Public water system · NY5430072
ActiveDollar General Dryden
At a glance
Dollar General Dryden (PWSID NY5430072) is an active transient non-community water system in Tompkins County, New York. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General Dryden compare with other water systems in Tompkins County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Dryden is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Tompkins County has 111 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 927 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 102,856 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 Dryden is about 65% 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 Dryden?
EPA lists Dollar General Dryden 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. 90 of the 111 active systems in Tompkins County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Dryden have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 Dryden: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Dryden?
Dollar General Dryden (PWSID NY5430072) 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 Dryden serve?
Dollar General Dryden reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Tompkins County, New York.
Where does Dollar General Dryden 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 Dryden have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Dryden'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Dryden's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Dryden 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 Tompkins County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Tompkins | 31,581 | Community | Surface water |
| Ithaca City | Tompkins | 29,457 | Community | Surface water |
| Ithaca Town Wd | Tompkins | 13,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cayuga Heights Village | Tompkins | 3,170 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lansing (V) | Tompkins | 3,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lansing (T) Consolidated Wd | Tompkins | 3,000 | 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 Dryden, PWSID NY5430072, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/dollar-general-dryden-ny5430072 (data as of October 1, 2026).