Is VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 437,994 people through 135,220 service connections.
How this compares nationally
4 total violations and 1 health-based ones put VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF at the 32th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,786 of 12,903.
How VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF compares within VA
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF's 1 health-based violations sit within the VA average of 4.2, across 186 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF is from 2012-01-05 (health-based: 2012-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 05/19/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is VIRGINIA BEACH, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 4 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.