Both the Permits Management Office and the Planning Board, the agencies in charge of this issue, admit that they do not verify whether applicants for construction in flood-prone areas comply with regulations to avoid worsening the problem
Both the Permits Management Office and the Planning Board, the agencies in charge of this issue, admit that they do not verify whether applicants for construction in flood-prone areas comply with regulations to avoid worsening the problem
October 31, 2023 - 10:52 AM
The Office of Permits Management (OGPe, Spanish acronym) and the Planning Board (PB), the agencies overseeing the flooding problem, are not monitoring whether developers are complying with design requirements to avoid exacerbating the risk of flooding to which 22 percent of Puerto Rico’s population is now exposed, according to the heads of these agencies.
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