Public water system · MI2031762
ActiveDollar General - Hardy Dam
At a glance
Dollar General - Hardy Dam (PWSID MI2031762) is an active transient non-community water system in Newaygo County, Tennessee. It reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General - Hardy Dam compare with other water systems in Newaygo County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Hardy Dam is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Newaygo County has 6 active public water systems, and Dollar General - Hardy Dam is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 139 people per system, and accounts for 36% of the 835 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 - Hardy Dam is about twice 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 - Hardy Dam?
EPA lists Dollar General - Hardy Dam as privately owned. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 6 active systems in Newaygo County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Hardy Dam have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and July 2022. By type: 4 monitoring and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | ReportingReporting, Assessment Forms (RTCR) · code 4A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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 - Hardy Dam: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Hardy Dam?
Dollar General - Hardy Dam (PWSID MI2031762) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General - Hardy Dam serve?
Dollar General - Hardy Dam reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection in Newaygo County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General - Hardy Dam 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 - Hardy Dam have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 - Hardy Dam'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Hardy Dam's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Hardy Dam 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 Newaygo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar General - Fremont #19443 | Newaygo | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General - East Newaygo | Newaygo | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General - Bitely | Newaygo | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General #19571 - Brohman | Newaygo | 50 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General - S White Cloud | Newaygo | 35 | 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 - Hardy Dam, PWSID MI2031762, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-hardy-dam-mi2031762 (data as of October 1, 2026).