Public water system · PA1150915
ActiveDollar General 16385
At a glance
Dollar General 16385 (PWSID PA1150915) is an active transient non-community water system in Chester 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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 General 16385 compare with other water systems in Chester County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General 16385 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chester County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,188 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 9,504 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 16385 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 16385?
EPA lists Dollar General 16385 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. 6 of the 8 active systems in Chester County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General 16385 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and October 2025. By type: 3 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved, 1 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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 16385: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General 16385?
Dollar General 16385 (PWSID PA1150915) 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 16385 serve?
Dollar General 16385 reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Chester County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General 16385 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 16385 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 General 16385'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General 16385's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General 16385 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 Chester County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Water Dept | Chester | 8,924 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jacks Creek Elementary School | Chester | 160 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oak Grove Church of Christ | Chester | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Beech Springs Baptist Church | Chester | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Unity Baptist Church | Chester | 90 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #16394 | Chester | 50 | 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 16385, PWSID PA1150915, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-16385-pa1150915 (data as of October 1, 2026).