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Dollar General Lewistown 23038

At a glance

Dollar General Lewistown 23038 (PWSID PA4440371) is an active transient non-community water system in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDPA4440371

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyPA state drinking water program

City served—

StatePennsylvania

ZIP—

CountyMifflin County

How does Dollar General Lewistown 23038 compare with other water systems in Mifflin County?

By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Lewistown 23038 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mifflin County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,197 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,320 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Pennsylvania, the 7,217 active systems average 1,741 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar General Lewistown 23038 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. Pennsylvania has 4,429 active transient non-community water systems, 61% of the state's 7,217 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,632 Pennsylvania systems (92%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Dollar General Lewistown 23038?

EPA lists Dollar General Lewistown 23038 as privately owned. The PA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 17 of the 27 active systems in Mifflin County (63%) are also privately owned.

Does Dollar General Lewistown 23038 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between August 2022 and October 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (10 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2023-10-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-10-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2023-06-13	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2023-06-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2023-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2023-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2022-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) · code 31	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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 Lewistown 23038: frequently asked questions

Who runs Dollar General Lewistown 23038?

Dollar General Lewistown 23038 (PWSID PA4440371) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.

How many people does Dollar General Lewistown 23038 serve?

Dollar General Lewistown 23038 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

Where does Dollar General Lewistown 23038 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 Lewistown 23038 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Lewistown 23038'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Dollar General Lewistown 23038's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Lewistown 23038 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 Mifflin County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mifflin Cnty Muni Auth	Mifflin	29,432	Community	Surface water
Allensville Muni Auth	Mifflin	480	Community	Surface water
Mcveytown Boro Auth	Mifflin	478	Community	Groundwater
Newton Hamilton Boro	Mifflin	270	Community	Purchased groundwater
Sal Lees Dream	Mifflin	250	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Mifflin Cnty Sch Dist	Mifflin	233	Non-transient non-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 Lewistown 23038, PWSID PA4440371, Pennsylvania”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/pennsylvania/dollar-general-lewistown-23038-pa4440371 (data as of October 1, 2026).