Public water system · TX0680234
ActiveDollar General Store 18649
At a glance
Dollar General Store 18649 (PWSID TX0680234) is an active transient non-community water system in Ector County, Tennessee. It reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar General Store 18649 compare with other water systems in Ector County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Store 18649 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ector County has 2 active public water systems, and Dollar General Store 18649 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 800 people per system, and accounts for 6.3% of the 1,600 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 18649 is about 31% 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 18649?
EPA lists Dollar General Store 18649 as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 2 of the 2 active systems in Ector County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Store 18649 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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 18649: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Store 18649?
Dollar General Store 18649 (PWSID TX0680234) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General Store 18649 serve?
Dollar General Store 18649 reports serving 100 people through 1 service connection in Ector County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar General Store 18649 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 18649 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. 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 18649'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Store 18649's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Store 18649 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 Ector County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Travel Center 1354 | Ector | 1,500 | 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 Store 18649, PWSID TX0680234, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-general-store-18649-tx0680234 (data as of October 1, 2026).