Yabucoa Municipio, PR

Moderate Risk (36/100)

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 Yabucoa Municipio in Puerto Rico · Population: 29,868

Yabucoa Municipio, PR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 3 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 11 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 36/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 288.4K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 11 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.

Population
29,868
TRI Facilities
3
Water Systems
11
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
288.4K lbs

Water Systems (11)

System Population Violations
YABUCOA URBANO 14,610 6
ACUED. RURAL DE TEJAS 1,709 4
ACUED. BO. GUAYABOTA 1,608 11
CALABAZAS ARRIBA 1,430 1
GUAYABOTA 1,028 30
COMUNIDAD JACANAS SUR INC. 668 9
ACUED. RURAL JACANAS PIEDRAS BLANCAS I 640 1
ACUED. SODOMA 590 3
ACUED. RURAL JACANAS PIEDRAS BLANCAS 449 11
ACUED. RURAL SECT. EL VEINTE 387 10
ASOCIACION VECINOS SECTOR LA CASA CORP. 93 1

TRI Facilities (3)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Olein Recovery Corp: (refinery Plant) 183.9K lbs
2 Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) 63.7K lbs
3 Olein Recovery Corp 2 40.8K lbs

Cities in Yabucoa Municipio (1)

Yabucoa
Pop: -
3 facilities · 10 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico?
Yabucoa Municipio, PR has an environmental risk score of 36/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 3 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 11 water systems on record. 11 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Yabucoa Municipio?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Yabucoa Municipio, PR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Yabucoa Municipio?
Yabucoa Municipio, PR has 3 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 288.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Yabucoa Municipio?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Yabucoa 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 Yabucoa Municipio?
Yabucoa Municipio, PR has 11 EPA-regulated water systems. 11 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 Yabucoa Municipio?
Environmental compliance in Yabucoa 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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