Virginia Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 29 public water systems in Virginia, serving a combined 6,539,780 residents. The statewide average grade is D.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
D
64/100
Total utilities rated 29
Population served 6,539,780
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 1 of 29

Top water quality concerns in Virginia

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Chromium-6 detected

Grade distribution

A
0 (0%)
B
1 (3%)
C
16 (55%)
D
12 (41%)
F
0 (0%)

All rated utilities in Virginia

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 Virginia Beach Department of Public Works Virginia Beach 449,000 76 B
#2 JCSA - CENTRAL SYSTEM WILLIAMSBURG 57,726 70 C
#3 Norfolk Water Utilities Norfolk 244,000 69 C
#4 ACSA URBAN AREA CHARLOTTESVILLE 77,408 67 C
#5 HARRISONBURG, CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY 61,000 67 C
#6 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - NORTHWEST RIVER SYS CHESAPEAKE CITY 165,240 67 C
#7 PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY 97,915 67 C
#8 SUFFOLK, CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY 69,822 67 C
#9 CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM CHESTERFIELD 389,897 67 C
#10 HANOVER SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEM HANOVER 57,931 67 C
#11 HENRICO COUNTY WATER SYSTEM HENRICO 330,000 67 C
#12 RICHMOND, CITY OF RICHMOND CITY 229,395 67 C
#13 LYNCHBURG, CITY OF LYNCHBURG CITY 80,995 67 C
#14 LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM ASHBURN 334,808 67 C
#15 PWCSA - WEST WOODBRIDGE 136,409 67 C
#16 SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY UTILITIES FREDERICKSBURG 95,686 67 C
#17 STAFFORD COUNTY UTILITIES STAFFORD 123,684 67 C
#18 Chesapeake Water Authority Chesapeake 249,000 64 D
#19 ARLINGTON COUNTY ARLINGTON 215,000 63 D
#20 LEESBURG, TOWN OF LEESBURG 65,028 63 D
#21 NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY 407,300 61 D
#22 NORFOLK, CITY OF NORFOLK CITY 234,220 61 D
#23 Richmond Department of Public Works Richmond 226,000 60 D
#24 VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY 437,994 57 D
#25 WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY ROANOKE CITY 182,700 55 D
#26 FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY HERNDON 1,121,613 55 D
#27 PWCSA - EAST WOODBRIDGE 168,747 55 D
#28 DALE CITY HOPEWELL 72,062 55 D
#29 ALEXANDRIA, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY 159,200 55 D