Is PENUELAS's water safe to drink?
PENUELAS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 17,326 people get their water from it, across 6,489 connections.
PENUELAS's record against the rest of the country
PENUELAS has 207 violations on record in total, 60 of thems health-based - ranking it 191th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 99th percentile nationally.
Against the PR average
PENUELAS's 60 health-based violations sit above the PR average of 46.1, across 103 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PENUELAS's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/05/2026.
The concern categories on record
PENUELAS'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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 PENUELAS's record does not cover
This is what PENUELAS 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 - 60 health-based violations on file for PENUELAS - 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.