Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority

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public corporation wastewater utility water utility

The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority is the public corporation responsible for providing and managing drinking water and wastewater services across Puerto Rico.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority	3
Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico	2
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA)	1
Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T204824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
Context triple: [Government of Puerto Rico, hasAgency, Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority]

A. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is the public corporation responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity across Puerto Rico.
B. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
C. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public agency responsible for providing wholesale water and sewer services, including drinking water supply and wastewater treatment, to communities in the Greater Boston area.
D. Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
The Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico is the collective body of executive department heads that assists the Governor in administering and overseeing the territory’s public policies and government operations.
E. Puerto Rico Department of Health
The Puerto Rico Department of Health is the territorial government agency responsible for overseeing public health policy, healthcare services, and disease prevention across Puerto Rico.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
Target entity description: The Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority is the public corporation responsible for providing and managing drinking water and wastewater services across Puerto Rico.

A. Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority is the public corporation responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity across Puerto Rico.
B. New York City Department of Environmental Protection
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is the municipal agency responsible for managing the city’s water supply, wastewater treatment, and environmental regulation to protect public health and natural resources.
C. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public agency responsible for providing wholesale water and sewer services, including drinking water supply and wastewater treatment, to communities in the Greater Boston area.
D. Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
The Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico is the collective body of executive department heads that assists the Governor in administering and overseeing the territory’s public policies and government operations.
E. Puerto Rico Department of Health
The Puerto Rico Department of Health is the territorial government agency responsible for overseeing public health policy, healthcare services, and disease prevention across Puerto Rico.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public corporation ⓘ wastewater utility ⓘ water utility ⓘ
abbreviation	PRASA ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure safe drinking water quality ⓘ protect water resources and the environment ⓘ
country	Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasCustomerType	businesses in Puerto Rico ⓘ households in Puerto Rico ⓘ public institutions in Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasInfrastructureType	sewer networks ⓘ wastewater treatment plants ⓘ water distribution networks ⓘ water treatment plants ⓘ
hasLegalAuthorityFrom	laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ⓘ
hasPublicRole	essential service provider ⓘ
headquartersLocation	San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ linked to: San Juan
industry	drinking water supply ⓘ sanitation ⓘ wastewater management ⓘ
isSubjectTo	Puerto Rico environmental regulations ⓘ United States environmental regulations ⓘ
jurisdiction	Puerto Rico ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalForm	public corporation of Puerto Rico ⓘ
locatedIn	Caribbean Sea region ⓘ linked to: Caribbean Sea
locatedInTimeZone	Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ linked to: Atlantic Time Zone
nativeName	Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico ⓘ linked to: Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
nativeNameLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
operatesInSector	environmental protection ⓘ public health ⓘ
owner	Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Puerto Rico ⓘ
primaryResponsibility	operation of aqueduct systems ⓘ operation of sewer systems ⓘ providing drinking water services ⓘ providing wastewater services ⓘ
publicService	collection and treatment of municipal wastewater ⓘ continuous potable water supply to residents ⓘ
regionServed	Caribbean ⓘ
regulates	sewer and wastewater collection infrastructure in Puerto Rico ⓘ water distribution infrastructure in Puerto Rico ⓘ
sector	public utilities ⓘ
serviceArea	Puerto Rican islands and municipalities ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ
serviceType	potable water supply ⓘ wastewater collection ⓘ wastewater treatment ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Puerto Rico → hasAgency → Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority ⓘ

Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority → nativeName → Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico ⓘ