Public water system · NY1600361
ActiveDollar General - Fort Covington
At a glance
Dollar General - Fort Covington (PWSID NY1600361) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.
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 - Fort Covington compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Fort Covington is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 88 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 444 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 39,082 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 - Fort Covington 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 - Fort Covington?
EPA lists Dollar General - Fort Covington 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. 68 of the 88 active systems in Franklin County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Fort Covington have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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 - Fort Covington: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Fort Covington?
Dollar General - Fort Covington (PWSID NY1600361) 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 - Fort Covington serve?
Dollar General - Fort Covington reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, New York.
Where does Dollar General - Fort Covington 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 - Fort Covington 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 October 2016. 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 - Fort Covington'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 October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Fort Covington's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Fort Covington 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malone V | Franklin | 13,232 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tupper Lake V | Franklin | 5,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Saranac Lake V | Franklin | 5,345 | Community | Groundwater |
| Salmon River Central School | Franklin | 1,600 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased groundwater |
| Chateaugay V | Franklin | 1,100 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Paul Smiths College | Franklin | 1,100 | 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 - Fort Covington, PWSID NY1600361, New York”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-york/dollar-general-fort-covington-ny1600361 (data as of October 1, 2026).