P.R. Laws tit. 12, § 1115t
([a]) The information related to the supplies and bodies of water of Puerto Rico, including the coastal waters, shall be held as information of a public character and shall be available for inspection by the public in general. Studies on the quality of waters and the deposits of effluents in bodies of water shall partake of the same character.
(b) Documents and information brought before the Secretary by owners or managers of commercial or industrial enterprises and which refer to the production or production processes, or to the volume of sales, or which if known could injure the competitive position of the entity, shall be of a confidential nature except where the person presenting them expressly consents otherwise. This provision shall not preclude the Secretary from using the confidential documents and information submitted to him in analyses or summaries related to the general condition of the waters or of the air, provided he does not disclose the source presenting the information.
History —June 3, 1976, No. 136, p. 390, § 21.