Public water system · NC1057017
ActiveDollar General Store #16505
At a glance
Dollar General Store #16505 (PWSID NC1057017) is an active transient non-community water system in Macon County, Tennessee. It reports serving 60 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 November 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General Store #16505 compare with other water systems in Macon County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Store #16505 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Macon County has 3 active public water systems, and Dollar General Store #16505 is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 9,220 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,661 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 Store #16505 is about 58% 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 Store #16505?
EPA lists Dollar General Store #16505 as privately owned. The NC 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 3 active systems in Macon County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Store #16505 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and November 2017. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | 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 Store #16505: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Store #16505?
Dollar General Store #16505 (PWSID NC1057017) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NC state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General Store #16505 serve?
Dollar General Store #16505 reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Macon County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General Store #16505 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 Store #16505 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. 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 Store #16505'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 November 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Store #16505's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Store #16505 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 Macon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Water System | Macon | 21,551 | Community | Surface water |
| Red Boiling Springs W.S. | Macon | 6,050 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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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 Store #16505, PWSID NC1057017, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-store-16505-nc1057017 (data as of October 1, 2026).