tres meses o menos|trans-title=Privatization of the AAA in three months or less|url=https://www.elvocero.com/economia/privatizaci-n-de-la-aaa-en-tres-meses-o-menos/article_4da0200a-c7f8-11e9-9855-a35f848e561c.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=El Vocero|language=es}}
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria left most of the island without water service for weeks. The agency announced in December, three months after the storm had passed, that the water service was restored to 90% of its clients.{{Cite web|date=2017-12-20|title=AAA asegura que han restablecido más del 90%|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/aaa-asegura-que-han-restablecido-mas-del-90/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Primera Hora|language=es}} The authority was ordered by then governor Ricardo Rosselló to not charge for the service it was unable to provide during this period.{{Cite web|last=Rico|first=Ed Microjuris com Puerto|date=2017-10-06|title=Gobernador anuncia que los clientes de AEE y AAA no pagarán por el servicio que no consumieron|url=https://aldia.microjuris.com/2017/10/06/gobernador-anuncia-que-los-clientes-de-aee-y-aaa-no-pagaran-por-el-servicio-que-no-consumieron/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Microjuris al Día|language=es}}
Gallery
Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority station in Jayuya, Puerto Rico.jpg|Critical infrastructure located in the mountains of Jayuya
Unibón (6).jpg|Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority in Unibón, Morovis
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.acueductospr.com/ www.acueductospr.com - official site] {{in lang|es}}
{{Government-owned corporations of Puerto Rico}}
{{Public-private partnerships in Puerto Rico}}
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