La Junta clears $2.4M to repair water wells in northern Puerto Rico

The Fiscal Oversight Board drew the funds from an emergency account, in a filing dated Oct 14.

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The Fiscal Oversight Board approved $2.4 million from an emergency fund to rehabilitate water wells in the northern region of Puerto Rico. ^[1] The allocation came from an emergency account, according to the filing dated Oct 14. The money is directed at well rehabilitation in the north of the island. la Junta has held authority over Puerto Rico's finances since it was created in 2016. ^[2] The island's population stood at 3.2 million, down 0.6% from 2024 to 2025, census data shows. ^[3] That is below the 3.3 million recorded in 2021. ^[4] The filing names the amount and the region, and it stops there. It does not list the wells, a timeline, or how many residents the work is meant to serve.

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The Fiscal Oversight Board approved $2.4 million from an emergency fund to rehabilitate water wells in the northern region of Puerto Rico. · WAPA.TV
The Fiscal Oversight Board was created in Puerto Rico in 2016. · institutodelibertadeconomica.org
Puerto Rico population declined 0.6% to 3.2 million 2024 to 2025. · census.govUnited Statesofficial source
3.3 million people lived in Puerto Rico in 2021. · pewresearch.org

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