Four aqueduct systems in Greater Santo Domingo are out of service, affecting more than 70 different areas in the capital city.
According to the Corporation of Aqueducts and Sewers of Santo Domingo (CAASD), the city is feeling the effects of a reduction of 90 million gallons of drinking water per day due to the floods that have shut down the Haina-Manoguayabo, Isa-Mana, Duey and Isabela aqueduct systems. The systems were taken out of service after pipes were broken by the strong currents of water caused by the heavy rains, and the accumulation of mud that was being deposited into the water supply systems by the flooding waters.
Alejandro Montás, director general of CAASD, said that the Duey aqueduct shutdown has affected Villa Morada, La Redención, Pantoja I, San Miguel de Pantoja, Obras Públicas, INVI-Los Alcarrizos, Barrio Landia, Paraíso, Libertador, Savica II, Pueblo Nuevo, Girasoles I and II, Arroyo Hondo II and III, Nazareno, Nuevo Horizonte, Los Peralejos, Brisas del Norte, and Residenciales República de Colombia.
The areas affected by the shutdown of the Isa-Mana aqueduct are Los Alcarrizos Viejo, Los Americanos I and II, Savica I, El Chucho, Las Mercedes, La Piña, Chavón, Canaán, Juana Saltitopa, San Felipe, Las Gloria, from km 32 to km 15 (Guayiga, Pedro Brand), Barrio Landia, Gran Poder de Dios and Carretera Hato Nuevo.
The loss of service of the Haina-Manoguayabo aqueduct has affected Miraflores, San Juan Bosco, Plaza de la Cultura, Respaldo Aguedita, Gazcue, Ensanche Lugo, La Primavera, Ciudad Nueva, San Carlos, Villa Francisca (some), Borojol, Atarazana, San Miguel, San Lázaro, Ciudad Colonial, Santa Bárbara, San Antón, El Vergel, government offices in Huacal and National Police area, the Padre Billini Hospital, and El Vergel, among others.
The CAASD explained that Valdesia, Acueducto Oriental and systems that use well water are operating as normal, such as La Joya, Los Marenos, Sabana Perdida, Mata Mamón, San Felipe.
Montás said the CAASD is working to clean up the systems currently out of service and will be offering water to residents in the affected areas using water tanker trucks.
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Listin Diario
MetroRD
26 April 2017
