The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) has reached a settlement with the U.S. Dept. of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out $1.5 billion in infrastructure improvements and resolve allegations of Clean Water Act violations.
The agreement, lodged in U.S. District Court of Puerto Rico on Sept. 15, calls for PRASA to undertake a 35-year upgrade program, including $500 million for 100 "prioritization system capital projects" at wastewater treatment plants and the sludge treatment system; $138.9 million for 17 other wastewater treatment-plant projects; and $79 million for six other projects for sludge treatment systems.