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Zamas

On record as serving Jayuya, Jayuya Municipio, PR · Serves 1,200 people

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Zamas in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • PR0238012
  • JAYUYA
  • PR
  • 1,200 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 00664
EPA system ID PR0238012

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
0
Unresolved
2
Archived by EPA
4
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
25

Key facts

  • Zamas draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, September 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 183 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Active No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Aug 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jul 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Mar 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jan 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2007 Active
Enforcement action in place
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 1, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 1, 2017 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 1, 2016 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2016 Active

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Zamas go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 183 health-based violations (1 not resolved, 182 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 135 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 49 17
2000s 64 115
2010 to October 18, 2016 70 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 7
2020s 1 15

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began June 2016, Archived.

Show all 183 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2016 Archived
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2016 Archived
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2016 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2012 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2011 Archived

133 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators and EPA took 13 formal enforcement actions against Zamas and issued 14 boil water orders between 1990 and 2015, filed as 29 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 16, 2015 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Apr 6, 2015 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 20 violations (20 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 19, 2013 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 7, 2010 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 47 violations (39 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 10, 2010 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 112 violations (87 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 3, 2010 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform
May 3, 2010 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 66 violations (66 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 15, 2010 Puerto Rico Boil water order 37 violations (31 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 11, 2009 Puerto Rico Boil water order 30 violations (24 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 9, 2009 Puerto Rico Boil water order 30 violations (24 health-based): Total Coliform
Mar 26, 2009 Puerto Rico Boil water order 28 violations (22 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 11, 2008 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Nov 15, 2006 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 16, 2006 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations: Total Coliform
May 18, 2006 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 13 violations: Total Coliform
Mar 30, 2004 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 197 violations (76 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Dec 12, 1997 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 66 violations (49 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Jun 30, 1994 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 39 violations (30 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 1, 1993 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 19, 1992 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Dec 15, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
Oct 15, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 14, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
Aug 15, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
Jul 16, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
Jun 15, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation
May 3, 1990 Puerto Rico Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Revised Total Coliform Rule

4 incidents

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Zamas draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Zamas 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.

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