Public water system · NC2080068
ActiveDollar General Store 11597
At a glance
Dollar General Store 11597 (PWSID NC2080068) is an active transient non-community water system in Rowan County, Kansas. 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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017.
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 Store 11597 compare with other water systems in Rowan County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Store 11597 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rowan County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General Store 11597 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 25 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 25 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Kansas, the 1,041 active systems average 2,800 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General Store 11597 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. Kansas has 138 active transient non-community water systems, 13% of the state's 1,041 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 587 Kansas systems (56%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General Store 11597?
EPA lists Dollar General Store 11597 as privately owned. The NC state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Rowan County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Store 11597 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. The violations listed here began between October 2009 and August 2017. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-31 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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 Store 11597: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Store 11597?
Dollar General Store 11597 (PWSID NC2080068) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General Store 11597 serve?
Dollar General Store 11597 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Rowan County, Kansas.
Where does Dollar General Store 11597 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 Store 11597 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. 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 Store 11597'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Store 11597's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Store 11597 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.
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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 Store 11597, PWSID NC2080068, Kansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/kansas/dollar-general-store-11597-nc2080068 (data as of October 1, 2026).