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Fort Belvoir

At a glance

Fort Belvoir (PWSID VA6059450) is an active community water system in Fairfax County, Virginia. It reports serving 39,303 people through 6,500 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015.

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

Population served

39,303

Service connections

6,500

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVA6059450

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served39,303

Service connections6,500

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City served—

StateVirginia

ZIP—

CountyFairfax County

How does Fort Belvoir compare with other water systems in Fairfax County?

By EPA's size categories, Fort Belvoir is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Fairfax County has 43 active public water systems, and Fort Belvoir is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 29% above the county average of 30,570 people per system, and accounts for 3% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fort Belvoir is about 5.9 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. 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?

EPA lists Fort Belvoir as privately owned. 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. 18 of the 43 active systems in Fairfax County (42%) are also privately owned.

Does Fort Belvoir have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and October 2015. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2008-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-02-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1994-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1993-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1991-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 9 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.

Fort Belvoir: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fort Belvoir?

Fort Belvoir (PWSID VA6059450) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the VA state drinking water program.

How many people does Fort Belvoir serve?

Fort Belvoir reports serving 39,303 people through 6,500 service connections in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Where does Fort Belvoir 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 have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. 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'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 9 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2015. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the VA state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fort Belvoir's water quality report?

As a community water system, Fort Belvoir 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 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
Vienna, Town of	Fairfax	27,134	Community	Purchased surface water
Herndon, Town of	Fairfax	24,601	Community	Purchased surface water
Fort Belvoir North Area	Fairfax	11,822	Non-transient non-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, PWSID VA6059450, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/fort-belvoir-va6059450 (data as of October 1, 2026).