Question 1

Is Sparta, Town Of water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Sparta, Town Of (PWS ID: NC0103010) has 735 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,900 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Sparta, Town Of serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Sparta, Town Of serves 1,900 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Sparta or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,590 service connections. The operator address is listed in Sparta, North Carolina.

Question 3

What type of violations does Sparta, Town Of have?

Accepted Answer

Sparta, Town Of has 735 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 710 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Sparta, Town Of water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Sparta, Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Sparta, Town Of use?

Accepted Answer

Sparta, Town Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Sparta, Town Of sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Sparta, Town Of ranks #14,031 of 29,740 by people served, and #376 of 713 in North Carolina. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Sparta, Town Of's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Sparta, Town Of has 735 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Sparta, Town Of. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Nitrate	MR	41	2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	21	2004
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	21	2004
Styrene	MR	21	2004
Trichloroethylene	MR	21	2004
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	21	2004
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	21	2004
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	21	2004
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	21	2004
Vinyl chloride	MR	21	2004
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	21	2004
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	21	2004
Toluene	MR	21	2004
Ethylbenzene	MR	21	2004
Benzene	MR	21	2004
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	21	2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	21	2004
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	21	2004
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	21	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	21	2004
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	21	2004
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	21	2004
Coliform (TCR)	MR	21	2004
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	16	2018
Chlorine	MR	14	2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	8	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	6	2000
BHC-GAMMA	MR	6	2000
Dalapon	MR	6	2000
OXAMYL	MR	6	2000

Sparta, Town Of

Sparta, Town Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

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Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Sparta, Town Of

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served