Public water system · NY0214599
ActiveDollar General-Cuba
At a glance
Dollar General-Cuba (PWSID NY0214599) is an active transient non-community water system in Allegany County, New York. 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012.
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-Cuba compare with other water systems in Allegany County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General-Cuba is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Allegany County has 80 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 446 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 35,638 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New York, the 8,167 active systems average 2,374 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General-Cuba 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. New York has 5,182 active transient non-community water systems, 63% of the state's 8,167 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 7,096 New York systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General-Cuba?
EPA lists Dollar General-Cuba as privately owned. The NY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 54 of the 80 active systems in Allegany County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General-Cuba have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and August 2012. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2012-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2011-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2010-02-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherOperations Report · code 10 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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-Cuba: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General-Cuba?
Dollar General-Cuba (PWSID NY0214599) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NY state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General-Cuba serve?
Dollar General-Cuba reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Allegany County, New York.
Where does Dollar General-Cuba 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-Cuba have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. 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-Cuba'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General-Cuba's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General-Cuba 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 Allegany County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville Village Public Water | Allegany | 5,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Alfred State College | Allegany | 3,600 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Alfred University | Allegany | 2,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belmont Village Public Water | Allegany | 2,400 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Houghton Water District | Allegany | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cuba Village Public Water | Allegany | 1,800 | 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-Cuba, PWSID NY0214599, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/dollar-general-cuba-ny0214599 (data as of October 1, 2026).