Public water system record

Acueducto Taita

On record as serving Orocovis, Orocovis Municipio, PR · Serves 80 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Acueducto Taita in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

PR0455274
OROCOVIS
PR
80 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 00720

EPA system ID PR0455274

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 1

Key facts

Acueducto Taita draws water from 1 well.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, July 1998.
Record on file since 1992, with 47 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

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

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Acueducto Taita go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 47 health-based violations (1 resolved, 46 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 62 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	34	40
2000s	12	21
2010 to October 18, 2016	1	1
2020s	1	1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2011, Archived.

Show all 47 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2011	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2009	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2008	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2007	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2007	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2005	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2005	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1996	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1996	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 1996	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1994	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1993	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1993	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1993	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1992	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 2 formal enforcement actions against Acueducto Taita and issued 4 boil water orders between 1990 and 1998. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 1998.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Jul 15, 1998	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	74 violations (34 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 12, 1995	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	52 violations (14 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule
Jan 1, 1993	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
Aug 15, 1990	Puerto Rico	Boil water order	1 violation
Jul 16, 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.

Where the water comes from

Acueducto Taita draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Acueducto Taita 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 Acueducto Taita 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.

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