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The Hidden Problems With Puerto Rico’s Water Supply

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Flooding in San Juan after the storm. SGT. JOSE AHIRAM DIAZ-RAMOS/PRNG-PAO

CLICK HERE - NRDC - THREATS ON TAP: DRINKING WATER VIOLATIONS IN PUERTO RICO - May 2017 (7 page .PDF document)

atlasobscura.com - by Sarah Laskow - March 5, 2018

. . . For months after the hurricane, without electricity, surrounded by damaged infrastructure, Puerto Ricans struggled to find clean water after sewage, gasoline, and more was swept up in floodwaters. But the island’s underlying geography, along with a history of poor investment in the water system, have made contamination a long-standing problem in the island territory. Researchers are trying now to understand and measure just how much the storm exacerbated these issues.

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