SANTO DOMINGO – The Dominican Republic’s National Institute of Drinking Water and Sewerage (Inapa) has formally convened its cross-departmental Emergency Committee to conduct 24/7 monitoring of weather-related disruptions triggered by an active atmospheric trough sweeping across multiple regions of the country. Inapa Executive Director Wellington Arnaud outlined a multi-layered set of proactive safeguards deployed across the national water and sanitation network, designed to shield critical public water infrastructure from flood damage, prioritize the occupational safety of frontline field and maintenance staff, and temporarily pause operations at select local water treatment systems where elevated turbidity levels risk compromising drinking water quality. Arnaud also issued a public advisory to all residents to closely follow official real-time updates released by the national Emergency Operations Center (COE) and practice cautious, responsible consumption of stored potable water for the duration of the unstable weather pattern. The full Inapa emergency response taskforce will remain on continuous heightened alert to rapidly deploy on-the-ground support and targeted assistance to communities impacted by weather-related water service disruptions, operating in full alignment with official directives issued by President Luis Abinader.