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Community Water System · PWS PR0613296

Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu)

Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 290 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

290
People served
233
EPA violations
36
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 233 drinking-water violations at Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu), 15% of them health-based - below the Puerto Rico per-system average.

233
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
290
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu)

Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 290 residents in Caguas, Puerto Rico (Caguas Municipio County) through 108 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 233 total violations for this system , of which 36 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 131 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 73 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Puerto Rico, EPA tracks 458 public water systems serving 3,328,141 people, with 164,144 cumulative violations and 34,657 health-based violations on record. About 100% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 358.4 violations. Statewide, 40 of 99 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.4%).

Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu)'s 233 violations sit below the Puerto Rico average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
290
Total Violations
233
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
108
County
Caguas Municipio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
34
Monitoring Violations
131
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 73 2013
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 57 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 34 2014
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2023
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu).

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID PR0613296 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Puerto Rico Drinking Water Authority

Puerto Rico's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find PR regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 5000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 34 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 73 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 3100
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 57 SDWIS / PR0613296 / 0200

How Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) Puerto Rico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 233 358.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 36 75.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 290 7,267 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 458 regulated public water systems in Puerto Rico.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) water safe to drink? ▼
Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) (PWS ID: PR0613296) has 233 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 290 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) serve? ▼
Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) serves 290 people in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 108 service connections.
What type of violations does Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) have? ▼
Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) has 233 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 131 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) use? ▼
Org. de Resid. del Sect. la Union (Orsu) uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

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