Public water system · PA7280971
ActivePath Valley Dollar General
At a glance
Path Valley Dollar General (PWSID PA7280971) is an active transient non-community water system in Franklin County, Tennessee. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Path Valley Dollar General compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Path Valley Dollar General is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Franklin County has 19 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,827 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 53,703 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 Path Valley Dollar General is well 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 Path Valley Dollar General?
EPA lists Path Valley Dollar General 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. 2 of the 19 active systems in Franklin County (11%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Path Valley Dollar General have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between December 2017 and January 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrite, Nitrate and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Path Valley Dollar General: frequently asked questions
Who runs Path Valley Dollar General?
Path Valley Dollar General (PWSID PA7280971) 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 Path Valley Dollar General serve?
Path Valley Dollar General reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Franklin County, Tennessee.
Where does Path Valley Dollar General 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 Path Valley Dollar General have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Path Valley Dollar General'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the PA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Path Valley Dollar General's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Path Valley Dollar General 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Water System | Franklin | 24,899 | Community | Surface water |
| Center Grove-Winchester Springs | Franklin | 6,979 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Sewanee Utility District | Franklin | 5,970 | Community | Surface water |
| Decherd Water Dept | Franklin | 4,809 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Estill Springs Water Dept | Franklin | 4,317 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Cowan B.P.U. | Franklin | 2,550 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Path Valley Dollar General, PWSID PA7280971, Tennessee”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/tennessee/path-valley-dollar-general-pa7280971 (data as of October 1, 2026).