County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico
9 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 51,647 people in Vega Baja Municipio. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 9
- SDWIS water systems Smaller third of counties
- 1,557
- Total violations Middle third of counties
- 88.9%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 100.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (2 tested) Upper third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet PR145 · Vega Baja Municipio 9 sys · 1,557 viol · #936/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 88.9% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 9.1% health
- RANK-UPPER #936/3254
- BELOW-PEER 6.8 pp cleaner
- PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 56%
- SYS-TINY 9 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Caguas Municipio (+ 6.8 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Vega Baja Municipio ranks #936 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #12 of 72 counties in Puerto Rico. See methodology · corpus placement.
Vega Baja Municipio standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 88.9% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 9.1% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #936 of 3,254 · #12 of 72 in Puerto Rico.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Vega Baja Municipio
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Vega Baja Municipio on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vega Baja Urbano | 26,660 | 647 | Detected |
| Alturas | 6,242 | 53 | - |
| Quebrada Arenas | 4,451 | 0 | - |
| Almirante Norte | 4,285 | 163 | - |
| Pugnado | 3,556 | 156 | Detected |
| Almirante Sur | 2,873 | 153 | - |
| Ciudad Real | 1,805 | 22 | - |
| Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC | 1,500 | 4 | - |
| Euro Caribe Packing Company | 275 | 359 | - |
Compare beyond Puerto Rico
Lower-flagged peers for Vega Baja Municipio
Cross-state counties nearest Vega Baja Municipio on flagged-system share (88.9%) and cumulative violation count (1,557). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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