Public water system · IL3164038
ActiveDollar General - Essex
At a glance
Dollar General - Essex (PWSID IL3164038) is an active transient non-community water system in Kankakee County, Tennessee. It reports serving 126 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
126
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General - Essex compare with other water systems in Kankakee County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Essex is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kankakee County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General - Essex is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 126 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 126 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 - Essex is about 12% 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 - Essex?
EPA lists Dollar General - Essex as privately owned. The IL 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 Kankakee County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Essex have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | 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 - Essex: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Essex?
Dollar General - Essex (PWSID IL3164038) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the IL state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General - Essex serve?
Dollar General - Essex reports serving 126 people through 1 service connection in Kankakee County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General - Essex 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 - Essex 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 January 2023. 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 - Essex'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the IL state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Essex's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Essex 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 - Essex, PWSID IL3164038, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-essex-il3164038 (data as of October 1, 2026).