Is GARROCHALES's water safe to drink?

GARROCHALES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 7,465 people get their water from it, across 2,796 connections.

How this compares nationally

100 total violations and 20 health-based ones put GARROCHALES at the 93th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 876 of 12,903.

Against the PR average

GARROCHALES's 20 health-based violations sit within the PR average of 46.1, across 103 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

GARROCHALES's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.

The concern categories on record

GARROCHALES'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:

• Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What GARROCHALES's record does not cover

This is what GARROCHALES 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 100 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.