Virginia Water Systems

Compiled by PlainEnviro · August 25, 2026

1,050 community water systems in Virginia, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).

Water Systems

1,050

Health-Based Violation Records

1,933

Health Violations

237 systems

Population Served

7,436,904

Virginia community water systems are regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act; each utility files compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directly. PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract above counts health-based exceedances only -- monitoring and reporting violations are not present in these figures.

Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.

Which water systems have violations? (110)

#	System Name	City	Source	Violations	Pop. Served	Health
1	EMPORIA, CITY OF Emporia	Emporia	Surface Water	89	7,594	Yes
2	WILDERNESS Madison	Madison	Surface Water	64	13,274	Yes
3	WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF Woodstock	Woodstock	Surface Water	62	5,955	Yes
4	NCSA - SCHUYLER Lovingston	Lovingston	Surface Water	42	480	Yes
5	BERRYVILLE, TOWN OF Berryville	Berryville	Surface Water	39	4,574	Yes
6	BOWLING GREEN, TOWN OF Bowling Green	Bowling Green	Groundwater	37	1,233	Yes
7	BRUNSWICK IDA - NORTH Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	Surface Water	37	1,035	Yes
8	LAWRENCEVILLE, TOWN OF Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	Surface Water	36	4,806	Yes
9	NELSON COUNTY - PINEY RIVER Lovingston	Lovingston	Surface Water	29	405	Yes
10	BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM Buckingham	Buckingham	Surface Water	27	5,759	Yes
11	LOUISA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Louisa	Louisa	Surface Water	24	4,254	Yes
12	NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY Wallops Island	Wallops Island	Groundwater	24	1,625	Yes
13	LOUISA, TOWN OF Louisa	Louisa	Surface Water	23	1,555	Yes
14	ALBERTA, TOWN OF Lawrenceville	Lawrenceville	Surface Water	23	300	Yes
15	MCB QUANTICO - MAINSIDE Mcincr, Mcb Quantico	Mcincr, Mcb Quantico	Surface Water	19	19,000	Yes
16	DCPSA - HONEY CAMP/DARWIN Clintwood	Clintwood	Surface Water	18	700	Yes
17	BLACKSTONE, TOWN OF Blackstone	Blackstone	Surface Water	17	6,345	Yes
18	GRASSY CREEK-BCPSA Vansant	Vansant	Surface Water	17	440	Yes
19	BRODNAX, TOWN OF Brodnax	Brodnax	Surface Water	16	317	Yes
20	DANVILLE, CITY OF Danville	Danville	Surface Water	14	42,590	Yes
21	BUCHANAN CO PSA Vansant	Vansant	Surface Water	14	19,326	Yes
22	GRETNA, TOWN OF Gretna	Gretna	Surface Water	14	2,500	Yes
23	DCPSA - DICKENSON COUNTY REGIONAL Clintwood	Clintwood	Surface Water	12	2,978	Yes
24	WYTHEVILLE, TOWN OF Wytheville	Wytheville	Surface Water	11	7,804	Yes
25	KEYSVILLE, TOWN OF Keysville	Keysville	Surface Water	11	800	Yes
26	DCPSA - SKEETROCK Clintwood	Clintwood	Surface Water	10	1,090	Yes
27	CAPTAINS COVE Rockville	Rockville	Groundwater	9	2,380	Yes
28	FOXCROFT SCHOOL Middleburg	Middleburg	Groundwater	9	301	Yes
29	STRASBURG, TOWN OF Strasburg	Strasburg	Surface Water	8	7,410	Yes
30	CREWE, TOWN OF Crewe	Crewe	Surface Water	8	2,465	Yes
31	WYTHE COUNTY WEST	-	Surface Water	8	1,001	Yes
32	MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY	-	Groundwater	7	2,304	Yes
33	AMHERST, TOWN OF Amherst	Amherst	Surface Water	7	2,231	Yes
34	DUNGANNON, TOWN OF Dungannon	Dungannon	Surface Water	7	410	Yes
35	BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA) Bedford	Bedford	Surface Water	6	38,794	Yes
36	GLOUCESTER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Gloucester	Gloucester	Surface Water	6	10,754	Yes
37	PULASKI, TOWN OF Pulaski	Pulaski	Surface Water	6	9,473	Yes
38	HURT, TOWN OF Hurt	Hurt	Surface Water	6	1,300	Yes
39	COURTLAND, TOWN OF Courtland	Courtland	Groundwater	6	1,284	Yes
40	MADISON, TOWN OF Madison	Madison	Surface Water	6	784	Yes
41	CLINTWOOD, TOWN OF Clintwood	Clintwood	Surface Water	5	4,836	Yes
42	BROOKNEAL, TOWN OF Brookneal	Brookneal	Surface Water	5	1,500	Yes
43	DANIEL BOONE/SCOTT CO PSA	-	Surface Water	5	918	Yes
44	COVINGTON, CITY OF Covington	Covington	Surface Water	4	5,961	Yes
45	ALTAVISTA, TOWN OF Altavista	Altavista	Surface Water	4	3,850	Yes
46	DCPSA - BIG CANEY Clintwood	Clintwood	Surface Water	4	3,660	Yes
47	WCPSA-POUND	-	Surface Water	4	2,501	Yes
48	FRIES, TOWN OF Fries	Fries	Surface Water	4	484	Yes
49	BUSH PARK MOBILE HOME PARK Hartfield	Hartfield	Groundwater	4	400	Yes
50	WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY Roanoke	Roanoke	Surface Water	3	182,700	Yes
51	WASHINGTON COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY	-	Surface Water	3	47,574	Yes
52	WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM	-	Surface Water	3	11,500	Yes
53	SOUTH HILL, TOWN OF South Hill	South Hill	Surface Water	3	4,600	Yes
54	STANLEY, TOWN OF Stanley	Stanley	Groundwater	3	4,185	Yes
55	CLIFTON FORGE, TOWN OF Clifton Forge	Clifton Forge	Surface Water	3	3,884	Yes
56	FLOYD-FLOYD CO PSA Floyd	Floyd	Groundwater	3	2,300	Yes
57	LCPSA-BLUE SPRINGS	-	Surface Water	3	1,968	Yes
58	FOOD PROCESSORS WATER COOPERATIVE, INC Timberville	Timberville	Surface Water	3	1,430	Yes
59	CLARKSVILLE, TOWN OF Clarksville	Clarksville	Surface Water	3	1,400	Yes
60	CRAIG-NEW CASTLE PSA New Castle	New Castle	Groundwater	3	1,238	Yes
61	PEMBROKE, TOWN OF Pembroke	Pembroke	Surface Water	3	1,167	Yes
62	HANSONVILLE - RCPSA Lebanon	Lebanon	Surface Water	3	1,048	Yes
63	BOLD CAMP	-	Surface Water	3	943	Yes
64	ROCKAHOCK CAMPGROUNDS, INC Lanexa	Lanexa	Groundwater	3	375	Yes
65	MT OLIVET	-	Surface Water	3	345	Yes
66	BUFFALO CREEK ESTATES Buffalo Junction	Buffalo Junction	Groundwater	3	300	Yes
67	RICHMOND, CITY OF Richmond	Richmond	Surface Water	2	233,655	Yes
68	MARTINSVILLE, CITY OF Martinsville	Martinsville	Surface Water	2	13,600	Yes
69	GREENE COUNTY WATER & SEWER Ruckersville	Ruckersville	Surface Water	2	8,500	Yes
70	LURAY, TOWN OF Luray	Luray	Surface Water	2	4,794	Yes
71	LOUISA COUNTY ZION CROSSROADS Louisa	Louisa	Groundwater	2	2,903	Yes
72	LAKE WILDERNESS Rockville	Rockville	Groundwater	2	2,513	Yes
73	PENNINGTON GAP, TOWN OF Pennington Gap	Pennington Gap	Surface Water	2	1,781	Yes
74	BETHEL AREA Christiansburg	Christiansburg	Surface Water	2	1,247	Yes
75	SCPSA - NICKELSVILLE	-	Surface Water	2	1,000	Yes
76	PARADISE MHP Charlottesville	Charlottesville	Groundwater	2	550	Yes
77	MINERAL, TOWN OF Mineral	Mineral	Surface Water	2	478	Yes
78	CEDAR HILL I Mcgaheysville	Mcgaheysville	Groundwater	2	400	Yes
79	PINEVIEW MHP 1-3	-	Groundwater	2	400	Yes
80	KNOLL WOODS/IVY ACRES Moneta	Moneta	Groundwater	2	360	Yes
81	LITTLE CREEK AMPHIBIOUS BASE - U.S. NAVY Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	Surface Water	1	9,782	Yes
82	PULASKI COUNTY PSA	-	Surface Water	1	9,452	Yes
83	HCSA- LEIGH STREET PLANT South Boston	South Boston	Surface Water	1	9,364	Yes
84	NEW BALTIMORE REGIONAL Warrenton	Warrenton	Groundwater	1	8,818	Yes
85	WISE, TOWN OF Wise	Wise	Surface Water	1	6,375	Yes
86	DUFFIELD_SCOTT CO PSA	-	Surface Water	1	4,600	Yes
87	RICHLANDS, TOWN OF Richlands	Richlands	Surface Water	1	4,564	Yes
88	SWORDS CREEK - RCPSA Lebanon	Lebanon	Surface Water	1	3,233	Yes
89	NCSA - LOVINGSTON Lovingston	Lovingston	Surface Water	1	2,493	Yes
90	GATE CITY, TOWN OF Gate City	Gate City	Surface Water	1	2,034	Yes
91	EDINBURG, TOWN OF Edinburg	Edinburg	Surface Water	1	1,908	Yes
92	VICTORIA, TOWN OF Victoria	Victoria	Surface Water	1	1,900	Yes
93	JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CTR State Farm	State Farm	Surface Water	1	1,810	Yes
94	PLUM CREEK Christiansburg	Christiansburg	Surface Water	1	1,740	Yes
95	DAYTON, TOWN OF Dayton	Dayton	Surface Water	1	1,700	Yes
96	JONESVILLE, TOWN OF Jonesville	Jonesville	Surface Water	1	1,693	Yes
97	RYE VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY Sugar Grove	Sugar Grove	Surface Water	1	1,276	Yes
98	WILDWOOD FARMS Petersburg	Petersburg	Groundwater	1	1,071	Yes
99	CLYDES DALE MOBILE COMMUNITY Windsor	Windsor	Groundwater	1	600	Yes
100	DRAKES BRANCH, TOWN OF Drakes Branch	Drakes Branch	Groundwater	1	530	Yes
101	BLAND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM Bland	Bland	Surface Water	1	490	Yes
102	MONROE BAY ESTATES Colonial Beach	Colonial Beach	Groundwater	1	475	Yes
103	FOXLAND COVE	-	Groundwater	1	473	Yes
104	BURKEVILLE, TOWN OF Burkeville	Burkeville	Groundwater	1	432	Yes
105	TANGIER, TOWN OF Tangier	Tangier	Groundwater	1	393	Yes
106	WAYSIDE AREA Charles City	Charles City	Groundwater	1	368	Yes
107	DENDRON, TOWN OF Surry	Surry	Groundwater	1	360	Yes
108	BOONES MILL TOWN OF Roanoke	Roanoke	Groundwater	1	350	Yes
109	STEWARTSVILLE CONSECUTIVE Bedford	Bedford	Surface Water	1	340	Yes
110	PORT ROYAL, TOWN OF Port Royal	Port Royal	Groundwater	1	327	Yes

Systems with No Violations (390)

390 water systems in Virginia have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.

FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY (1,121,613) VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF (437,994) NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF (407,300) CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM (389,897) LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM (334,808) HENRICO COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (330,000) NORFOLK, CITY OF (234,220) ARLINGTON COUNTY (215,000) PWCSA - EAST (168,747) CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - NORTHWEST RIVER SYS (165,240) ALEXANDRIA, CITY OF (159,200) PWCSA - WEST (136,409) STAFFORD COUNTY UTILITIES (123,684) PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF (97,915) SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY UTILITIES (95,686) LYNCHBURG, CITY OF (80,995) ACSA URBAN AREA (77,408) DALE CITY (72,062) SUFFOLK, CITY OF (69,822) LEESBURG, TOWN OF (65,028) HARRISONBURG, CITY OF (61,000) HANOVER SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEM (57,931) JCSA - CENTRAL SYSTEM (57,726) NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (48,826) CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF (46,553) FREDERICK WATER (46,206) MANASSAS, CITY OF (42,696) FORT BELVOIR (39,303) BLACKSBURG, TOWN OF (34,578) PETERSBURG, CITY OF (33,394) CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - WESTERN BRANCH SYS (32,326) VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER CO. (30,317) UPPER SMITH RIVER WATER SUPPLY (29,721) FT GREGG-ADAMS (FT LEE) (28,580) FREDERICKSBURG, CITY OF (28,350) WINCHESTER, CITY OF (28,248) VIENNA, TOWN OF (27,134) SOUTH RIVER SANITARY DISTRICT (26,083) STAUNTON, CITY OF (25,750) SALEM, CITY OF (25,643) HERNDON, TOWN OF (24,601) WAYNESBORO, CITY OF (22,630) CHRISTIANSBURG TOWN OF (22,000) CAMPBELL COUNTY CENTRAL SYSTEM (21,761) CULPEPER, TOWN OF (21,184) BVU AUTHORITY (20,000) COLONIAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF (18,273) RADFORD, CITY OF (17,420) NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PORTSMOUTH (17,000) FORT EUSTIS (16,900) +340 more

All Water Systems in Virginia (1,050)

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System	Population Served	Violations
FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY	1,121,613	0
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF	437,994	0
NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF	407,300	0
CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM	389,897	0
LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM	334,808	0
HENRICO COUNTY WATER SYSTEM	330,000	0
NORFOLK, CITY OF	234,220	0
RICHMOND, CITY OF	233,655	2
ARLINGTON COUNTY	215,000	0
WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY	182,700	3
PWCSA - EAST	168,747	0
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - NORTHWEST RIVER SYS	165,240	0
ALEXANDRIA, CITY OF	159,200	0
PWCSA - WEST	136,409	0
STAFFORD COUNTY UTILITIES	123,684	0
PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF	97,915	0
SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY UTILITIES	95,686	0
LYNCHBURG, CITY OF	80,995	0
ACSA URBAN AREA	77,408	0
DALE CITY	72,062	0
SUFFOLK, CITY OF	69,822	0
LEESBURG, TOWN OF	65,028	0
HARRISONBURG, CITY OF	61,000	0
HANOVER SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEM	57,931	0
JCSA - CENTRAL SYSTEM	57,726	0
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK	48,826	0
WASHINGTON COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY	47,574	3
CHARLOTTESVILLE, CITY OF	46,553	0
FREDERICK WATER	46,206	0
MANASSAS, CITY OF	42,696	0
DANVILLE, CITY OF	42,590	14
FORT BELVOIR	39,303	0
BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA)	38,794	6
BLACKSBURG, TOWN OF	34,578	0
PETERSBURG, CITY OF	33,394	0
CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - WESTERN BRANCH SYS	32,326	0
VIRGINIA-AMERICAN WATER CO.	30,317	0
UPPER SMITH RIVER WATER SUPPLY	29,721	0
FT GREGG-ADAMS (FT LEE)	28,580	0
FREDERICKSBURG, CITY OF	28,350	0
WINCHESTER, CITY OF	28,248	0
VIENNA, TOWN OF	27,134	0
SOUTH RIVER SANITARY DISTRICT	26,083	0
STAUNTON, CITY OF	25,750	0
SALEM, CITY OF	25,643	0
HERNDON, TOWN OF	24,601	0
WAYNESBORO, CITY OF	22,630	0
CHRISTIANSBURG TOWN OF	22,000	0
CAMPBELL COUNTY CENTRAL SYSTEM	21,761	0
CULPEPER, TOWN OF	21,184	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water systems are in Virginia?

Virginia has 1,050 community water systems tracked by the EPA, serving a combined population of 7,436,904 people.

How many water systems in Virginia have health violations?

237 water systems in Virginia have health-based violations, which include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. These represent 23% of all systems in the state.

How many health-based violation records are in this extract for Virginia?

PlainEnviro's health-based EPA SDWIS extract contains 1,933 records joined to 1,050 active community water systems in Virginia. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.

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About This Data

Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services

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