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Community Water System · PWS PR0002722

Barceloneta Urbano

Operator location Barceloneta, Puerto Rico - larger served population (> 3,309) at 16,290 people served; 210 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

16,290
People served (this PWS)
210
EPA violations (this PWS)
33
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Barceloneta Urbano standing, high SDWIS violation third

16,290 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 16% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,217 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Barceloneta Urbano sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (210), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (16,290; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 16% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#3,217 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#38 of 235
Population · PR
210
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
6,101
County
Barceloneta Municipio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
33
Monitoring Violations
168
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 25 2013
Nitrate MR 14 2006
TTHM MR 8 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 6 2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 5 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 5 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 5 2006
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 5 2006
Tetrachloroethylene MR 5 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 5 2006
Benzene MR 5 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 5 2006
Styrene MR 5 2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 5 2006
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 5 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 5 2006
Toluene MR 5 2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 5 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 5 2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 5 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 5 2006
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2016
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 4 2006
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2020

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Barceloneta Urbano has 210 recorded EPA violations, 86% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 14% carry more. 16% of this system's own violations are health-based (33 of 210), and it ranks #3,217 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

210 Higher than most more violations than 86% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 348 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NFDHA 9/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/19/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Barceloneta Urbano

EPA SDWIS lists 16,290 people served and 6,101 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

210 violations · 16,290 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Barceloneta Urbano

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Puerto Rico compares on the same EPA violation measures. Puerto Rico systems
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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater