"I’m going to drink it. It tastes fine," Oquendo told CNN as he filled his jugs. So I might as well drink this water."
Gary Lipson, the EPA Incident Commander working in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, says nearby residents have been drinking potentially contaminated water from this well.
We understand there are a lot of thirsty people out there, and they are accessing whatever water they can," Lipson told CNN.
EPA teams gathered water samples this weekend from at least six wells inside the Dorado Superfund site.
One well on the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site has been approved by the Puerto Rican water authority and federal officials for public use.
CNN reviewed documents published in 2016 as part of the EPA’s move to designate the Dorado Groundwater Contamination Site as a Superfund location.
"Data gathered by EPA in 2015 showed that some wells in the western part of the area are contaminated, while some wells in the eastern portion of the area meet drinking water standards.
"It is certainly likely that these wells will have contamination," Carpenter said after reviewing EPA documents.