Public water system record

Comunidad Los Muchos

On record as serving Barranquitas, Barranquitas Municipio, PR · Serves 228 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Comunidad Los Muchos in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

PR0510115
BARRANQUITAS
PR
228 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 00794

EPA system ID PR0510115

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 15

Key facts

Comunidad Los Muchos draws water from 1 well.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Puerto Rico, August 2006.
Record on file since 1992, with 39 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
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.
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, 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	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jan 1, 2021	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Jul 1, 2019	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule Monitoring violation	Apr 1, 2019	Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Comunidad Los Muchos go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 39 health-based violations (1 resolved, 38 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 92 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	20	40
2000s	17	40
2010 to October 18, 2016	2	12
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	2
2020s	1	13

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2010, Resolved.

Show all 39 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2010	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2010	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2007	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2002	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2001	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 2000	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Feb 1, 1999	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 1998	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1997	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1996	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Aug 1, 1995	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1994	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 1993	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 1993	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Dec 1, 1992	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 1992	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 1992	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 1992	Archived

Enforcement actions

Puerto Rico regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Comunidad Los Muchos and issued 6 boil water orders between 1990 and 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2006.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Aug 16, 2006	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	8 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
May 10, 2002	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	89 violations (33 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 17, 1998	Puerto Rico	Compliance order (no penalty)	62 violations (20 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 1, 1993	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
May 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
Jun 15, 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

Comunidad Los Muchos draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Comunidad Los Muchos 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 Comunidad Los Muchos 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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