Records currently available
Virginia record snapshot
These counts describe reviewed records available on Water Quality Lookup. They are not a count of every provider, city, or county in Virginia.
Reviewed profiles or limited identity records.
Local entry points, not service-area boundaries.
Guide sources reviewed September 13, 2026.
Cities
Virginia city entry points currently available
These Virginia city pages are local starting points. City boundaries and water service areas may not match, and more than one provider may serve a city.
Virginia Beach
Start with VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF, then confirm the provider for your address.
Open Virginia BeachNorfolk
Start with NORFOLK, CITY OF, then confirm the provider for your address.
Open NorfolkPortsmouth
Start with PORTSMOUTH, CITY OF, then confirm the provider for your address.
Open PortsmouthWater systems
Virginia public water systems currently available
These previews link to reviewed system profiles with identifiers, report-year context, sources, and limitations.
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF
PWSID VA3810900 · Virginia Beach · Latest reviewed report 2025
View system profileNORFOLK, CITY OF
PWSID VA3710100 · Norfolk · Latest reviewed report 2025
View system profilePORTSMOUTH, CITY OF
PWSID VA3740600 · Portsmouth · Latest reviewed report 2025
View system profileReport context
Three Virginia reports explain connected but distinct systems
Virginia Beach · VA3810900
Lake Gaston water is treated through Norfolk’s system
Virginia Beach’s 2026 report covers 2025 data. It describes the Lake Gaston pipeline to Lake Prince and treatment at Norfolk’s Moores Bridges plant before distribution in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach remains a separate public-system identity, VA3810900. The supply relationship does not identify a home’s current source blend.
Norfolk · VA3710100
Several source waters support two treatment plants
Norfolk’s 2025 report describes a supply network of eight reservoirs, two rivers, and four deep wells, with two treatment plants. Its system ID is VA3710100.
A source-water map shows supply context. It does not establish the service boundary or the source reaching a particular address.
Portsmouth · VA3740600
Source waters and a missed monitoring round
Portsmouth’s 2025 report identifies Lake Meade, with influences from Lakes Cohoon and Kilby, Speight’s Run Reservoir, and five deep wells. The full system ID is VA3740600.
The report discloses a missed 2024 lead-and-copper monitoring round. It separately describes paperwork resolution in April 2026 and interim sampling beginning in May 2026. Those statements do not establish current resolution of the monitoring issue.
Continue your Virginia lookup
Use the system directory, a plain-language guide, or the methodology page for the next step.
System directory
Virginia public water systems
Browse the reviewed system profiles currently available for this state.
Browse systemsLookup guide
How to look up your drinking water system
Start with a utility bill, PWSID, state lookup tool, or official report so you can find the public water system behind a city or provider name.
Read the lookup guideReport guide
How to read a water quality report
A plain-English walkthrough of Consumer Confidence Reports, including report years, detected contaminants, legal limits, violations, and source notes.
Read the report guideData and trust
Sources, methodology, and limitations
See how records are sourced, reviewed, dated, and limited before using a summary.
Review methodologyStatewide context
Read Virginia’s system and study boundaries together
Supplier relationships
A shared treatment relationship does not merge system identities
Virginia Beach’s report describes treatment through Norfolk, while each city retains its own public-system ID and annual report. Start with the retail supplier shown on the bill, then use supplier context to understand the report.
Edition and data year
Virginia Beach’s 2026 edition reports 2025 data
The edition date and monitoring period are separate. Virginia Beach’s report is labeled 2026 but covers January through December 2025; individual rows can refer to older sample periods.
Use the table’s sample date when comparing a report with another record.
PFAS study phases
Study results and later monitoring have different coverage
VDH’s PFAS page separates its initial sample study from later monitoring phases and labels the related progress periods. These sections are not interchangeable statewide results.
Keep the system, sample type, study phase, and date attached to a finding. This guide does not turn those resources into current household or compliance conclusions.
Official lookup
Find a Virginia waterworks by its full system ID
System identity
Start with the provider before choosing a record
Virginia’s Office of Drinking Water links the Drinking Water Viewer. The reviewed full-ID search for VA3810900 returned one VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF result; its detail page confirmed the same PWSID and name.
A shared source, treatment plant, or neighboring city cannot establish service to an address.
- Enter VA3810900 in Water System ID and choose Search.
- Open the VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF result.
- Confirm VA3810900 and the provider name on the detail page before choosing a record category.
Report resources
The state’s CCR page supports report preparation
VDH’s Consumer Confidence Reports page provides preparation and certification resources for waterworks. The official provider pages are the direct starting points for the three reports reviewed here.
If a needed record or usable report copy is missing, ask the supplier or Office of Drinking Water for help. Keep the PWSID, report year, and table label with the question.
Official resources
Use Virginia’s reports and resident guidance
Annual reports
Open the report for your own supplier
The provider resources below host the reviewed reports. Virginia Beach’s 2026 edition covers 2025 data; Norfolk and Portsmouth label their reports 2025. Ask the provider for a usable copy or help locating a table.
Find Virginia Beach’s official water-quality report →
Current instructions
Follow the notice for the affected supply
VDH provides consumer boil-water information. Check the supplier’s current notice, affected area, issue date, and any later instructions before deciding which message applies.
An annual report is not a live notice feed. Ask the provider how it distributes alerts for your connection.
Lead information
Use the consumer resources and the provider’s inventory
VDH’s lead-and-copper hub separates consumer information from resources for waterworks, schools, and childcare settings. Choose the section related to your question. Portsmouth’s report also points customers to its service-line inventory.
Ask your utility about the connection’s recorded materials and any testing or replacement options. A material record is not a tap-water sample.
Private wells
Use Virginia’s private-well program for your own supply
VDH’s private-well program links well information, a records-request tool, and water-quality interpretation resources. Use the program to locate help relevant to your well and testing question.
A well construction record or nearby public-system report cannot replace analysis of your own water.
PFAS information
Choose the study and monitoring period carefully
VDH’s PFAS page brings together study phases, monitoring information, and regulatory resources. Check the date and scope of the specific section you use.
The page also discusses proposed rule changes; a proposal should not be read as a completed change to a drinking-water requirement.
Common questions
Questions these Virginia records can help answer
Connected systems
Should a Virginia Beach customer start with Norfolk’s report?
Start with the retail supplier shown on the bill. Virginia Beach is VA3810900 and Norfolk is VA3710100. The treatment relationship helps explain supply, but it does not replace the retail system’s report.
Report years
Why is Virginia Beach’s reviewed report labeled 2026?
The edition is labeled 2026 and summarizes 2025 data. Keep the report edition, covered year, and each row’s sample date separate.
Source maps
Does Norfolk’s source map establish service to my home?
No. It describes source-water context. Confirm your supplier through the water bill or provider before using a public-system record for an address-related question.
Official sources
Official sources for Virginia
Use Virginia Department of Health and the official sources below to verify system identity, record dates, and current notices before relying on a summary.
Statewide sources
Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
PWSID VA3810900 · Sources for this system
City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Utilities
Utility report
PWSID VA3710100 · Sources for this system
City of Norfolk Department of Utilities
Utility report
PWSID VA3740600 · Sources for this system
City of Portsmouth Public Utilities
Utility report