Question 1

Is Consumo water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Consumo (PWS ID: PR0003403) has 127 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,581 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Consumo serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Consumo serves 1,581 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Mayaguez or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 592 service connections. The operator address is listed in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Question 3

What type of violations does Consumo have?

Accepted Answer

Consumo has 127 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 112 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Consumo water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Consumo under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Consumo use?

Accepted Answer

Consumo uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Consumo sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Consumo ranks #15,469 of 29,740 by people served, and #138 of 235 in Puerto Rico. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Consumo's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Consumo has 127 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 22% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 78% of that cohort has fewer violations than Consumo. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	32	2015
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	7	2006
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	6	2022
Dinoseb	MR	3	2019
Pentachlorophenol	MR	3	2019
Picloram	MR	3	2019
Dalapon	MR	3	2019
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2010
Simazine	MR	2	2010
Atrazine	MR	2	2010
Heptachlor	MR	2	2010
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2010
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2010
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2010
Chlordane	MR	2	2010
Barium	MR	2	1984
Selenium	MR	2	1984
Fluoride	MR	2	1984
Cadmium	MR	2	1984
Arsenic	MR	2	1984
Nitrate	MR	2	1984
2,4-D	MR	2	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2010
Mercury	MR	2	1984
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2010
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2010
Glyphosate	MR	2	2010
Endothall	MR	2	2010
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2010
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2010

Consumo

Consumo standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Consumo

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served