Public water system record

Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro

On record as serving Barranquitas, Barranquitas Municipio, PR · Serves 534 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

PR0510215
BARRANQUITAS
PR
534 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater

ZIP 00794

EPA system ID PR0510215

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 1
Resolved: 0
Unresolved: 1
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 5

Key facts

Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro draws water from 1 well.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2003.
Record on file since 2002, with 18 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	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

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (5 resolved, 13 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
2000s	13	13
2010 to October 18, 2016	5	8
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	3
2020s	1	2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2012	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2012	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2012	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2011	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2009	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2008	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2008	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	May 1, 2006	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2005	Archived
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Nov 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2004	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Mar 1, 2003	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2002	Archived
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2002	Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro in 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2003.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Jun 30, 2003	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	15 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform

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

Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Acued. Com. Barrancas Centro 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.

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Testing your own water

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