Virginia tap water
12 of 160 Virginia water systems with full PFAS testing (8%) averaged above a 2024 federal PFAS level at one or more sampling points.
- 1,041 active community water systems in the EPA file; 144 serve 3,300+ people and have a full PFAS set.
- 89 systems had at least one health-based violation since 2021-10-26.
- 2 systems report a lead 90th percentile above 15 ppb (some results are old; check each system page).
Largest systems
| System | People served | PFAS above a 2024 level? | Health-based violations since 2021-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County Water Authority | 1,121,613 | Yes, at one or more sampling points | 0 |
| Virginia Beach, City of | 437,994 | No | 0 |
| Newport News, City of | 407,300 | No | 0 |
| Chesterfield CO Central Water System | 389,897 | No | 0 |
| Loudoun Water - Central System | 334,808 | No | 0 |
| Henrico County Water System | 330,000 | No | 0 |
| Norfolk, City of | 234,220 | No | 0 |
| Richmond, City of | 233,655 | No | 0 |
All 31 utilities with a page in Virginia
- Acsa Urban Area 77,408
- Alexandria, City of 159,200
- Arlington County 215,000
- Charlottesville, City of 46,553
- Chesterfield CO Central Water System 389,897
- City of Chesapeake - Northwest River Sys 165,240
- Dale City 72,062
- Danville, City of 42,590
- Fairfax County Water Authority 1,121,613
- Frederick Water 46,206
- Hanover Suburban Water System 57,931
- Harrisonburg, City of 61,000
- Henrico County Water System 330,000
- Jcsa - Central System 57,726
- Leesburg, Town of 65,028
- Loudoun Water - Central System 334,808
- Lynchburg, City of 80,995
- Manassas, City of 42,696
- Naval Station Norfolk 48,826
- Newport News, City of 407,300
- Norfolk, City of 234,220
- Portsmouth, City of 97,915
- Pwcsa - East 168,747
- Pwcsa - West 136,409
- Richmond, City of 233,655
- Spotsylvania County Utilities 96,846
- Stafford County Utilities 123,684
- Suffolk, City of 69,822
- Virginia Beach, City of 437,994
- Washington County Service Authority 47,574
- Western Virginia Water Authority 182,700
Why not "the state's water quality"? You drink from one utility, not a state. Rollups count systems, not people, so one large utility counts the same as a small one. Use the system pages for your actual water.
Not medical or legal advice. UCMR 5 results are screening data, not compliance determinations.
Sources and freshness
Public-water-system facts, violations and lead/copper results: EPA ECHO SDWA download (SDWIS snapshot 2026-10-13). PFAS and lithium results: EPA UCMR 5 final data (sampling 2023–2025). Both are U.S. government works, downloaded 2026-10-26. Numbers are computed by the published method; the same fields are in the open data files.