Public water system · MO5283190
ActiveDollar General #16263 Joplin
At a glance
Dollar General #16263 Joplin (PWSID MO5283190) is an active transient non-community water system in Newton County, Tennessee. It reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General #16263 Joplin compare with other water systems in Newton County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General #16263 Joplin is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Newton County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General #16263 Joplin is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,000 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 1,000 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 #16263 Joplin is about 6.9 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 #16263 Joplin?
EPA lists Dollar General #16263 Joplin as privately owned. The MO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Newton County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General #16263 Joplin have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between December 2018 and August 2021. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-05-27 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-04-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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 #16263 Joplin: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General #16263 Joplin?
Dollar General #16263 Joplin (PWSID MO5283190) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General #16263 Joplin serve?
Dollar General #16263 Joplin reports serving 1,000 people through 1 service connection in Newton County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General #16263 Joplin 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 #16263 Joplin have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. 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 #16263 Joplin'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General #16263 Joplin's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General #16263 Joplin 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.
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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 #16263 Joplin, PWSID MO5283190, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-16263-joplin-mo5283190 (data as of October 1, 2026).