Question 1

Is Jagua Ceiba water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Jagua Ceiba (PWS ID: PR0004624) has 70 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 694 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Jagua Ceiba serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Jagua Ceiba serves 694 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Penuelas or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 260 service connections. The operator address is listed in Penuelas, Puerto Rico.

Question 3

What type of violations does Jagua Ceiba have?

Accepted Answer

Jagua Ceiba has 70 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 57 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Jagua Ceiba water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Jagua Ceiba use?

Accepted Answer

Jagua Ceiba 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 Jagua Ceiba sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Jagua Ceiba ranks #24,555 of 29,740 by people served, and #198 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 Jagua Ceiba's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Jagua Ceiba has 70 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 Jagua Ceiba. 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
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	5	2022
E. COLI	MR	5	2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	3	2004
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	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
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2005
Benzene	MR	2	2005
Toluene	MR	2	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2005
Styrene	MR	2	2005
Carbofuran	MR	2	2015
OXAMYL	MR	2	2015
TTHM	MR	2	2009
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2005
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MR	1	2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TT	1	2006

Jagua Ceiba

Jagua Ceiba standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Jagua Ceiba

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints