Is Sparta Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Randolph

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

119

health-based violations

186

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-10-01 → 2020-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	80.33 µg/L 134% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 291 µg/L	110/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	17.044 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.7 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	56.924 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 151 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	75.298 µg/L 94% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 166 µg/L	109/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	35.465 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 170 µg/L	108/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	40.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 120 µg/L	107/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	3.9458 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.64 µg/L	90/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1005 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	25.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.5 µg/L	45/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.079 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	24/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0052 mg/L 35% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	18/18	LCR	2025
Lead	6.295 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	18/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	230 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.305 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.48 µg/L	11/110	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	2.4 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	9/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Atrazine	4.23 µg/L 141% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 3 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	8/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	48 µg/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1162.5 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1180 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.95 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	218 µg/L 2.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Selenium	2.19 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2019
2,4-D	1 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.5580 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/109	SYR4	2012–2019
Mercury	0.3000 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: RHEINECKER, COREY
Phone: 618-443-2917
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Sparta

Is Sparta tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Sparta's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Sparta's water?

EPA monitoring detected Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Sparta serve?

Sparta reports serving 4,395 people in Illinois, per its EPA record.

Has Sparta had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 186 violations on file for Sparta, of which 119 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 5 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.