Public water system · IN2750049
ActiveDollar General - Bass Lake
At a glance
Dollar General - Bass Lake (PWSID IN2750049) is an active transient non-community water system in Starke County, Indiana. It reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General - Bass Lake compare with other water systems in Starke County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Bass Lake is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Starke County has 47 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 280 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 13,174 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Indiana, the 3,969 active systems average 1,456 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General - Bass Lake is about 62% 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. Indiana has 2,596 active transient non-community water systems, 65% of the state's 3,969 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 3,769 Indiana systems (95%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General - Bass Lake?
EPA lists Dollar General - Bass Lake as privately owned. The IN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 42 of the 47 active systems in Starke County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Bass Lake have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2023 and April 2024. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 - Bass Lake: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Bass Lake?
Dollar General - Bass Lake (PWSID IN2750049) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IN state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General - Bass Lake serve?
Dollar General - Bass Lake reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Starke County, Indiana.
Where does Dollar General - Bass Lake 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 - Bass Lake have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. 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 - Bass Lake'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Bass Lake's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Bass Lake 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 Starke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Water Works | Starke | 3,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Judson Water Company | Starke | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grovertown Truckstop, LLC | Starke | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hamlet Water Works | Starke | 801 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oregon-Davis Elementary & High School | Starke | 575 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Richards of Toto | Starke | 515 | 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 - Bass Lake, PWSID IN2750049, Indiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/indiana/dollar-general-bass-lake-in2750049 (data as of October 1, 2026).