Is GUANICA URBANO's water safe to drink?
GUANICA URBANO has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 6,881 people get their water from it, across 2,577 connections.
GUANICA URBANO's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, GUANICA URBANO ranks 1,327th by violation burden (90th percentile) - 55 violations total, 14 health-baseds.
How GUANICA URBANO compares within PR
Among the 103 PR systems in this dataset, the average is 46.1 health-based violations - GUANICA URBANO's 14 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GUANICA URBANO is from 2024-01-01 (health-based: 2019-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GUANICA 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Revised Total Coliform Rule
- Nitrate / nitrite - flagged from: Nitrate
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 this data is and is not
This is what GUANICA 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 - 14 health-based violations on file for GUANICA 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.