Public water system · MI2020373
ActiveDollar General - New Lothrop
At a glance
Dollar General - New Lothrop (PWSID MI2020373) is an active transient non-community water system in Saginaw County, Michigan. 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 April 2024.
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 - New Lothrop compare with other water systems in Saginaw County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - New Lothrop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Saginaw County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,828 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 169,654 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General - New Lothrop 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. Michigan has 7,865 active transient non-community water systems, 74% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General - New Lothrop?
EPA lists Dollar General - New Lothrop as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 37 of the 60 active systems in Saginaw County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - New Lothrop have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between October 2022 and April 2024. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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 - New Lothrop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - New Lothrop?
Dollar General - New Lothrop (PWSID MI2020373) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General - New Lothrop serve?
Dollar General - New Lothrop reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Saginaw County, Michigan.
Where does Dollar General - New Lothrop 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 - New Lothrop 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 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 - New Lothrop'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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - New Lothrop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - New Lothrop 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 Saginaw County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw, City of | Saginaw | 44,058 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Saginaw Charter Township | Saginaw | 40,840 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Thomas Township | Saginaw | 11,931 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bridgeport Township | Saginaw | 10,104 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tittabawassee Township | Saginaw | 9,227 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Buena Vista Township | Saginaw | 8,676 | Community | Purchased 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, “Dollar General - New Lothrop, PWSID MI2020373, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/dollar-general-new-lothrop-mi2020373 (data as of October 1, 2026).