Community Water System · PWS PR0003222
Bajadero
Operator location Arecibo, Puerto Rico - larger served population (> 3,309) at 3,420 people served; 48 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 3,420
- People served (this PWS)
- 48
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 8
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Bajadero standing, mid SDWIS violation third
3,420 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 17% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #9,773 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Bajadero lands in the middle third by violation volume (48), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (3,420; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 17% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #9,773 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #97 of 235
- Population · PR
- 48
- Total EPA violations on record
- 17%
- 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
- 1,281
- County
- Arecibo Municipio
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 35
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 8 | 2014 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 7 | 2010 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 7 | 2013 |
| TTHM | MR | 5 | 2006 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 4 | 2020 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 2 | 2010 |
| Endrin | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Chlordane | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 1 | 2019 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 1 | 2010 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 1 | 2019 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Bajadero has 48 recorded EPA violations, 55% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 44% carry more. 17% of this system's own violations are health-based (8 of 48), and it ranks #9,773 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)
48 Around the middle fewer violations than 44% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 5/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 5/15/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 5/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 5/15/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 5/15/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 5/15/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 5/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 5/15/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 5/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 5/15/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 5/15/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 5/15/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 5/15/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 11/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 11/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 11/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 11/13/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 11/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 11/13/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 11/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 11/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 11/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 11/13/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 11/13/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 11/13/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 11/13/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 11/13/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for Bajadero
EPA SDWIS lists 3,420 people served and 1,281 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
48 violations · 3,420 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Bajadero
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
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.