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Community Water System · PWS PR0003904

Santa Isabel Urbano

Operator location Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico - larger served population (> 3,309) at 39,884 people served; 443 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

39,884
People served (this PWS)
443
EPA violations (this PWS)
24
Health-based (this PWS)
4 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Santa Isabel Urbano standing, high SDWIS violation third

39,884 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds). Population rank #1,402 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Santa Isabel Urbano sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (443), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (39,884; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 4 PFAS compounds (middle-third PFAS panel (≤ 4 compounds)).

#1,402 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#12 of 235
Population · PR
443
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

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

PFAS Detected

4 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
14,938
County
Santa Isabel Municipio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
24
Monitoring Violations
408
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MR 37 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 22 2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 12 2019
Chlordane MR 10 2019
Endothall MR 10 2019
Endrin MR 10 2019
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 2010
Heptachlor MR 10 2019
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 10 2019
BHC-GAMMA MR 10 2019
Methoxychlor MR 10 2019
OXAMYL MR 10 2010
Simazine MR 10 2019
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 10 2010
LASSO MR 10 2019
Toxaphene MR 10 2019
Carbofuran MR 10 2010
Diquat MR 10 2019
Heptachlor epoxide MR 10 2019
2,4,5-TP MR 9 2010
2,4-D MR 9 2010
Atrazine MR 9 2010
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 9 2010
Dalapon MR 9 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 9 2010
Dinoseb MR 9 2010
Glyphosate MR 9 2010
Pentachlorophenol MR 9 2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 9 2010

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Santa Isabel Urbano has 443 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (24 of 443), and it ranks #1,402 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)

443 Higher than most more violations than 95% 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. 6 of 493 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/26/2023 4.70 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFBA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 9/26/2023 6.40 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFHpA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/26/2023 10.30 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/26/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/26/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/26/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 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
PFPeS 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/19/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/19/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/19/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/19/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 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
PFOA 9/19/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/19/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/19/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Santa Isabel Urbano

EPA SDWIS lists 39,884 people served and 14,938 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

443 violations · 39,884 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 Santa Isabel 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
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater