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Water system · PWSID PR0003824

PONCE URBANO

PONCE, PR · ~111,926 people served

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Fair

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

PR0003824

State

Puerto Rico

City

PONCE

Population served

111,926

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

▼ 50 points — the score moved from 100 to 50 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 50

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 Feb 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

9.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

13 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

4.6 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.1×

Lithium

15,540 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

7.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

7.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

7.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFDoA

3.2 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

582

Violations on record

Unaddressed

102

Health-based

217

Enforcement actions

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

Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jan 2024 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Aug 2023 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Jul 2023 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Dec 2022 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Oct 2022 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Oct 2022 Resolved

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0300 health-based began Sep 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SOX Nov 2025
State action · SFJ Dec 2024
State action · SOX Jun 2024
State action · SFJ Apr 2024
State action · SOX Feb 2024
State action · SFJ Oct 2023
State action · SFJ Oct 2023
State action · SFJ Oct 2023

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

3 stations · latest May 2023

0.389 · max 1.16 mg/l as N · 56

Arsenic

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.4 · max 0.7 ug/l · 15

Copper

3 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.9 · max 4 ug/l · 14

Lead

2 stations · latest Aug 2023

0.1 · max 0.13 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 PR0003824 — 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.