Las Bocas
Las Bocas (EPA ID PR0004945) in Santurce, PR supplies surface water (rivers, lakes) to about 11,022 people: 22 violations since 2016, latest lead result 6 ppb, PFAS 7.2 ppt.
Health-based violations since 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. All are listed as resolved.
90th-percentile lead in the latest round (Jul 2015). Lead comes mostly from household plumbing and service lines, so individual homes can be higher.
Highest PFOA or PFOS result in EPA’s 2023–2025 testing was at or above 4.0 ppt, EPA’s 2024 maximum contaminant level for each. 2 PFAS compounds detected.
System facts
Health-based violations
| Contaminant or rule | Health-based violations since 2016 |
|---|---|
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 21 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | 1 |
A health-based violation means a contaminant exceeded its legal limit (MCL) or a required treatment technique was not met, as reported by the state to EPA’s SDWIS. All are listed as resolved or archived; the latest began Dec 2023.
Lead
90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.
PFAS
| Compound | Highest result | Samples with detection | EPA limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 7.2 ppt | 3 of 20 | 4 ppt MCL |
| PFPeA | 3 ppt | 1 of 20 | — |
| PFBS | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFHpA | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFHxS | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFNA | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFOA | not detected | 0 of 20 | 4 ppt MCL |
| PFDA | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFHxA | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| PFBA | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) | not detected | 0 of 20 | — |
EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5), samples 2023–2025; ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). The 4.0 ppt maximum contaminant levels for PFOA and PFOS were set by EPA in 2024; water systems have until the end of the decade to comply.
What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.
Questions
Has Las Bocas had drinking water violations?
Health-based violations since 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule. All are listed as resolved.
What is the lead level in Las Bocas water?
The latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jul 2015) was 6 ppb. EPA’s action level is 15 ppb (10 ppb from 2027).
Does Las Bocas have PFAS in its water?
Highest PFOA or PFOS result in EPA’s 2023–2025 testing was at or above 4.0 ppt, EPA’s 2024 maximum contaminant level for each. 2 PFAS compounds detected.