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Sabana Hoyos

On record as serving Arecibo and Sabana Hoyos, Arecibo Municipio, PR · Serves 15,876 people

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Sabana Hoyos in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • PR0002822
  • ARECIBO
  • PR
  • 15,876 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 00612
EPA system ID PR0002822

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • Sabana Hoyos draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Puerto Rico, May 2018.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,971 unknown out of 5,694 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Sabana Hoyos go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (6 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 44 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 6 1
2000s 0 14
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 27
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Sabana Hoyos between 2008 and 2018, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in May 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 8, 2018 Puerto Rico Civil case filed in court 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 10, 2015 Puerto Rico Civil case filed in court 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Aug 3, 2015 Puerto Rico Civil case filed in court 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 24, 2008 Puerto Rico Civil case filed in court 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Sabana Hoyos draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Sabana Hoyos 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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