Water Supply Sources, Water Resource Management, Water Availability, Usage, and Reuse

In Puerto Rico, the fresh water consumption versus fresh water availability ratios are below ___, which indicates ___ to ___.

0.2, no stress, low stress

The average annual precipitation in Puerto Rico is around ___ inches.

69

During the Hurricane Fiona the U.S.G.S Station in ___ it rained ____ inches.

Cerrilos Ponce, 32.14

During the Tropical Storm Eloise the U.S.G.S Station in ___ it rained ____ inches.

Dos Bocas Utuado, 31.76

During the Hurricane Georges the U.S.G.S Station in ___ it rained ____ inches.

Jayuya, 30.36

During the Hurricane Maria the U.S.G.S Station in ___ it rained ____ inches.

Caguas, 29.76

Precipitation in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

69 inches

Evapotranspiration in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

41.6 inches

Runoff in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

23.1 inches

Aquifer recharge in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

1.5 inches

Reservoir storage in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

1 inches

PRASA withdrawals in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

3.1 inches

Groundwater extraction in Puerto Rico from the Hydrological Cycle

1 inches

In the year 2020, the total water extracted in Puerto Rico (MGD and %) from surface water was __

606, 83.7%

In the year 2020, the total water extracted in Puerto Rico (MGD and %) from groundwater was __

118, 16.3%

The total of water extracted in Puerto Rico (MGD) in 2020 was

724

Around __ % of the water that PRASA extras is unaccounted due to losses in the distribution systems, thefts, wrong reading, and/or unbilled consumption.

55

A reduction in unaccounted water ___ % of production would result in savings up to ___ MGD.

35, 100

In the year 1960 the domestic water usage was ___ MGD

95

In the year 1960 the agricultural water usage was ___ MGD

240

In the year 1960 the industrial water usage was ___ MGD

165

In the year 2020 the domestic water usage was ___ MGD

677

In the year 2020 the agricultural water usage was ___ MGD

42

In the year 2020 the industrial water usage was ___ MGD

5

The total usage of water in the year 1960 was ___ MGD

500

The total usage of water in the year 1960 was ___ MGD.

724

PRASA supplies to about % of the island’s population, which is about __

97, 1.23 million

PRASA extracts around ___ MGD of water from over ___ intakes

675, 300

PRASA extracts ___ MGD from ___ reservoirs

475, 38

PRASA extracts ___ MGD from ___ wells

100, 247

PRASA extracts ___ MGD from rivers and streams

100

PRASA operates ___ WTPs and they produce around ___ MGD

112, 540

PRASA operates ___ WWTPs, they produce around ___ MGD, and serve around ___ % of the island’s population

51, 230, 50

The water piping system is over ___ miles long, with ___ pumps stations and ___ distribution tanks for WTPs managed by PRASA.

14,750, 883, 1,690

There are ___ communities with private non-PRASA water supply systems. They supply around ___ MGD of water to a ___ % of the island’s population.

240, 2.4, 3