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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 C.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
C
73/100
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
15 (52%)
C
10 (34%)
D
4 (14%)
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 JCSA - CENTRAL SYSTEM WILLIAMSBURG 57,726 84 B
#2 Virginia Beach Department of Public Works Virginia Beach 449,000 83 B
#3 CHESTERFIELD CO CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM CHESTERFIELD 389,897 79 B
#4 LYNCHBURG, CITY OF LYNCHBURG CITY 80,995 79 B
#5 PWCSA - WEST WOODBRIDGE 136,409 79 B
#6 SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY UTILITIES FREDERICKSBURG 95,686 79 B
#7 STAFFORD COUNTY UTILITIES STAFFORD 123,684 79 B
#8 ACSA URBAN AREA CHARLOTTESVILLE 77,408 78 B
#9 HARRISONBURG, CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY 61,000 78 B
#10 HANOVER SUBURBAN WATER SYSTEM HANOVER 57,931 78 B
#11 HENRICO COUNTY WATER SYSTEM HENRICO 330,000 78 B
#12 RICHMOND, CITY OF RICHMOND CITY 229,395 78 B
#13 CITY OF CHESAPEAKE - NORTHWEST RIVER SYS CHESAPEAKE CITY 165,240 77 B
#14 SUFFOLK, CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY 69,822 77 B
#15 Norfolk Water Utilities Norfolk 244,000 77 B
#16 Chesapeake Water Authority Chesapeake 249,000 73 C
#17 NEWPORT NEWS, CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY 407,300 73 C
#18 LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM ASHBURN 334,808 72 C
#19 Richmond Department of Public Works Richmond 226,000 69 C
#20 LEESBURG, TOWN OF LEESBURG 65,028 69 C
#21 NORFOLK, CITY OF NORFOLK CITY 234,220 68 C
#22 PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY 97,915 66 C
#23 ARLINGTON COUNTY ARLINGTON 215,000 66 C
#24 VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY 437,994 65 C
#25 ALEXANDRIA, CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY 159,200 65 C
#26 PWCSA - EAST WOODBRIDGE 168,747 64 D
#27 FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY HERNDON 1,121,613 63 D
#28 DALE CITY HOPEWELL 72,062 63 D
#29 WESTERN VIRGINIA WATER AUTHORITY ROANOKE CITY 182,700 62 D