Community Water System · PWS PR0556075
Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero
Operator location Patillas, Puerto Rico - 27% of 764 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 70 served per SDWIS.
- 70
- People served (this PWS)
- 764
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 204
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero standing, high SDWIS violation third
27% of 764 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 27% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected.
The verdict
Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (764), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (70; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 27% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- 764
- Total EPA violations on record
- 27%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 70
- People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Private
- Connections
- 26
- County
- Patillas Municipio
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 196
- Monitoring Violations
- 517
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 8
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 512 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 196 | 2015 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 6 | 1992 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2020 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 1 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 1 | 2023 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero has 764 recorded EPA violations, 98% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 2% carry more. 27% of this system's own violations are health-based (204 of 764), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
764 Higher than most more violations than 98% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFPeA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/23/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/23/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/23/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/23/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/23/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/23/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/23/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/18/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/18/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/18/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 3/18/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/18/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/18/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/18/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/18/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/18/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 3/18/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero
204 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for PR0556075.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
764 violations · 70 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.
What to do with Bo. Jacaboa- Higuero
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