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Virginia public water systems

2,733 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 7.9M people across 138 counties.

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

Active systems

2,733

Population served

7.9M

Community systems

1,043

Groundwater share

88%

System types in Virginia

1,043

Community water system

492

Non-transient non-community water system

1,198

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Virginia

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—229,395CommunitySurface 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

Loudoun101 systemsAccomack79 systemsFranklin73 systemsAlbemarle71 systemsFauquier66 systemsRockingham61 systemsNorthumberland61 systemsBotetourt51 systemsCulpeper51 systemsNorthampton50 systemsHanover50 systemsBedford50 systemsWestmoreland48 systemsPittsylvania47 systemsFrederick45 systemsFairfax43 systemsPrince William43 systemsCaroline40 systemsMecklenburg39 systemsAugusta38 systemsIsle of Wight38 systemsGoochland38 systemsNelson37 systemsLancaster37 systemsPage36 systemsNew Kent36 systemsPatrick36 systemsSpotsylvania36 systemsSouthampton35 systemsMathews35 systemsLouisa34 systemsShenandoah32 systemsRockbridge31 systemsWarren31 systemsGloucester30 systemsMiddlesex28 systemsMadison28 systemsMontgomery26 systemsGrayson26 systemsPowhatan26 systemsGiles25 systemsJames City25 systemsPrince George25 systemsCarroll24 systemsPulaski24 systemsDinwiddie24 systemsCampbell24 systemsBrunswick23 systemsFluvanna22 systemsKing William22 systemsFloyd21 systemsClarke21 systemsSurry21 systemsEssex21 systemsSmyth20 systemsTazewell20 systemsCharles City20 systemsHalifax20 systemsHenry20 systemsOrange20 systemsDickenson19 systemsRussell18 systemsKing George17 systemsRappahannock17 systemsAlleghany16 systemsStafford16 systemsLee15 systemsScott15 systemsRoanoke15 systemsBath13 systemsHenrico13 systemsAmherst13 systemsBuckingham13 systemsGreene12 systemsSussex12 systemsRichmond12 systemsAppomattox12 systemsWythe11 systemsCharlotte11 systemsYork10 systemsWise9 systemsChesterfield9 systemsWashington8 systemsKing and Queen8 systemsNottoway7 systemsBland6 systemsBuchanan6 systemsCraig6 systemsGreensville6 systemsAmelia6 systemsLunenburg5 systemsPrince Edward5 systemsSomerset4 systemsCumberland4 systemsAllegan3 systemsNye3 systemsPortage3 systemsArlington3 systems
Wicomico2 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