Aguas Corrientes is a small town in the Canelones Department of southern Uruguay.

The banks of Santa Lucia river form the northwestern limits of the town.

Santa Lucia River was chosen by the national government as a source for drinking water for the city of Montevideo between 1867 and 1871.

The construction of the water treatment facility started in 1870 and was inaugurated on 18 July 1871.

The plant was first established with British capital and then passed into the hands of the state in 1949.