Remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly deposited between one and two inches of rain over most of Puerto Rico, with Yabucoa receiving up to eight inches. ^[1] Rafeel Mejía, in an opinion column published by El Nuevo Día on 2026-09-02, argues that Puerto Rico's water crisis is caused more by inefficient capture, storge, and distribution than by insufficient rainfall, noting the island receives significant annual precipitation that is distributed unevenly. ^[2] The Unite States Department of Agriculture designated 26 municipalities in Puerto Rico as drought disaster zones on 2026-08-26. ^[3] Carlos Anselmi stated that the Carraízo basin received between one to two inches of rain and areas south received three to four inches, with impacts expected in the coming days. ^[4] The heavy rainfall in Yabucoa caused the Guayanés river to reach a point near overflowing. ^[5] The La Plata reservoir recorded a reduction of eight centimeters on Tuesday morning, remaining at an operational adjustment level with 44.59 meters of water. ^[6] The Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), Puerto Rico's water and sewer authority, sustains extraordinary losses in its water distribution system, according to Rafeel Mejía's column. ^[7] The Guánica Dry Forest in Puerto Rico records less than 30 inches of rain per year, according to Rafeel Mejía's column. ^[8]