Public water system · PA7500875
ActiveDollar General Duncannon
At a glance
Dollar General Duncannon (PWSID PA7500875) is an active transient non-community water system in Perry County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General Duncannon compare with other water systems in Perry County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Duncannon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Perry County has 6 active public water systems, and Dollar General Duncannon is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,471 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 14,827 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 Duncannon is about 31% 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 Duncannon?
EPA lists Dollar General Duncannon 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. 2 of the 6 active systems in Perry County (33%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Dollar General Duncannon have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and July 2025. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (9 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-04-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-10-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation · code 04 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent 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 Duncannon: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Duncannon?
Dollar General Duncannon (PWSID PA7500875) 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 Duncannon serve?
Dollar General Duncannon reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Perry County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General Duncannon 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 Duncannon have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Duncannon'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Duncannon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Duncannon 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 Perry County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Water Dept | Perry | 9,568 | Community | Surface water |
| Lobelville Water Dept | Perry | 4,752 | Community | Surface water |
| Dollar General Landisburg | Perry | 267 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General New Bloomfield | Perry | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Newport 22638 | Perry | 40 | 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 Duncannon, PWSID PA7500875, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-duncannon-pa7500875 (data as of October 1, 2026).