Public water system · CA4400906
ActiveMystery Spot Snack Shack
At a glance
Mystery Spot Snack Shack (PWSID CA4400906) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Cruz County, California. It reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mystery Spot Snack Shack compare with other water systems in Santa Cruz County?
By EPA's size categories, Mystery Spot Snack Shack is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Cruz County has 96 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,856 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 274,204 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 Mystery Spot Snack Shack is about 3.5 times 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 Mystery Spot Snack Shack?
EPA lists Mystery Spot Snack Shack 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. 76 of the 96 active systems in Santa Cruz County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Mystery Spot Snack Shack have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2020. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Mystery Spot Snack Shack: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mystery Spot Snack Shack?
Mystery Spot Snack Shack (PWSID CA4400906) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CA state drinking water program.
How many people does Mystery Spot Snack Shack serve?
Mystery Spot Snack Shack reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections in Santa Cruz County, California.
Where does Mystery Spot Snack Shack 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 Mystery Spot Snack Shack have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Mystery Spot Snack Shack'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mystery Spot Snack Shack's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mystery Spot Snack Shack 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 Santa Cruz County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Water Department | Santa Cruz | 94,626 | Community | Surface water |
| Watsonville, City of | Santa Cruz | 65,231 | Community | Surface water |
| Soquel Creek Water District | Santa Cruz | 40,809 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist | Santa Cruz | 21,145 | Community | Surface water |
| Cabrillo College | Santa Cruz | 12,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Scotts Valley Water District | Santa Cruz | 11,197 | 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, “Mystery Spot Snack Shack, PWSID CA4400906, California”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/california/mystery-spot-snack-shack-ca4400906 (data as of October 1, 2026).