Public water system record
Ensenada
On record as serving Guánica, Guánica Municipio, PR · Serves 6,122 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Ensenada 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
- 14
Key facts
- Ensenada 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 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,073 unknown out of 2,871 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 |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CYANIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Ensenada go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 28 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Archived.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ensenada in 2008. 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 | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Ensenada draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Ensenada 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