Public water system · FL2544491
ActiveDollar General #14096 - Hawthorne
At a glance
Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne (PWSID FL2544491) is an active transient non-community water system in Putnam County, Florida. 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.
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 Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne compare with other water systems in Putnam County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Putnam County has 113 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 294 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 33,215 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Florida, the 5,197 active systems average 4,345 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne 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. Florida has 2,777 active transient non-community water systems, 53% of the state's 5,197 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 4,996 Florida systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne?
EPA lists Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne as privately owned. The FL state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 97 of the 113 active systems in Putnam County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and July 2013. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Archived |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne?
Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne (PWSID FL2544491) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the FL state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne serve?
Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Putnam County, Florida.
Where does Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne 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 Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne 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 2013. 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 Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne'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 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the FL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne 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 Putnam County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.C. Willis WTP (City of Palatka) | Putnam | 11,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Welaka | Putnam | 2,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crescent City WTP | Putnam | 1,900 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Putnam Regional | Putnam | 1,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Melrose WTP | Putnam | 1,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Georgia Pacific Paper Mill | Putnam | 1,001 | 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, “Dollar General #14096 - Hawthorne, PWSID FL2544491, Florida”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/florida/dollar-general-14096-hawthorne-fl2544491 (data as of October 1, 2026).