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Olegario Hernandez gives an interview at his home in Limon, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Limon could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Olegario Hernandez gives an interview at his home in Limon, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Limon could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Canal representatives explain to locals how a proposed dam project in the Indio River that aims to secure the canal's uninterrupted operation would affect the future of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Canal representatives explain to locals how a proposed dam project in the Indio River that aims to secure the canal's uninterrupted operation would affect the future of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth mounts his horse in El Jobo village, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. In a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, El Jobo could have less reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth mounts his horse in El Jobo village, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. In a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, El Jobo could have less reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The Panama Canal's Madden Dam stands in Alajuela Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The Panama Canal's Madden Dam stands in Alajuela Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ilda Rodriguez turns on a faucet to distribute water to La Represa neighborhood in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Under a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community would gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ilda Rodriguez turns on a faucet to distribute water to La Represa neighborhood in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Under a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community would gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ranch worker looks after cattle in the village of Limon, which would be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ranch worker looks after cattle in the village of Limon, which would be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Jeronima Figueroa raises her hand during a meeting with Panama Canal representatives about a proposed project that would dam the Indio River and limit access in her community of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The project aims to secure the water needed to ensure the canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Jeronima Figueroa raises her hand during a meeting with Panama Canal representatives about a proposed project that would dam the Indio River and limit access in her community of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The project aims to secure the water needed to ensure the canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Canal representatives explain to locals how a proposed dam project in the Indio River that aims to secure the canal's uninterrupted operation could affect the future of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Canal representatives explain to locals how a proposed dam project in the Indio River that aims to secure the canal's uninterrupted operation could affect the future of El Jobo, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ship navigates through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ship navigates through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Jadiel Magallon waits as his parents grocery shop in the community of Limon, which could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Jadiel Magallon waits as his parents grocery shop in the community of Limon, which could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

La Represa School Principal Zuleyka Ramirez walks through a yard in the school, which closes when the water supply is cut off, in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Under a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community could gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

La Represa School Principal Zuleyka Ramirez walks through a yard in the school, which closes when the water supply is cut off, in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Under a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community could gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth runs near the Panama Canal's Madden Dam at Alajuela Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A youth runs near the Panama Canal's Madden Dam at Alajuela Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ship passes through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A ship passes through the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A woman rides her horse in the Indio River, which could have its flow reduced and submerge her community of Limon under a proposed plan to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A woman rides her horse in the Indio River, which could have its flow reduced and submerge her community of Limon under a proposed plan to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A man walks to a meeting with Panama Canal representatives through El Jobo, a village that could lose reliable access to water due to a proposed dam project in the Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A man walks to a meeting with Panama Canal representatives through El Jobo, a village that could lose reliable access to water due to a proposed dam project in the Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Roads snake through the community of Limon, which could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Roads snake through the community of Limon, which could be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal in Gatun Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Cargo ships wait to transit the Panama Canal in Gatun Lake in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Tourists look at a mural explaining how the Panama Canal works at the Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Tourists look at a mural explaining how the Panama Canal works at the Miraflores Locks in Panama City, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Locals commute along the Indio River near El Jobo village, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. El Jobo could lose reliable access to water under a proposed plan to dam the river to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Locals commute along the Indio River near El Jobo village, Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. El Jobo could lose reliable access to water under a proposed plan to dam the river to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Children in El Jobo village play in the Indio River, which could have its flow reduced under a proposed plan to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Children in El Jobo village play in the Indio River, which could have its flow reduced under a proposed plan to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A water truck fills up at a fire hydrant to distribute to buildings in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. In a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community would gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A water truck fills up at a fire hydrant to distribute to buildings in Colon, Panama, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. In a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River and secure the Panama Canal's uninterrupted operation, the community would gain more reliable access to water. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Locals ride horses in the village of Limon, which would be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Locals ride horses in the village of Limon, which would be submerged in a proposed plan to dam the nearby Indio River to secure the Panama Canal’s uninterrupted operation, in Panama, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)