Public water system · PA5101062
ActiveDollar Gen 8585 Chicora
At a glance
Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora (PWSID PA5101062) 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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
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 8585 Chicora compare with other water systems in Butler County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Butler County has 13 active public water systems, and Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora 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 8585 Chicora 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 8585 Chicora?
EPA lists Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora 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 8585 Chicora have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2018 and March 2025. By type: 3 reporting, 2 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-06 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-11-06 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-11-22 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-12 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-10-12 | ReportingNotify Level 1/Level 2 Treatment Technique Violation, Correct Action (RTCR) · code 4F | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-11-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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 Gen 8585 Chicora: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora?
Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora (PWSID PA5101062) 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 8585 Chicora serve?
Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Butler County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora 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 8585 Chicora have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. 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 8585 Chicora'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 11 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar Gen 8585 Chicora 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 18120 Portersville | Butler | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar Gen 21207 Sarver | 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 8585 Chicora, PWSID PA5101062, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-gen-8585-chicora-pa5101062 (data as of October 1, 2026).