Water Quality: Virginia Beach, VA

5 water systems • 458,124 people served

Some Concerns
9
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Systems
458,124
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Virginia Beach is served by 5 public water systems with a combined service population of 458,124 people, and has 9 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Virginia Beach's violation count is 83% below the national average for Virginia. Contaminants associated with violations include Disinfection Byproducts.

Contaminants Found

Disinfection Byproducts

Broad category of chemicals formed during disinfection, associated with increased cancer risk and adverse reproductive effects.

Common source: Reaction of disinfectants (chlorine, ozone, chloramines) with organic matter

Water Systems Serving Virginia Beach

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF VA3810900 Surface Water 437,994 0
LITTLE CREEK AMPHIBIOUS BASE - U.S. NAVY VA3810340 Surface Water 9,782 1
N A S OCEANA VA3810430 Surface Water 7,300 0
DAM NECK - U.S. NAVY VA3810195 Surface Water 3,000 0
RIVERVIEW MOBILE ESTATES VA4057900 Groundwater 48 8

Concerned About Your Water?

A home water filter can remove common contaminants. NSF-certified filters are tested against EPA standards.

Consider a reverse osmosis system for comprehensive filtration or a carbon filter for basic improvement.

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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