Public water system · VA3181420
ActiveDollar General - Spring Grove
At a glance
Dollar General - Spring Grove (PWSID VA3181420) is an active transient non-community water system in Surry County, Tennessee. It reports serving 81 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 July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
81
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General - Spring Grove compare with other water systems in Surry County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General - Spring Grove is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Surry County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General - Spring Grove is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 81 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 81 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 - Spring Grove is about 44% 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 - Spring Grove?
EPA lists Dollar General - Spring Grove 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Surry County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General - Spring Grove have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and July 2024. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-13 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2018-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | 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 - Spring Grove: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General - Spring Grove?
Dollar General - Spring Grove (PWSID VA3181420) 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 - Spring Grove serve?
Dollar General - Spring Grove reports serving 81 people through 1 service connection in Surry County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General - Spring Grove 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 - Spring Grove have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 - Spring Grove'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 July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General - Spring Grove's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General - Spring Grove 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 - Spring Grove, PWSID VA3181420, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-spring-grove-va3181420 (data as of October 1, 2026).