Is ARECIBO URBANO's water safe to drink?
ARECIBO URBANO had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 61,626 people get their water from it, across 23,081 connections.
ARECIBO URBANO's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, ARECIBO URBANO ranks 255th by violation burden (98th percentile) - 504 violations total, 51 health-baseds.
Against the average
Among the 244 systems in this dataset, the average is 11.2 health-based violations - ARECIBO URBANO's 51 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
ARECIBO URBANO's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.
The concern categories on record
ARECIBO URBANO's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What ARECIBO URBANO's record does not cover
This is what ARECIBO URBANO reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 51 health-based violations on file for ARECIBO URBANO - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.