Public water system record
Santana
On record as serving Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, PR · Serves 19,574 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Santana 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
- 6
Key facts
- Santana draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Puerto Rico, September 2010.
- Record on file since 1980, with 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,247 unknown out of 10,013 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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 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
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Santana go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 29 health-based violations (12 resolved, 17 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 138 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8 | 22 |
| 2000s | 15 | 89 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 25 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began August 2012, Archived.
Show all 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Santana between 1999 and 2010, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in September 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 2, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 24, 2008 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 12, 1999 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Santana draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Santana 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
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