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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS TX1520286

Dollar General Store 14889

San Diego, Texas 92130-2539 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 250 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

250
People served
209
EPA violations
141
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 209 drinking-water violations at Dollar General Store 14889, 67% of them health-based - above the Texas per-system average.

209
Total EPA violations on record
67%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
250
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Dollar General Store 14889

Dollar General Store 14889 is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 250 residents in San Diego, Texas (Lubbock County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 209 total violations for this system , of which 141 (67%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 32 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate, recorded in 141 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Texas, EPA tracks 7,351 public water systems serving 33,253,313 people, with 746,210 cumulative violations and 162,945 health-based violations on record. About 90% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 101.5 violations. Statewide, 1,068 of 1,147 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (93.1%).

Dollar General Store 14889's 209 violations sit above the Texas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
250
Total Violations
209
Health-Based Violations
141
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Lubbock
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
141
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 141 2025
Public Notice Other 36 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2015
Nitrate MR 12 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
E. COLI MR 4 2016

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Dollar General Store 14889.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID TX1520286 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Texas Drinking Water Authority

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Dollar General Store 14889 under EPA-delegated authority.

Open TX regulator portal

Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) - Drinking Water Watch

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Nitrate MCL 141 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 1040
2025 Public Notice Other 36 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 7500
2021 Nitrate MR 12 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 1040
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 8000
2016 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 3014
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / TX1520286 / 3100

How Dollar General Store 14889 Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Dollar General Store 14889 Texas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 209 101.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 141 22.2 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 93.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 250 4,524 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 7,351 regulated public water systems in Texas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dollar General Store 14889 water safe to drink? ▼
Dollar General Store 14889 (PWS ID: TX1520286) has 209 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 250 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Dollar General Store 14889 serve? ▼
Dollar General Store 14889 serves 250 people in San Diego, Texas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Dollar General Store 14889 have? ▼
Dollar General Store 14889 has 209 total violations: 141 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Dollar General Store 14889 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Dollar General Store 14889 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Dollar General Store 14889 use? ▼
Dollar General Store 14889 uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.