The Fajardo reservoir drops 0.12 meters and sits about three from operational adjustments

On August 19, 2026, Walo Radio reports that the Fajardo reservoir dropped 0.12 meters on Tuesday and recorded a level of 47.01 meters, a little more than three meters from the operational-adjustments phase. House of Representatives speaker Carlos Méndez Núñez made the announcement; since the drought emergency began, the station says, he has been monitoring that body of water. The page headline speaks of 12 meters; the body clarifies 0.12. The body is copied. The 12 is not used.

Carlos Méndez Núñez speaks as House speaker and as representative of District 36, which Walo lists as Río Grande, Luquillo, Fajardo, Ceiba, Vieques, and Culebra. He says the reservoir's integrity is essential, that he has visited it, and that the 0.12-meter drop is the sharpest of the six reservoirs that, according to him, the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority administers. That phrase of the six is his, published by Walo. It is not corrected here with a reservoir inventory. He will keep evaluating, communicating with the area's mayors and with AAA management.

The reservoir, finished in 2006, has a capacity of 4,455 acres according to Walo and supplies water to Ceiba, Fajardo, Luquillo, and Río Grande. On July 31, the note recalls, the governor signed Administrative Bulletin OE-2026-05, which declares a state of emergency over the low levels. That bulletin is the frame Walo names. It is not turned into a D3 map or a rationing plan for the east.

On August 6, El Nuevo Día covered the Drought Monitor declaring extreme drought in portions of the south. On the 13th, the same newspaper spoke of a D3 expansion. On the 20th, The San Juan Daily Star puts 33.31 percent of the territory in D3 and includes Fajardo among whole municipalities under extreme. Those are other dates. On the 19th, Walo leaves a reading: 47.01 meters, 0.12 down, about three meters to the adjustments threshold. No rationing for Fajardo is announced in this piece.

On August 25, NotiCel covers the repair of a pump at La Plata, another reservoir. It is not used to read Fajardo. What remain are Carlos Méndez Núñez's name, the four municipalities the reservoir supplies, and the 4,455 acres Walo published. A reader who wants the next day's reading has to go to the AAA or to the station.

Source: Walo Radio. https://waloradio.com/2026/08/19/embalse-de-fajardo-desciende-12-metros-en-24-horas/