Public water system · PA4050302
ActiveDollar Store New Paris
At a glance
Dollar Store New Paris (PWSID PA4050302) is an active transient non-community water system in Bedford County, Tennessee. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Dollar Store New Paris compare with other water systems in Bedford County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar Store New Paris is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bedford County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,145 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 66,889 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 Store New Paris is about 65% 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 Store New Paris?
EPA lists Dollar Store New Paris as under public/private ownership. 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. 3 of the 13 active systems in Bedford County (23%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Dollar Store New Paris have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between May 2020 and July 2021. 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 resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-18 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
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 Store New Paris: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar Store New Paris?
Dollar Store New Paris (PWSID PA4050302) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the PA state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar Store New Paris serve?
Dollar Store New Paris reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Bedford County, Tennessee.
Where does Dollar Store New Paris 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 Store New Paris 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 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 Store New Paris' 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 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar Store New Paris' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar Store New Paris 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 Bedford County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Water System | Bedford | 36,813 | Community | Surface water |
| Bedford County U.D. | Bedford | 22,908 | Community | Surface water |
| Wartrace Water System | Bedford | 3,576 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bell Buckle Water System | Bedford | 2,633 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shelbyville Flat Creek W.S. | Bedford | 634 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| River Mountain Retreat | Bedford | 100 | 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 Store New Paris, PWSID PA4050302, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/dollar-store-new-paris-pa4050302 (data as of October 1, 2026).