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The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority was established by Law 40 of May 1, 1945. [2]In 1995 the agency was privatized under the administration of governor Pedro Rosselló until 2002 under governor Sila María Calderón when the contract ended.
It has also been chaired by other prominent Puerto Ricans, including Pedro Gelabert, under Gov. Carlos Romero Barceló. Both Matos and Gelabert went on to serve as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, under Governors Rafael Hernández Colón and Pedro Rosselló, respectively.
Cristalia Premium Water is a producer of bottled drinking water in Puerto Rico. The company is headquartered in Barrio Coto Laurel, Ponce, Puerto Rico. [9] It is Puerto Rico's largest manufacturer and supplier of bottled water. [10] In 2006, the Company was recognized by Beverage World Magazine as "the premier bottled water in Puerto Rico."
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Tijuana is a major resettling location for Mexicans deported from the United States, with some living on the Tijuana River canal. [86] A 2016 study found that the Tijuana River Canal was a known site for where people inject drugs. [87] In 2018, more than 20 bodies were found in or near the Tijuana River, on the Mexico side. [88]
The aqueduct and its surrounding buildings were added as the Acueducto de San Juan historic district to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 2007. [7] The historic district is composed of a small weir that supplied water from the Piedras River; a valve room; six sedimentation and filtration tanks; an engine room with its carbon deposit; and an employee house.
Daniel Galán Kercadó was the Secretary of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico under governor Luis Fortuño. At least by 2013 he was no longer Secretary of the DNRA (the Spanish language acronym for the Department). [3] In 2017 Governor Ricardo Rosselló designated Tania Vazquez Rivera as Secretary of the DRNA.
An estuary is a coastal area where fresh water from rivers and other inland water sources mixes with salt water from the ocean. The Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico is intersected by estuarine bodies of water, such as Condado Lagoon, Martín Peña Channel, San José Lagoon and Piñones Lagoon, among others.