Public water system · VA5089259
ActiveDollar General-Axton
At a glance
Dollar General-Axton (PWSID VA5089259) is an active transient non-community water system in Henry County, Tennessee. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
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-Axton compare with other water systems in Henry County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General-Axton is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Henry County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,196 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,320 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-Axton 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-Axton?
EPA lists Dollar General-Axton as privately owned. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 15 of the 22 active systems in Henry County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General-Axton have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between June 2025 and January 2026. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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-Axton: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General-Axton?
Dollar General-Axton (PWSID VA5089259) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General-Axton serve?
Dollar General-Axton reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Henry County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General-Axton 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-Axton have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none 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-Axton'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General-Axton's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General-Axton 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 Henry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris B.P.U. | Henry | 13,145 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northeast Henry County U.D. | Henry | 5,155 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Paris Water Co-Op | Henry | 2,141 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Springville U.D. | Henry | 1,492 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Northwest Henry Co. U.D. | Henry | 1,116 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Puryear Water System | Henry | 833 | 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-Axton, PWSID VA5089259, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-axton-va5089259 (data as of October 1, 2026).