Farms in Atlantico were stealing $2 billion worth of water daily from the department with illegal connections
In a series of operations carried out by the Governorate of Atlantico, the National Police, and the company Acuasur, responsible for water supply in the department, it was discovered that properties in the rural area of Manatí, mostly farms, were stealing 1,500 cubic meters of water per day through illegal connections.
TL;DR
- 33 properties, mostly farms in rural Manatí, were found to have illegal water connections.
- These connections were stealing 1,500 cubic meters of water per day.
- The daily loss to the department is estimated at 2 billion pesos.
- The water theft is affecting the supply for approximately 40,000 people.
- Authorities are continuing investigations to find more illegal connections.