The initiatives to strengthen the community aqueducts have achieved significant progress. The community aqueducts are the only source of drinking water for hundreds of vulnerable communities on the island, and their challenges increased after Hurricane Mar\u00eda, the earthquakes, and the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To support the operations of these community structures during the Covid-19 emergency, Puerto Rico Community Foundation <\/strong>(FCPR) awarded 13 grants to the same number of aqueducts. The greatest need of these community organizations was personal protection equipment and products to chlorinate the water. From those, seven received grants from FCPR for the first time, and are in remote communities in the towns of Yabucoa, Orocovis, Barranquitas, San Lorenzo, and Caguas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The thirteen grantees are: Acueducto Comunitario Algarrobo, Acueducto Rural Comunidades Especiales Bayamoncito, Inc, Cuyon Water Services, Inc. Hato Arriba de San Lorenzo, Inc., Acueducto Pellejas, Inc., Acueducto Saltos Pellejas, Inc., Acueducto Sector Pach\u00edn, Inc., Comunidad Limones, Inc., Acueducto Comunidad Tortuguero La Tiza, Inc., Acueducto Rural El Manantial, Inc., Comunidad Corujas, Inc., Acueductos Barrio Guayabota Yabucoa, Inc., and Asociaci\u00f3n Residentes de Villas de Oro, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n