Public water system · VA3550051

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City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys

At a glance

City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys (PWSID VA3550051) is an active community water system in Virginia. It reports serving 165,240 people through 56,976 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

165,240

Service connections

56,976

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVA3550051

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served165,240

Service connections56,976

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City servedChesapeake City

StateVirginia

ZIP—

County—

How does City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys compare with other water systems in Virginia?

By EPA's size categories, City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys is a very large system (more than 100,000 people). Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys is about 25 times that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Virginia has 844 active community water systems, 35% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 110 Virginia systems (4.5%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys?

EPA lists City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys as owned by a local government. The VA state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. The violations listed here began between March 1980 and August 2003. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Fluoride (2 of them). EPA lists 9 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2003-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Archived
2002-12-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit Filter Profile/CPE Report · code 29	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Fluoridecode 1025	Yes	Resolved
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	2,4-Dcode 2105	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Methoxychlorcode 2015	No	Archived
1980-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Archived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first. Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys?

City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys (PWSID VA3550051) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys serve?

City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys reports serving 165,240 people through 56,976 service connections in Virginia.

Where does City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys' water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Virginia

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Fairfax County Water Authority	Fairfax	1,121,613	Community	Surface water
Virginia Beach, City of	—	437,994	Community	Purchased surface water
Newport News, City of	—	407,300	Community	Surface water
Chesterfield Co Central Water System	Chesterfield	389,897	Community	Surface water
Loudoun Water - Central System	Loudoun	334,808	Community	Surface water
Henrico County Water System	Henrico	330,000	Community	Surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys, PWSID VA3550051, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/city-of-chesapeake-northwest-river-sys-va3550051 (data as of October 1, 2026).