Interagua Schedules Major Water Service Cuts in Guayaquil April 18–19 — Here Are the Affected Sectors

The Cuts

Guayaquil's water utility Interagua has announced scheduled service suspensions across multiple sectors of the city and the Daule corridor on Saturday April 18 and Sunday April 19, 2026, per Expreso (source).

The reason, per the article: "rehabilitación de acueductos, interconexiones, desmontajes y taponamientos" — aqueduct rehabilitation, interconnections, dismantling, and shut-offs.

Sector-by-Sector

Sunday April 19, 03:00–15:30

Service suspended from "las 03:00 hasta las 15:30":

• Mucho Lote I and II
• Urbanización Horizonte
• Dorado
• Villa Ensueño
• Ciudad del Río II
• Veranda
• La Perla
• Arcos del Río
• Colinas del Maestro
• Romareda
• Parque Comercial Nexus
• Jardines del Río
• Bastión
• Villa España — stages Valencia, Madrid, Sevilla

Saturday 22:00 → Sunday 07:00 (9-hour overnight cut)

Per the article, from "el sábado 18 de abril a las 22:00 hasta el domingo 19 de abril a las 07:00":

• Parroquia Febres Cordero
• Parroquia Urdaneta

Saturday 22:00 → Sunday 15:00 (17-hour cut)

Per "desde el sábado a las 22:00 hasta el domingo 19 de abril a las 15:00":

• Areas along the vía a Daule between kilometer 14 and kilometer 26

Interagua's Guidance

Residents are advised to "abastecerse con anticipación y tomar precauciones durante el periodo de suspensión" — stock up in advance and take precautions during the suspension.

What This Means for Expats

For expats living in Guayaquil, Samborondón, or along the Daule corridor, here's the practical playbook for this weekend:

• Fill your tanque de reserva (reserve tank) Friday or early Saturday. If your house or apartment has one, now's the time to make sure it's full. Most mid-range and upper-range properties in Guayaquil and Samborondón have cisterns; many also have elevated reserve tanks. Check both.
• Stockpile drinking water. Standard advice: at least 2 gallons per person for a 24-hour outage. Bottled water from Supermaxi, Coral, or Mi Comisariato is the easiest route. The stockpile also covers cooking and brushing teeth.
• Fill bathtubs or buckets for toilet flushing. One of the most frustrating parts of a water cut. A full tub or a couple of 20-liter buckets handles several flushes.
• Don't run the washing machine or dishwasher Saturday night. Interrupting either mid-cycle is a mess you don't want. Run them earlier in the day or wait until Monday.
• If you're in Mucho Lote, Bastión, Villa España, or the other Sunday-morning sectors: your cut starts at 3 AM. You're probably asleep when service ends. Plan as if you won't have water until mid-afternoon.
• For the Daule-corridor 17-hour cut: if you live between km 14 and km 26 of the vía a Daule, expect a full Saturday-night-to-Sunday-afternoon dry spell. That's effectively a whole day.
• Restaurants and small businesses in affected areas: plan around it. If you run a business here, consider closing early Saturday or opening late Sunday.

Expect normal service to resume by Sunday evening at the latest.

Source: Expreso