Is Moca, PR tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Moca has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records: Aguadilla.
Aguadilla, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 109 ppb, above the legal limit.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down.
- Open report
Aguadilla
Puerto Rico · serves 124,782 people · lists Moca among the places it serves
2 results above the legal limit, 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 109 ppb, above the legal limit.
42 health-based violations since 2016
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Plata I Y II
Puerto Rico · serves 3,978 people · lists Moca among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Aguadilla’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, Lead
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, Lead
PUR PLUS Faucet Filtration System, Horizontal (PFM400H)
Faucet mount
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Moca
The 3 labs Puerto Rico certifies closest to Moca, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Quality Water Laboratory
Aguadilla, PR · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Laboratorio Clínico Analítico, Inc.
Ponce, PR · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria
Beckton Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Ponce, PR · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria
(787) 841-7373Website: Beckton Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
ZIP codes in Moca
Which ZIP codes are in Moca: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Departamento de Salud, laboratorios y parámetros certificados (agua potable); distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Moca
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Aguadilla’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water