Question 1

Is Matrulla water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Matrulla (PWS ID: PR0004564) has 114 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,286 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Matrulla serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Matrulla serves 2,286 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Orocovis or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 856 service connections. The operator address is listed in Orocovis, Puerto Rico.

Question 3

What type of violations does Matrulla have?

Accepted Answer

Matrulla has 114 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 88 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Matrulla water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Matrulla use?

Accepted Answer

Matrulla uses Surface Water 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 Matrulla sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Matrulla ranks #12,599 of 29,740 by people served, and #121 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 Matrulla's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Matrulla has 114 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 76% of that cohort has fewer violations than Matrulla. 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	12	2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MCL	10	2016
CARBON, TOTAL	TT	9	2010
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	2022
Coliform (TCR)	MR	4	2004
Carbofuran	MR	4	2014
OXAMYL	MR	4	2014
E. COLI	MR	4	2018
TTHM	MR	3	2018
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2013
Toxaphene	MR	2	2013
Diquat	MR	2	2013
Endothall	MR	2	2013
Glyphosate	MR	2	2013
Simazine	MR	2	2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2013
Dinoseb	MR	2	2013
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2013
Atrazine	MR	2	2013
Heptachlor	MR	2	2013
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2013
2,4-D	MR	2	2013
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2013
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2013
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	2	2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2013
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2013
Picloram	MR	2	2013
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2013

Matrulla

Matrulla standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Matrulla

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served