Public water system record

Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas

On record as serving Barranquitas, Barranquitas Municipio, PR · Serves 1,762 people

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

PR0510095
BARRANQUITAS
PR
1,762 served

System profile

Source water Surface water

ZIP 00794

EPA system ID PR0510095

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 3
Resolved: 1
Unresolved: 2
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 11

Key facts

Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, February 2007.
Record on file since 1992, with 75 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	Jul 1, 2017	Resolved	No
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	120	Jan 1, 2007	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
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	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	Jul 1, 2022	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	Apr 1, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Jul 1, 2017	Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 75 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 not resolved, 71 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 78 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	36	36
2000s	37	39
2010 to October 18, 2016	2	3
October 19, 2016 to 2019	1	3
2020s	1	8

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

Show all 75 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 2009	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2009	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2009	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2008	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2008	Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Jan 1, 2007	Active
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2007	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2005	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2005	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2002	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2000	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	Aug 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1997	Archived

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

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas and issued 9 boil water orders between 1990 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2007.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Feb 14, 2007	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	4 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform
May 10, 2002	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	105 violations (57 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 17, 1998	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	73 violations (35 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 30, 1994	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	12 violations (4 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform
Mar 19, 1993	Puerto Rico	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 1, 1993	Puerto Rico	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 25, 1992	Puerto Rico	Boil water order	1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 21, 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
Aug 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

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.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

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

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

Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Acued. Com. Bo. Quebradillas 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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