Public water system record
Farallon
On record as serving Cayey, Cayey Municipio, PR · Serves 38,977 people
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 39 monitoring/reporting issues for Farallon in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 39
Key facts
- Farallon draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, September 2010.
- Record on file since 2000, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,470 unknown out of 16,335 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Farallon go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (8 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 96 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 76 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 20 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 37 |
| 2020s | 6 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2012, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Farallon between 2006 and 2010, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Arsenic, Thallium, Total, Antimony, Total |
| Jun 24, 2008 | Puerto Rico | Civil case filed in court | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, CARBON, TOTAL |
| Oct 30, 2006 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (5 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
6 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Farallon draws water from 2 wells and 1 surface water intake (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Farallon 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