Vega Baja Municipio, PR
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Vega Baja Municipio in Puerto Rico · Population: 54,058
TRI sites such as Hubbell Caribe Ltd; Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC; Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant; SDWIS systems such as VEGA BAJA URBANO; ALMIRANTE NORTE; PUGNADO; NPL sites such as V&M/Albaladejo; Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal anchor Vega Baja Municipio, PR's EPA extract. Derived burden score 36/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Vega Baja Municipio include VEGA BAJA URBANO; ALMIRANTE NORTE; ALMIRANTE SUR, while Hubbell Caribe Ltd leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 36/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Vega Baja Municipio -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Vega Baja Municipio, PR: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
not comparable
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
not comparable
0 lb → 8.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Vega Baja Municipio, PR's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vega Baja Municipio, PR's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vega Baja Municipio, PR's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (5)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| VEGA BAJA URBANO | 26,935 | 18 |
| ALMIRANTE NORTE | 4,285 | 6 |
| PUGNADO | 3,591 | 0 |
| ALMIRANTE SUR | 2,830 | 20 |
| CIUDAD REAL | 1,818 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (3)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubbell Caribe Ltd | 20.8K lbs |
| 2 | Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC | 1.6K lbs |
| 3 | Prepa-Vega Baja Gas Turbines Power Plant | 10 lbs |
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| V&M/Albaladejo | Deleted NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Vega Baja Solid Waste Disposal | NPL Site | 50.37 |
Cities in Vega Baja Municipio (3)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.