Michael Martucci’s visit included strategic discussions with the governor about clean water and solid waste priorities. #NewsismyBusiness
The project doubles water capacity for 20,000 people in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
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Special consideration may be given to projects that serve areas with populations of fewer than 5,500 residents. #NewsismyBusiness
The project consists of the modernization of a raw water treatment plant from the Río Blanco in Naguabo, with a capacity to process 2 million gallons per day. #NewsismyBusiness
The investment, which is allocated to states and territories, will be made available to communities as grants.
Puerto Rico will receive $78.4 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022, which comes from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s State Revolving Fund (SRF) to upgrade aging water infrastructure and address key challenges like lead in drinking water and other contamination issues. EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the round of funding that totals […]
Two communities in the town of Aguas Buenas have been awarded a combined $303,000 to modernize their rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure systems, the US Department of Agriculture announced. The funds are part of a global $307 million allocation granted across the US mainland and Puerto Rico and are part of a bipartisan infrastructure […]
The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority confirmed that the $4 million in upgrades underway at the Quebrada filtration plant in the northern town of Camuy will be completed in about a year. PRASA President Doriel Pagán said the project calls for optimizing the water treatment process, providing an increase in clarification, filtration and disinfection […]
The news story sounded like something out of an apocalyptic science fiction movie or a dystopian novel. At the beginning of December, and in the midst of a global pandemic, water began to trade on the stock exchange in the United States in the commodity futures market. Chicago-based CME Group launched contracts back in September […]
The three projects went through the required evaluation process, as specified in the Public-Private Partnerships Act.
As tourism continues to recover in Puerto Rico after two devastating hurricanes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to award up $316,000 to the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board to help protect beachgoers, contingent upon the number of eligible recipients that apply for grant funds nationwide and the availability of funding. “Enjoying the beach is […]
A group led by representatives of Molina Healthcare distributed 150 water filters to the rural communities of Tomas de Castro 2 and El Cinco in Caguas and provided training in the proper use and maintenance.
More than six months after Hurricane María decimated Puerto Rico, local company Thompson Pump and its workers are still on the island helping citizens recover from the aftermath of the worst storm in the island’s history.
Nonprofit organizations Resilient Power Puerto Rico and Para la Naturaleza have joined forces to help expedite recovery efforts in communities still struggling with the long-term impacts of hurricanes Irma and María in Puerto Rico.
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