Public water system · MD1071388
ActiveDollar General #13896
At a glance
Dollar General #13896 (PWSID MD1071388) is an active transient non-community water system in Cecil County, Tennessee. It reports serving 450 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General #13896 compare with other water systems in Cecil County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General #13896 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cecil County has 6 active public water systems, and Dollar General #13896 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 124% above the county average of 201 people per system, and accounts for 37% of the 1,203 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 #13896 is about 3.1 times 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 #13896?
EPA lists Dollar General #13896 as privately owned. The MD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 6 active systems in Cecil County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General #13896 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2016 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-04-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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 #13896: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General #13896?
Dollar General #13896 (PWSID MD1071388) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MD state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General #13896 serve?
Dollar General #13896 reports serving 450 people through 1 service connection in Cecil County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General #13896 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 #13896 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 #13896'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 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General #13896's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General #13896 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 Cecil County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General #14009 | Cecil | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #23869 | Cecil | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General (No 18319) | Cecil | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #21451 | Cecil | 28 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #20720 | Cecil | 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 #13896, PWSID MD1071388, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-13896-md1071388 (data as of October 1, 2026).