ARECIBO URBANO
PWS ID: PR0002652 · ARECIBO, Puerto Rico 00612
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
61,119
Total Violations
961
Health-Based Violations
87
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 22,891
- County
- Arecibo Municipio
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 10
- Monitoring Violations
- 854
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 77
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 45 | 2001 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 39 | 2016 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 30 | 2022 |
| Endrin | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Chlordane | MR | 21 | 2019 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 17 | 2019 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 17 | 2019 |
| Endothall | MR | 16 | 2019 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 15 | 2016 |
| TTHM | MR | 15 | 2016 |
| E. COLI | MR | 15 | 2017 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 14 | 2001 |
| Diquat | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| Simazine | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| LASSO | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 14 | 2019 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 13 | 2018 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 13 | 2019 |
| Atrazine | MR | 13 | 2019 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 13 | 2019 |
| Dalapon | MR | 12 | 2018 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 1320 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 7/18/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/18/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/18/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/18/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/18/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/18/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/18/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/18/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/18/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/18/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/18/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/18/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.