Public water system · PA3130984
ActiveDollar General 13251
At a glance
Dollar General 13251 (PWSID PA3130984) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon 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 4 violations for this system; none is 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 13251 compare with other water systems in Carbon County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General 13251 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 6 active public water systems, and Dollar General 13251 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 27% below the county average of 34 people per system, and accounts for 12% of the 205 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 General 13251 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 General 13251?
EPA lists Dollar General 13251 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. 5 of the 6 active systems in Carbon County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General 13251 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and October 2016. By type: 2 monitoring and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
| 2016-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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 13251: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General 13251?
Dollar General 13251 (PWSID PA3130984) 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 13251 serve?
Dollar General 13251 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Carbon County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General 13251 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 13251 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is 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 13251'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General 13251's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General 13251 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 Carbon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General #10434 Nesq | Carbon | 80 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Lizard Creek Rd | Carbon | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dg 15101 Rte 903 Jim Thorpe | Carbon | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Normal Square | Carbon | 25 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 15804 Lehighton | Carbon | 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 General 13251, PWSID PA3130984, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-13251-pa3130984 (data as of October 1, 2026).