Tibes, PR
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Tibes serves about 134 people through 50 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Ponce Municipio County, PR. EPA system ID: PR0004574; phone on file: 787-620-2277. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Other water systems in Ponce Municipio County
17 other systems share Ponce Municipio County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Cotto Laurel | 12,979 | - |
| Cerrillos | 5,658 | 6 ppb |
| Real Anon | 2,814 | - |
| Guaraguao | 935 | 6 ppb |
| Anon Carmelita | 900 | - |
| Asoc. Civica Pastillo Tibes | 652 | - |
| Bo. Monte Llanos | 327 | - |
| Acued. Comunal Rio Chiquito | 320 | 3 ppb |
| Servicio De Agua | 300 | - |
| Estancias Del Madrigal | 258 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Ponce, PR may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Tibes whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.