Public water system · PA5101058
ActiveDollar Gen 18120 Portersville
At a glance
Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville (PWSID PA5101058) is an active transient non-community water system in Butler County, Tennessee. 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 August 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 Gen 18120 Portersville compare with other water systems in Butler County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butler County has 13 active public water systems, and Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 108 people per system, and accounts for 1.8% of the 1,400 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Tennessee, the 1,383 active systems average 5,780 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville 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. Tennessee has 891 active transient non-community water systems, 64% of the state's 1,383 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,038 Tennessee systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville?
EPA lists Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville 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. 13 of the 13 active systems in Butler County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in August 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-01 | 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 Gen 18120 Portersville: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville?
Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville (PWSID PA5101058) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville serve?
Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Butler County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville 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 Gen 18120 Portersville 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 August 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 Gen 18120 Portersville'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 August 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar Gen 18120 Portersville 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 Butler County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Travel Center | Butler | 1,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 16976 E Butler | Butler | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 24160 Slippery Rk | Butler | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 18160 Freeport Rd | Butler | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 21207 Sarver | Butler | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 14300 Nixon | Butler | 25 | 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 Gen 18120 Portersville, PWSID PA5101058, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-gen-18120-portersville-pa5101058 (data as of October 1, 2026).