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Virginia public water systems

2,420 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 7.6M people across 138 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

2,420

Population served

7.6M

Community systems

844

Groundwater share

88.8%

System types in Virginia

844

Community water system

443

Non-transient non-community water system

1,133

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Virginia

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The largest active public water systems in Virginia by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1Fairfax County Water AuthorityFairfax1,121,613CommunitySurface water
2Virginia Beach, City of—437,994CommunityPurchased surface water
3Newport News, City of—407,300CommunitySurface water
4Chesterfield Co Central Water SystemChesterfield389,897CommunitySurface water
5Loudoun Water - Central SystemLoudoun334,808CommunitySurface water
6Henrico County Water SystemHenrico330,000CommunitySurface water
7Norfolk, City of—234,220CommunitySurface water
8Richmond, City of—233,655CommunitySurface water
9Arlington CountyArlington215,000CommunityPurchased surface water
10Western Virginia Water Authority—182,700CommunitySurface water
11Pwcsa - EastPrince William168,747CommunityPurchased surface water
12City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys—165,240CommunitySurface water
13Alexandria, City of—159,200CommunityPurchased surface water
14Pwcsa - WestPrince William136,409CommunityPurchased surface water
15Stafford County UtilitiesStafford123,684CommunitySurface water
16Portsmouth, City of—97,915CommunitySurface water
17Spotsylvania County UtilitiesSpotsylvania95,686CommunitySurface water
18Lynchburg, City of—80,995CommunitySurface water
19Acsa Urban AreaAlbemarle77,408CommunityPurchased surface water
20Dulles AirportFairfax76,500Non-transient non-communityPurchased surface water
21Dale CityPrince William72,062CommunityPurchased surface water
22Suffolk, City of—69,822CommunitySurface water
23Leesburg, Town ofLoudoun65,028CommunitySurface water
24Harrisonburg, City of—61,000CommunitySurface water
25Hanover Suburban Water SystemHanover57,931CommunitySurface water

By county

Loudoun92 systemsAccomack69 systemsFauquier65 systemsAlbemarle63 systemsNorthumberland61 systemsFranklin60 systemsRockingham53 systemsBotetourt50 systemsNorthampton48 systemsBedford46 systemsPittsylvania46 systemsCulpeper43 systemsFairfax43 systemsFrederick42 systemsWestmoreland41 systemsNelson38 systemsGoochland38 systemsHanover38 systemsPrince William36 systemsSpotsylvania36 systemsIsle of Wight34 systemsSouthampton34 systemsLouisa33 systemsMathews33 systemsShenandoah32 systemsCaroline30 systemsWarren29 systemsGloucester29 systemsPatrick29 systemsMontgomery27 systemsAugusta27 systemsPage27 systemsRockbridge27 systemsMadison27 systemsPrince George26 systemsNew Kent26 systemsGiles25 systemsCampbell25 systemsGrayson23 systemsPowhatan23 systemsCarroll22 systemsFluvanna22 systemsDinwiddie22 systemsMiddlesex22 systemsFloyd21 systemsJames City21 systemsSurry21 systemsEssex21 systemsTazewell20 systemsClarke20 systemsCharles City20 systemsHalifax20 systemsDickenson19 systemsSmyth19 systemsOrange19 systemsLancaster18 systemsBrunswick18 systemsPulaski17 systemsRussell17 systemsRappahannock17 systemsAlleghany16 systemsRoanoke16 systemsHenry16 systemsMecklenburg14 systemsHenrico13 systemsBuckingham13 systemsAmherst12 systemsAppomattox12 systemsStafford12 systemsSussex11 systemsCharlotte11 systemsKing George10 systemsGreene9 systemsChesterfield9 systemsKing William9 systemsWythe8 systemsBath7 systemsKing and Queen7 systemsAmelia7 systemsNottoway7 systemsBland6 systemsBuchanan6 systemsCraig6 systemsGreensville6 systemsRichmond6 systemsWise5 systemsYork5 systemsLunenburg5 systemsPrince Edward5 systemsSomerset4 systemsLee4 systemsScott4 systemsWashington4 systemsWicomico3 systemsAllegan3 systemsNye3 systemsPortage3 systemsCumberland3 systemsArlington3 systems
Shiawassee2 systems
Trumbull2 systems
Highland2 systems
Riverside1 systems
Yuba1 systems
Coffee1 systems
Jones1 systems
White1 systems
Valley1 systems
St. Tammany Parish1 systems
Baltimore1 systems
Baltimore city1 systems
Cecil1 systems
Dorchester1 systems
Talbot1 systems
Marquette1 systems
St. Joseph1 systems
Roscommon1 systems
Ottawa1 systems
Emmet1 systems
Van Buren1 systems
Gratiot1 systems
Jackson1 systems
Beltrami1 systems
Caswell1 systems
Columbiana1 systems
Mahoning1 systems
Bradford1 systems
Berks1 systems
Erie1 systems
Dauphin1 systems
Perry1 systems
Sullivan1 systems
Brazoria1 systems
Erath1 systems
Guadalupe1 systems
Harris1 systems
Jim Wells1 systems
Midland1 systems