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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS PR0613416

Shops at Caguas

Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,000 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,000
People served
193
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 193 drinking-water violations at Shops at Caguas, 1% of them health-based - below the Puerto Rico per-system average.

193
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,000
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Shops at Caguas

Shops at Caguas is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,000 residents in Caguas, Puerto Rico (Hatillo Municipio County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 193 total violations for this system , of which 2 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 191 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 14 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%).

Shops at Caguas's 193 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
1,000
Total Violations
193
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Hatillo Municipio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
191
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2012
TTHM MR 14 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2019
Nitrate MR 7 2018
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2008
Toxaphene MR 3 2008
Dalapon MR 3 2008
Endothall MR 3 2008
OXAMYL MR 3 2008
Picloram MR 3 2008
Dinoseb MR 3 2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 2008
LASSO MR 3 2008
Heptachlor MR 3 2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 3 2008
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 3 2008
Chlordane MR 3 2008
Atrazine MR 3 2008
Simazine MR 3 2008
2,4-D MR 3 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2008
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 3 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 3 2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2008
2,4,5-TP MR 3 2008
Glyphosate MR 3 2008
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 2008
Diquat MR 3 2008
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 3 2008

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 Shops at Caguas.

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 PR0613416 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 5000
2018 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 1040
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 3100
2012 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2456
2012 TTHM MR 14 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2950
2008 BHC-GAMMA MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2010
2008 Toxaphene MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2020
2008 Dalapon MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2031
2008 Endothall MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2033
2008 OXAMYL MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2036
2008 Picloram MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2040
2008 Dinoseb MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2041
2008 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2042
2008 LASSO MR 3 SDWIS / PR0613416 / 2051

How Shops at Caguas Compares

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

Metric Shops at Caguas Puerto Rico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 193 358.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 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 1,000 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 Shops at Caguas water safe to drink? ▼
Shops at Caguas (PWS ID: PR0613416) has 193 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,000 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Shops at Caguas serve? ▼
Shops at Caguas serves 1,000 people in Caguas, Puerto Rico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Shops at Caguas have? ▼
Shops at Caguas has 193 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 191 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Shops at Caguas water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Shops at Caguas under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Shops at Caguas use? ▼
Shops at Caguas uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.