QCOSTARICA – Some 145.000 people in the areas of Santa Ana, Escazú, Alajuelita and Desamparados will be without water Saturday, Feb. 21, as the water and sewer utility, Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA) carries out preventive maintenance at the Puende de Mulas station.
The areas that will be affected, says the AyA are:
Río Oro (Santa Ana): Centro, Don Lalo, Gavilanes, Concepción, La Chispa, Pozos, Obando, Valle Soleado, Lajas, Casa Blanca, Calle Pilas, Bosques de Santa Ana, Honduras and surrounding areas..
Escazú: Centro, San Rafael, Corazón de Jesús, Rosalinda, Bello Horizonte, Anonos, Trejos Montealegre, Maynard, Los Elíseos, Altos de Bello Horizonte, Santa Teresa, Profesores, Santa Eduviges, Vista de Oro. Guachipelín (sector norte de la 27) Loma Real and Real de Pereira.
Alajuelita: Centro, San Felipe, La Aurora, Tejarcillos, San Josecito, Calle El Alto, Concepción and El Tejar
Desamparados: Novedades, Alpino, Méndez, Los Ángeles, Santa Cecilia, Tolima, Maiquetía and surrounding areas.
The taps will be dry between 7:00am and 6:00pm.