Public water system record
La Cascada Milagrosa
On record as serving Utuado, Utuado Municipio, PR · Serves 165 people
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for La Cascada Milagrosa in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- La Cascada Milagrosa draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, September 2010.
- Record on file since 1992, with 56 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jun 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2007 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
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
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for La Cascada Milagrosa go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 56 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 not resolved, 54 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 271 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 | 56 |
| 2000s | 30 | 153 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 62 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began November 2014, Archived.
Show all 56 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Active |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1993 | Archived |
6 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Puerto Rico regulators and EPA took 7 formal enforcement actions against La Cascada Milagrosa and issued 17 boil water orders between 1990 and 2010, filed as 26 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 99 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 3, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 50 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 38 violations (20 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 11, 2009 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 22 violations (16 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 9, 2009 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 22 violations (16 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 3, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 22 violations (22 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 27, 2009 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 21 violations (15 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 19, 2007 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Nov 15, 2006 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 8, 2004 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 215 violations (35 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Sep 27, 2001 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 162 violations (32 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jan 10, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 71 violations (23 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| Feb 19, 1993 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 29, 1992 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 19, 1992 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 19, 1992 | Puerto Rico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Mar 16, 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe 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
La Cascada Milagrosa draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
La Cascada Milagrosa 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask La Cascada Milagrosa for a copy.
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