Public water system · CA5800205
ActiveMela'S Mexican Restaurant
At a glance
Mela'S Mexican Restaurant (PWSID CA5800205) is an active transient non-community water system in Yuba County, California. It reports serving 26 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
26
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mela'S Mexican Restaurant compare with other water systems in Yuba County?
By EPA's size categories, Mela'S Mexican Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yuba County has 62 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,823 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 113,008 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across California, the 7,479 active systems average 5,706 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Mela'S Mexican Restaurant is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. California has 3,016 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 7,479 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,179 California systems (83%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Mela'S Mexican Restaurant?
EPA lists Mela'S Mexican Restaurant as privately owned. The CA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 53 of the 62 active systems in Yuba County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Mela'S Mexican Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. The violations listed here began between April 2012 and October 2017. By type: 2 monitoring, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Mela'S Mexican Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mela'S Mexican Restaurant?
Mela'S Mexican Restaurant (PWSID CA5800205) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mela'S Mexican Restaurant serve?
Mela'S Mexican Restaurant reports serving 26 people through 2 service connections in Yuba County, California.
Where does Mela'S Mexican Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Mela'S Mexican Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Mela'S Mexican Restaurant's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mela'S Mexican Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mela'S Mexican Restaurant is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Yuba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda County Water District | Yuba | 21,654 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yuba County Motorplex | Yuba | 18,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Olivehurst Public U.D. | Yuba | 16,595 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cal-Water Service Co.-Marysville | Yuba | 12,419 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plumas Lake | Yuba | 10,464 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beale Air Force Base | Yuba | 6,785 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Mela'S Mexican Restaurant, PWSID CA5800205, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/mela-s-mexican-restaurant-ca5800205 (data as of October 1, 2026).