SPARTA: EPA violation history, explained
SPARTA has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 4,395, over 2,151 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
45 total violations and 21 health-based ones put SPARTA at the 93th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 851 of 12,903.
How SPARTA compares within IL
SPARTA's 21 health-based violations sit above the IL average of 5.0, across 560 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SPARTA is from 2026-10-08 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/27/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SPARTA's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
SPARTA's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 21 health-based violations on file for SPARTA - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.