Public water system record
Pugnado
On record as serving Vega Baja, Vega Baja Municipio, PR · Serves 3,556 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Pugnado 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
- 25
Key facts
- Pugnado draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Puerto Rico, August 2010.
- Record on file since 1980, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 594 unknown out of 1,559 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | 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 |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 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 Pugnado go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (11 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 48 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 14 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 16 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 20 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1999 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Pugnado between 2001 and 2010. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in August 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jun 30, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 22, 2001 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Pugnado draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Pugnado 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