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Water system · PWSID PR0002772

VEGA BAJA URBANO

VEGA BAJA, PR · ~26,660 people served

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Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PR0002772

State

Puerto Rico

City

VEGA BAJA

Population served

26,660

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 10 points — the score moved from 100 to 90 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 90

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Aug 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

4.4 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

PFBS

3.7 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

243

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Mar 2025 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2024 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Antimony began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1085 began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Barium began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Arsenic began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cadmium began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Chromium (total) began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Selenium began Jan 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SFJ Mar 2025
State action · SOX Mar 2025
State action · SFJ Dec 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2023
State action · SFJ Mar 2023
State action · SOX Sep 2020
State action · SOX Aug 2019

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest May 2023

1.16 · max 1.62 mg/l as N · 28

Arsenic

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.8 · max 1 ug/l · 7

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2023

2.7 · max 8.9 ug/l · 7

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2023

0.12 · max 1.52 ug/l · 7

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system PR0002772 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.