Public water system record

Saltos Caguana

On record as serving Utuado, Utuado Municipio, PR · Serves 280 people

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 41 monitoring/reporting issues for Saltos Caguana in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • PR0272272
  • UTUADO
  • PR
  • 280 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 00641
EPA system ID PR0272272

Verify this system on EPA ECHO →

Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
0
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
41

Key facts

  • Saltos Caguana draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, May 2014.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

Check whether Saltos Caguana serves your address

Address suggestions by Mapbox

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
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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Sep 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2025 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, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jun 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
May 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Mar 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Feb 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Sep 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2024 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, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jun 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
May 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Mar 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Feb 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2022 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, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Feb 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2021 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 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 Saltos Caguana go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 not resolved, 21 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 289 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 14 51
2000s 9 168
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 70
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 38

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2007, Active.

Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 2007 Active
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Feb 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Feb 1, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 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, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Nov 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Dec 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jan 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jan 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators and EPA took 8 formal enforcement actions against Saltos Caguana and issued 11 boil water orders between 1990 and 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2014.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 17, 2014 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 27 violations: Total Coliform
May 9, 2014 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 33 violations: Total Coliform
Aug 29, 2011 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Aug 3, 2010 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 15 violations: Total Coliform
Mar 16, 2010 Puerto Rico Boil water order 42 violations: Total Coliform
Sep 9, 2009 Puerto Rico Boil water order 33 violations: Total Coliform
Mar 27, 2009 Puerto Rico Boil water order 30 violations: Total Coliform
Sep 26, 2008 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Sep 27, 2001 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 139 violations (22 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 26, 1998 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 68 violations (12 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jun 30, 1994 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 45 violations (11 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 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

Saltos Caguana draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Saltos Caguana 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 Saltos Caguana 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.