Public water system record
Town of Sparta
Serves Sparta, Alleghany County, NC · 1,900 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Sparta in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Town of Sparta draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by North Carolina, March 2021.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,545 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 2, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 2, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Sparta go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 240 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1 | 44 |
| 2000s | 0 | 191 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
North Carolina regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Sparta between 2018 and 2021, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2021 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| May 23, 2018 | North Carolina | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Sparta draws water from 5 wells. It also buys water from Virginia Carolina Water Authority.
Buys water from
- Virginia Carolina Water Authority Independence, VA
Annual water quality report
Town of Sparta must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by North Carolina.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells