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Yabucoa Municipio County, Puerto Rico

Water Systems
14
Population Served
27,610
Total Violations
4,444
1,267 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
317.4
Avg Violations per System
28.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
9 systems (64%)
SW
5 systems (36%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
50.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Yabucoa Municipio Puerto Rico water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (14)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Yabucoa Urbano 14,610 384 Detected
La Grua 3,527 162 Clean
Acued. Rural de Tejas 1,709 82 -
Acued. Bo. Guayabota 1,608 810 -
Calabazas Arriba 1,430 292 -
Guayabota 1,028 891 -
Comunidad Jacanas Sur Inc. 668 83 -
Acued. Rural Jacanas Piedras Blancas I 640 236 -
Acued. Sodoma 590 386 -
Ciudad Educativa Dr. Roque 500 198 -
Acued. Rural Jacanas Piedras Blancas 449 358 -
Acued. Rural Sect. El Veinte 387 391 -
Tejas Trinida 371 8 -
Asociacion Vecinos Sector la Casa Corp. 93 163 -

Other Counties in Puerto Rico

San Juan Municipio County
4 systems · 1,077,982 served · 1,811 violations
Mayaguez Municipio County
3 systems · 162,876 served · 1,429 violations
Penuelas Municipio County
12 systems · 133,990 served · 7,659 violations
Rincon Municipio County
1 systems · 123,885 served · 1,566 violations
Arecibo Municipio County
12 systems · 118,557 served · 2,669 violations
Caguas Municipio County
23 systems · 86,609 served · 5,193 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Yabucoa Municipio County? ▼
Yabucoa Municipio County has 4,444 total drinking water violations across 14 water systems, of which 1,267 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Yabucoa Municipio County systems? ▼
Water systems in Yabucoa Municipio County serve approximately 27,610 people through 14 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Yabucoa Municipio County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Yabucoa Municipio County, 1 had PFAS detected (50.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Yabucoa Municipio County? ▼
Water systems in Yabucoa Municipio County use GW (9 systems), SW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 28.5% of Yabucoa Municipio County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.