Public water system · VA3830850

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Williamsburg, City of

At a glance

City of Williamsburg (PWSID VA3830850) is an active community water system in Virginia. It reports serving 16,300 people through 5,046 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980.

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

Population served

16,300

Service connections

5,046

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDVA3830850

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served16,300

Service connections5,046

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyVA state drinking water program

City servedWilliamsburg City

StateVirginia

ZIP—

County—

How does City of Williamsburg compare with other water systems in Virginia?

By EPA's size categories, City of Williamsburg is a large system (10,001 to 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 Williamsburg is about 143% above 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 Williamsburg?

EPA lists City of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. The violations listed here began between June 1980 and June 1980. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium and Endrin. EPA lists 11 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
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Cadmiumcode 1015	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Endrincode 2005	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Fluoridecode 1025	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Methoxychlorcode 2015	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Mercurycode 1035	No	Archived
1980-06-24	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Toxaphenecode 2020	No	Archived

All 11 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 Williamsburg: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Williamsburg?

City of Williamsburg (PWSID VA3830850) 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 Williamsburg serve?

City of Williamsburg reports serving 16,300 people through 5,046 service connections in Virginia.

Where does City of Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. 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 Williamsburg'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 1980. 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 Williamsburg's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Williamsburg 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, “Williamsburg, City of, PWSID VA3830850, Virginia”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/virginia/williamsburg-city-of-va3830850 (data as of October 1, 2026).