Public water system · PA7211011
ActiveDollar General Plainfield
At a glance
Dollar General Plainfield (PWSID PA7211011) is an active transient non-community water system in Cumberland County, Tennessee. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
250
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General Plainfield compare with other water systems in Cumberland County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Plainfield is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cumberland County has 12 active public water systems, and Dollar General Plainfield is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,242 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 74,908 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 Plainfield is about 74% above 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 Plainfield?
EPA lists Dollar General Plainfield as privately owned. 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. 7 of the 12 active systems in Cumberland County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Plainfield have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and January 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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 Plainfield: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Plainfield?
Dollar General Plainfield (PWSID PA7211011) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General Plainfield serve?
Dollar General Plainfield reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Cumberland County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General Plainfield 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 Plainfield have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Plainfield'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Plainfield's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Plainfield 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 Cumberland County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville Water Dept | Cumberland | 32,985 | Community | Surface water |
| Cumberland Plateau W.A.#1 | Cumberland | 22,673 | Community | Surface water |
| Cumberland Plateau W.A. #2 | Cumberland | 12,850 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cumberland Plateau W.A.#3 | Cumberland | 5,659 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cumberland Mtn Retreat Cmpgd | Cumberland | 250 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Store #15984 | Cumberland | 75 | 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 Plainfield, PWSID PA7211011, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-plainfield-pa7211011 (data as of October 1, 2026).