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Community Water System · PWS PR0661046

Barcelona

Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 00745 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 260 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

260
People served
1,024
EPA violations
251
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 1,024 drinking-water violations at Barcelona, 25% of them health-based - above the Puerto Rico per-system average.

1,024
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
260
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Barcelona

Barcelona is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 260 residents in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (Rio Grande Municipio County) through 97 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 1,024 total violations for this system , of which 251 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 691 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 500 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%).

Barcelona's 1,024 violations sit above 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
260
Total Violations
1,024
Health-Based Violations
251
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
97
County
Rio Grande Municipio
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
241
Monitoring Violations
691
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 500 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 241 1998
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 138 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 52 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2007
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 Barcelona.

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 PR0661046 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 52 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 8000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 1 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 5200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 5000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 500 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 3100
2007 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 0200
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 138 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 0200
1998 Coliform (TCR) MCL 241 SDWIS / PR0661046 / 3100

How Barcelona Compares

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

Metric Barcelona Puerto Rico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 1,024 358.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 251 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 260 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 Barcelona water safe to drink? ▼
Barcelona (PWS ID: PR0661046) has 1024 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 260 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Barcelona serve? ▼
Barcelona serves 260 people in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 97 service connections.
What type of violations does Barcelona have? ▼
Barcelona has 1,024 total violations: 251 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 691 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Barcelona water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Barcelona under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Barcelona use? ▼
Barcelona uses Surface Water 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

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.