Public water system · PA2080895
ActiveDollar General 19599 Athens
At a glance
Dollar General 19599 Athens (PWSID PA2080895) is an active transient non-community water system in Bradford County, Tennessee. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General 19599 Athens compare with other water systems in Bradford County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General 19599 Athens is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bradford County has 8 active public water systems, and Dollar General 19599 Athens is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 50 people per system, and accounts for 13% of the 400 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 19599 Athens is about 65% 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 19599 Athens?
EPA lists Dollar General 19599 Athens as under public/private ownership. 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Bradford County (50%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Dollar General 19599 Athens have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 19599 Athens: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General 19599 Athens?
Dollar General 19599 Athens (PWSID PA2080895) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General 19599 Athens serve?
Dollar General 19599 Athens reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Bradford County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General 19599 Athens 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 19599 Athens have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 19599 Athens' 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General 19599 Athens' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General 19599 Athens 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 Bradford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General 21642 Brlngtn | Bradford | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 18108 Rome | Bradford | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 23596 E Athens | Bradford | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 22358 Stevensvl | Bradford | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 19606 Gillett | Bradford | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General 21032 E Smthfld | Bradford | 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 19599 Athens, PWSID PA2080895, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-19599-athens-pa2080895 (data as of October 1, 2026).