(task) Puerto Rico's drought is expanding...

On Feb 16, 2019, at 11:39 AM, michael mcdonald <michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com> wrote:

Thanks, Kathy.

 

This is helpful. 

 

Mike

 

On Feb 16, 2019, at 10:18 AM, Kathy Gilbeaux <redacted> wrote:

Mike,

 

I am sending these reports / articles to you as supporting documentation . . .

 

Another Flint? Why Puerto Ricans no longer trust water after the hurricane

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/08/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-water-quality

 

An assessment of 237 small, independent water systems in Puerto Rico, serving around 89,100 people, found nearly half “suffered from a significant deterioration in operational capacity several months after the storm, in some cases leading to a total inability to deliver water to residents”, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

 

Natural Resources Defense Council - Small Water Systems in Puerto Rico Badly Affected by Maria

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/mekela-panditharatne/small-water-systems-puerto-rico-badly-affected-maria

 

Transformation and Innovation in the Wake of Devastation: An Economic and Disaster Recovery Plan for Puerto Rico

https://reliefweb.int/report/puerto-rico-united-states-america/transformation-and-innovation-wake-devastation-economic-and

 

Kathy