Public water system · TX0880015
ActiveThe Cracked Crab
At a glance
The Cracked Crab (PWSID TX0880015) is an active transient non-community water system in Goliad County, Texas. It reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection. 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 April 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
90
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Cracked Crab compare with other water systems in Goliad County?
By EPA's size categories, The Cracked Crab is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goliad County has 7 active public water systems, and The Cracked Crab is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 517 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 3,616 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Texas, the 7,078 active systems average 4,789 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so The Cracked Crab is about 37% 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. Texas has 1,622 active transient non-community water systems, 23% of the state's 7,078 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 5,215 Texas systems (74%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates The Cracked Crab?
EPA lists The Cracked Crab as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 7 active systems in Goliad County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does The Cracked Crab have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between March 2026 and April 2026. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2026-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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.
The Cracked Crab: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Cracked Crab?
The Cracked Crab (PWSID TX0880015) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does The Cracked Crab serve?
The Cracked Crab reports serving 90 people through 1 service connection in Goliad County, Texas.
Where does The Cracked Crab 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 The Cracked Crab have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 The Cracked Crab'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 April 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Cracked Crab's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Cracked Crab 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 Goliad County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Goliad | Goliad | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gbra Coleto Creek Park | Goliad | 700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fannin Community | Goliad | 636 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goliad County WSC - La Bahia | Goliad | 234 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goliad County WSC - Berclair Water Syste | Goliad | 204 | Community | Groundwater |
| Coleto Creek Power Station | Goliad | 52 | Non-transient non-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, “The Cracked Crab, PWSID TX0880015, Texas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/texas/the-cracked-crab-tx0880015 (data as of October 1, 2026).