Public water system · VA6059455
ActiveFort Belvoir North Area
At a glance
Fort Belvoir North Area (PWSID VA6059455) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Fairfax County, Virginia. It reports serving 11,822 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
11,822
Service connections
8
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fort Belvoir North Area compare with other water systems in Fairfax County?
By EPA's size categories, Fort Belvoir North Area is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Fairfax County has 43 active public water systems, and Fort Belvoir North Area is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 61% below the county average of 30,570 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 1,314,517 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Virginia, the 2,420 active systems average 3,122 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Fort Belvoir North Area is about 28 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Virginia has 443 active non-transient non-community water systems, 18% of the state's 2,420 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 162 Virginia systems (6.7%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Fort Belvoir North Area?
EPA lists Fort Belvoir North Area as owned by the federal 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. 3 of the 43 active systems in Fairfax County (7%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Fort Belvoir North Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Fort Belvoir North Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fort Belvoir North Area?
Fort Belvoir North Area (PWSID VA6059455) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.
How many people does Fort Belvoir North Area serve?
Fort Belvoir North Area reports serving 11,822 people through 8 service connections in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Where does Fort Belvoir North Area get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Fort Belvoir North Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. 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 Fort Belvoir North Area's 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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in June 1979. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fort Belvoir North Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fort Belvoir North Area is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Fairfax County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Water Authority | Fairfax | 1,121,613 | Community | Surface water |
| Dulles Airport | Fairfax | 76,500 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Fort Belvoir | Fairfax | 39,303 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Vienna, Town of | Fairfax | 27,134 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Herndon, Town of | Fairfax | 24,601 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Mount Vernon | Fairfax | 3,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Fort Belvoir North Area, PWSID VA6059455, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/fort-belvoir-north-area-va6059455 (data as of October 1, 2026).