Caguas Municipio, PR

Low Risk (25/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Caguas Municipio in Puerto Rico

Caguas Municipio, PR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 25/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 126 lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 17 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
3
Water Systems
18
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
126 lbs

Water Systems (18)

System Population Violations
CAGUAS NORTE 46,530 10
CAGUAS SUR 33,231 18
ACUED. COM. SECTOR LA SIERRA 1,015 3
CAGUAS REAL UTILITY CORP 952 1
ACUED. RURAL TURADO ARRIBA 745 1
TURABO CLUSTERS 520 0
ACUED. RURAL SECT. LOZADA Y POZO DULCE 506 7
ACUED. RURAL PEDRO CALIXTO 402 4
PARC. NUEVAS CANABONCITO ACUED. 312 1
ACUED. RURAL CASA DE PIEDRA INC. 311 1
ORG. DE RESID. DEL SECT. LA UNION (ORSU) 290 1
POZO PIAS 2 INC 240 2
ACUED. RURAL LOS VELAZQUEZ 216 1
ACUED. COM. BUENOS AIRES 191 1
USUARIOS POZO PROFUNDO 161 1
ASOC. DE RESIDENTES HACIENDA DEL REY 142 1
ACUEDUCTO RURAL EL MANANTIAL INC 93 1
EL PARAISO ACUEDUCTO INCORPORADO 50 1

TRI Facilities (3)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Quality Electroplating Corp 75 lbs
2 Clorox Manufacturing Co of Puerto R Ico Inc. 31 lbs
3 Imcd Puerto Rico Inc 20 lbs

Cities in Caguas Municipio (1)

Caguas
Pop: -
3 facilities · 22 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Caguas Municipio, PR has an environmental risk score of 25/100 (Low Risk), based on 3 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 18 water systems on record. 17 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Caguas Municipio?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Caguas Municipio, PR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Caguas Municipio?
Caguas Municipio, PR has 3 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 126 lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Caguas Municipio?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Caguas Municipio, PR. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Caguas Municipio?
Caguas Municipio, PR has 18 EPA-regulated water systems. 17 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Caguas Municipio?
Environmental compliance in Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Puerto Rico state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial