Question 1

Is Capriles water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Capriles (PWS ID: PR0003555) has 69 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 505 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Capriles serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Capriles serves 505 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of San German or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 189 service connections. The operator address is listed in San German, Puerto Rico.

Question 3

What type of violations does Capriles have?

Accepted Answer

Capriles has 69 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 61 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 Capriles water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Capriles use?

Accepted Answer

Capriles 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 Capriles sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Capriles ranks #28,545 of 29,740 by people served, and #228 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 Capriles's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Capriles has 69 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 35% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 65% of that cohort has fewer violations than Capriles. 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	8	2016
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	7	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	2	2022
Styrene	MR	2	2005
Benzene	MR	2	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
Asbestos	MR	1	2005
OXAMYL	MR	1	2008
Nitrate	MR	1	2008
Carbofuran	MR	1	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	1	2008

Capriles

Capriles standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Capriles

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints