Public water system · AZ0407796
ActiveTonopah Dollar General
At a glance
Tonopah Dollar General (PWSID AZ0407796) is an active transient non-community water system in Maricopa County, Arizona. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tonopah Dollar General compare with other water systems in Maricopa County?
By EPA's size categories, Tonopah Dollar General is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Maricopa County has 217 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 20,368 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 4,419,761 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arizona, the 1,769 active systems average 4,369 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Tonopah Dollar General 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. Arizona has 601 active transient non-community water systems, 34% of the state's 1,769 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,612 Arizona systems (91%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Tonopah Dollar General?
EPA lists Tonopah Dollar General as privately owned. The AZ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 89 of the 217 active systems in Maricopa County (41%) are also privately owned.
Does Tonopah Dollar General have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Tonopah Dollar General: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tonopah Dollar General?
Tonopah Dollar General (PWSID AZ0407796) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.
How many people does Tonopah Dollar General serve?
Tonopah Dollar General reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Where does Tonopah Dollar General 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 Tonopah Dollar General have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Tonopah Dollar General'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tonopah Dollar General's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tonopah Dollar General 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 Maricopa County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix City of | Maricopa | 1,695,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Mesa City of | Maricopa | 466,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Gilbert, Town of | Maricopa | 247,600 | Community | Surface water |
| Chandler City of | Maricopa | 247,328 | Community | Surface water |
| Scottsdale City of | Maricopa | 241,361 | Community | Surface water |
| Glendale City of | Maricopa | 234,766 | Community | Surface water |
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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, “Tonopah Dollar General, PWSID AZ0407796, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/tonopah-dollar-general-az0407796 (data as of October 1, 2026).