Metropolitano, PR Water Quality
Is Metropolitano's water safe to drink?
Metropolitano had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 1,084,637 people through 406,231 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Metropolitano ranks 3th by violation burden (100th percentile) - 808 violations total, 346 health-based.
Against the PR average
Metropolitano's 346 health-based violations sit above the PR average of 48.9, across 120 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
Metropolitano's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-02, with the most recent health-based one dated 2026-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.
The concern categories on record
Metropolitano'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; Revised Total Coliform Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Carbon, Total
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Tthm; 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 Metropolitano's record does not cover
Everything on this page is Metropolitano's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 808 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.