Public water system · NC1088032
ActiveDollar General Store #17310
At a glance
Dollar General Store #17310 (PWSID NC1088032) is an active transient non-community water system in Transylvania 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018.
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 Store #17310 compare with other water systems in Transylvania County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Store #17310 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Transylvania County has 1 active public water system, and Dollar General Store #17310 is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 300 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 300 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 #17310 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 Store #17310?
EPA lists Dollar General Store #17310 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 1 active systems in Transylvania County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Store #17310 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. The violations listed here began between May 2017 and June 2018. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-11 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | 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 #17310: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Store #17310?
Dollar General Store #17310 (PWSID NC1088032) 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 #17310 serve?
Dollar General Store #17310 reports serving 300 people through 1 service connection in Transylvania County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General Store #17310 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 #17310 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2018. 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 #17310'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 June 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NC state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Store #17310's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Store #17310 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 Store #17310, PWSID NC1088032, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-store-17310-nc1088032 (data as of October 1, 2026).