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Yahuecas

On record as serving Adjuntas, Adjuntas Municipio, PR · Serves 2,646 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Yahuecas in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • PR0004684
  • SANTURCE
  • PR
  • 2,646 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 00601
EPA system ID PR0004684

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Yahuecas draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: civil case filed in court by Puerto Rico, February 2020.
  • Record on file since 2015, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 460 unknown out of 1,207 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 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, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2015

EPA's records for Yahuecas go back to 2015. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Yahuecas in 2020. The most recent was a civil case filed in court in February 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 10, 2020 Puerto Rico Civil case filed in court 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Yahuecas draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Yahuecas 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

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