Virginia Water Systems
1,054 community water systems in Virginia, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Virginia operates 1,054 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 7,440,802 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Across the state, SDWIS records contain 1,855 total violations, of which 235 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 22% of Virginia systems.
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? (107)
| # | System Name | Violations | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EMPORIA, CITY OF Emporia | 89 | Yes |
| 2 | WILDERNESS Madison | 63 | Yes |
| 3 | WOODSTOCK, TOWN OF Woodstock | 59 | Yes |
| 4 | NCSA - SCHUYLER Lovingston | 39 | Yes |
| 5 | BERRYVILLE, TOWN OF Berryville | 38 | Yes |
| 6 | BRUNSWICK IDA - NORTH Lawrenceville | 35 | Yes |
| 7 | LAWRENCEVILLE, TOWN OF Lawrenceville | 34 | Yes |
| 8 | BOWLING GREEN, TOWN OF Bowling Green | 30 | Yes |
| 9 | NELSON COUNTY - PINEY RIVER Lovingston | 28 | Yes |
| 10 | BUCKINGHAM CO WATER SYSTEM Buckingham | 25 | Yes |
| 11 | NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY Wallops Island | 24 | Yes |
| 12 | LOUISA COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Louisa | 22 | Yes |
| 13 | LOUISA, TOWN OF Louisa | 22 | Yes |
| 14 | ALBERTA, TOWN OF Lawrenceville | 21 | Yes |
| 15 | DCPSA - HONEY CAMP/DARWIN Clintwood | 18 | Yes |
| 16 | QUANTICO MARINE BASE-MAINSIDE Mcincr, Mcb Quantico | 17 | Yes |
| 17 | BLACKSTONE, TOWN OF Blackstone | 17 | Yes |
| 18 | GRASSY CREEK-BCPSA Vansant | 17 | Yes |
| 19 | BRODNAX, TOWN OF Brodnax | 16 | Yes |
| 20 | DANVILLE, CITY OF Danville | 14 | Yes |
| 21 | BUCHANAN CO PSA Vansant | 14 | Yes |
| 22 | GRETNA, TOWN OF Gretna | 14 | Yes |
| 23 | DCPSA - DICKENSON COUNTY REGIONAL Clintwood | 12 | Yes |
| 24 | WYTHEVILLE, TOWN OF Wytheville | 11 | Yes |
| 25 | DCPSA - SKEETROCK Clintwood | 10 | Yes |
| 26 | KEYSVILLE, TOWN OF Keysville | 10 | Yes |
| 27 | CAPTAINS COVE Rockville | 9 | Yes |
| 28 | STRASBURG, TOWN OF Strasburg | 8 | Yes |
| 29 | AMHERST, TOWN OF Amherst | 7 | Yes |
| 30 | WYTHE COUNTY WEST Wytheville | 7 | Yes |
| 31 | DUNGANNON, TOWN OF Dungannon | 7 | Yes |
| 32 | FOXCROFT SCHOOL Middleburg | 7 | Yes |
| 33 | BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA) Bedford | 6 | Yes |
| 34 | GLOUCESTER COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Gloucester | 6 | Yes |
| 35 | PULASKI, TOWN OF Pulaski | 6 | Yes |
| 36 | CREWE, TOWN OF Crewe | 6 | Yes |
| 37 | HURT, TOWN OF Hurt | 6 | Yes |
| 38 | COURTLAND, TOWN OF Courtland | 6 | Yes |
| 39 | MADISON, TOWN OF Madison | 6 | Yes |
| 40 | CLINTWOOD, TOWN OF Clintwood | 5 | Yes |
| 41 | BROOKNEAL, TOWN OF Brookneal | 5 | Yes |
| 42 | COVINGTON, CITY OF Covington | 4 | Yes |
| 43 | ALTAVISTA, TOWN OF Altavista | 4 | Yes |
| 44 | DCPSA - BIG CANEY Clintwood | 4 | Yes |
| 45 | WCPSA-POUND Wise | 4 | Yes |
| 46 | MOUNTAIN LAKES WATER COMPANY Stanardsville | 4 | Yes |
| 47 | DANIEL BOONE/SCOTT CO PSA Weber City | 4 | Yes |
| 48 | FRIES, TOWN OF Fries | 4 | Yes |
| 49 | BUSH PARK MOBILE HOME PARK Hartfield | 4 | Yes |
| 50 | WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY Roanoke | 3 | Yes |
| 51 | WASHINGTON COUNTY SERVICE AUTHORITY Abingdon | 3 | Yes |
| 52 | WISE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM Wise | 3 | Yes |
| 53 | SOUTH HILL, TOWN OF South Hill | 3 | Yes |
| 54 | STANLEY, TOWN OF Stanley | 3 | Yes |
| 55 | CLIFTON FORGE, TOWN OF Clifton Forge | 3 | Yes |
| 56 | FLOYD-FLOYD CO PSA Floyd | 3 | Yes |
| 57 | LCPSA-BLUE SPRINGS Jonesville | 3 | Yes |
| 58 | FOOD PROCESSORS WATER COOPERATIVE, INC Timberville | 3 | Yes |
| 59 | CLARKSVILLE, TOWN OF Clarksville | 3 | Yes |
| 60 | CRAIG-NEW CASTLE PSA New Castle | 3 | Yes |
| 61 | PEMBROKE, TOWN OF Pembroke | 3 | Yes |
| 62 | HANSONVILLE - RCPSA Lebanon | 3 | Yes |
| 63 | BOLD CAMP Wise | 3 | Yes |
| 64 | ROCKAHOCK CAMPGROUNDS, INC Lanexa | 3 | Yes |
| 65 | MT OLIVET Pulaski | 3 | Yes |
| 66 | RICHMOND, CITY OF Richmond | 2 | Yes |
| 67 | MARTINSVILLE, CITY OF Martinsville | 2 | Yes |
| 68 | GREENE COUNTY WATER & SEWER Ruckersville | 2 | Yes |
| 69 | LURAY, TOWN OF Luray | 2 | Yes |
| 70 | LAKE WILDERNESS Rockville | 2 | Yes |
| 71 | PENNINGTON GAP, TOWN OF Pennington Gap | 2 | Yes |
| 72 | BETHEL AREA Christiansburg | 2 | Yes |
| 73 | SCPSA - NICKELSVILLE Weber City | 2 | Yes |
| 74 | PARADISE MHP Charlottesville | 2 | Yes |
| 75 | MINERAL, TOWN OF Mineral | 2 | Yes |
| 76 | CEDAR HILL I Mcgaheysville | 2 | Yes |
| 77 | PINEVIEW MHP 1-3 King George | 2 | Yes |
| 78 | KNOLL WOODS/IVY ACRES Moneta | 2 | Yes |
| 79 | LITTLE CREEK AMPHIBIOUS BASE - U.S. NAVY Virginia Beach | 1 | Yes |
| 80 | PULASKI COUNTY PSA Pulaski | 1 | Yes |
| 81 | HCSA- LEIGH STREET PLANT South Boston | 1 | Yes |
| 82 | NEW BALTIMORE REGIONAL Warrenton | 1 | Yes |
| 83 | WISE, TOWN OF Wise | 1 | Yes |
| 84 | DUFFIELD_SCOTT CO PSA Weber City | 1 | Yes |
| 85 | RICHLANDS, TOWN OF Richlands | 1 | Yes |
| 86 | SWORDS CREEK - RCPSA Lebanon | 1 | Yes |
| 87 | NCSA - LOVINGSTON Lovingston | 1 | Yes |
| 88 | LOUISA COUNTY ZION CROSSROADS Louisa | 1 | Yes |
| 89 | GATE CITY, TOWN OF Gate City | 1 | Yes |
| 90 | EDINBURG, TOWN OF Edinburg | 1 | Yes |
| 91 | VICTORIA, TOWN OF Victoria | 1 | Yes |
| 92 | JAMES RIVER CORRECTIONAL CTR State Farm | 1 | Yes |
| 93 | PLUM CREEK Christiansburg | 1 | Yes |
| 94 | DAYTON, TOWN OF Dayton | 1 | Yes |
| 95 | JONESVILLE, TOWN OF Jonesville | 1 | Yes |
| 96 | RYE VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY Sugar Grove | 1 | Yes |
| 97 | WILDWOOD FARMS Petersburg | 1 | Yes |
| 98 | CLYDES DALE MOBILE COMMUNITY Windsor | 1 | Yes |
| 99 | DRAKES BRANCH, TOWN OF Drakes Branch | 1 | Yes |
| 100 | BLAND COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM Bland | 1 | Yes |
| 101 | MONROE BAY ESTATES Colonial Beach | 1 | Yes |
| 102 | BURKEVILLE, TOWN OF Burkeville | 1 | Yes |
| 103 | TANGIER, TOWN OF Tangier | 1 | Yes |
| 104 | DENDRON, TOWN OF Surry | 1 | Yes |
| 105 | BOONES MILL TOWN OF Roanoke | 1 | Yes |
| 106 | STEWARTSVILLE CONSECUTIVE Bedford | 1 | Yes |
| 107 | PORT ROYAL, TOWN OF Port Royal | 1 | Yes |
Systems with No Violations (393)
393 water systems in Virginia have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.
All Water Systems in Virginia (1,054)
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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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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