Public water system · TX0840278
ActiveDollar General 18673 Santa Fe
At a glance
Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe (PWSID TX0840278) is an active transient non-community water system in Galveston County, Tennessee. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe compare with other water systems in Galveston County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Galveston County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 25 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 25 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 18673 Santa Fe 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 22 Tennessee systems (1.6%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe?
EPA lists Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe as privately owned. The TX 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 Galveston County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. The violations listed here began between June 2018 and August 2018. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 18673 Santa Fe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe?
Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe (PWSID TX0840278) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe serve?
Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Galveston County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. 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 18673 Santa Fe'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General 18673 Santa Fe 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 18673 Santa Fe, PWSID TX0840278, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-18673-santa-fe-tx0840278 (data as of October 1, 2026).