Public water system record
Garrochales
On record as serving Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, PR · Serves 7,439 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 51 monitoring/reporting issues for Garrochales in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 51
Key facts
- Garrochales draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Puerto Rico, June 2008.
- Record on file since 1980, with 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,125 unknown out of 3,224 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Garrochales go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 20 health-based violations (7 resolved, 13 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6 | 3 |
| 2000s | 8 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 49 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 20 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Garrochales between 2006 and 2008, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in June 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2008 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Garrochales draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Garrochales must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Puerto Rico.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells