Public water system record

Comunidad Gabino Negron

On record as serving Aguada, Aguada Municipio, PR · Serves 940 people

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Comunidad Gabino Negron in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • PR0302013
  • AGUADA
  • PR
  • 940 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 00602
EPA system ID PR0302013

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
1
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
18

Key facts

  • Comunidad Gabino Negron draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, April 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 16 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
Treatment technique failure
110 Feb 1, 2024 Active No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
110 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved 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
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.
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 1, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
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
Jul 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 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 10, 2018 Active

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Comunidad Gabino Negron go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (3 resolved, 13 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 140 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 9 25
2000s 2 69
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 46
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 2 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2014, Archived.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 2014 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2011 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Mar 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jun 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jan 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 1994 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Comunidad Gabino Negron and issued 4 boil water orders between 1990 and 2015, filed as 16 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 6, 2015 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 32 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 20, 2012 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 30 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 29, 2011 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations: Total Coliform
Feb 19, 1999 Puerto Rico Compliance order (no penalty) 35 violations (9 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 1, 1992 Puerto Rico Signed compliance agreement 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
Jul 16, 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

2 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.

Where the water comes from

Comunidad Gabino Negron draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Comunidad Gabino Negron 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.