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UPR CAYEY

PWS ID: PR0518085 · CAYEY, Puerto Rico 00736

PFAS Detected

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

Population Served
2,613
Total Violations
399
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
66
County
Cayey Municipio
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
390
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 18 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 13 2019
TTHM MR 13 2019
Picloram MR 13 2023
Nitrate MR 10 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2011
Endrin MR 6 2021
Toxaphene MR 6 2021
Dalapon MR 6 2021
Endothall MR 6 2021
Glyphosate MR 6 2021
OXAMYL MR 6 2021
Heptachlor MR 6 2021
2,4,5-TP MR 6 2021
Pentachlorophenol MR 6 2021
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 6 2021
Chlordane MR 6 2021
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2021
Dinoseb MR 6 2021
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 6 2021
Carbofuran MR 6 2021
LASSO MR 6 2021
Heptachlor epoxide MR 6 2021
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2021
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 6 2021
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 6 2021
Methoxychlor MR 6 2021
Simazine MR 6 2021
Atrazine MR 6 2021

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 60 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOA 6/20/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 6/20/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 6/20/2023 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFOS 6/20/2023 0.0132 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFHxA 6/20/2023 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFDoA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 6/20/2023 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 6/20/2023 0.0052 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
ADONA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 6/20/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 6/20/2023 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 6/20/2023 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/20/2023 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/20/2023 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/20/2023 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/20/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 6/20/2023 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 6/20/2023 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 6/20/2023 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 1/9/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 1/9/2024 0.0048 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFMPA 1/9/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 1/9/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 1/9/2024 0.0164 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Detected
PFPeS 1/9/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 1/9/2024 0.0057 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
lithium 1/9/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 1/9/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 1/9/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 1/9/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 1/9/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 1/9/2024 0.0030 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Detected
PFUnA 1/9/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 1/9/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.