Public water system record
City of Alexandria
Serves Alexandria, Alexandria city, VA · 159,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Alexandria in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- City of Alexandria buys its water from Fairfax County Water Authority.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 690 lead and 18,266 unknown out of 26,945 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for City of Alexandria go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
Where the water comes from
City of Alexandria buys its water from Fairfax County Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Fairfax County Water Authority Herndon, VA
Annual water quality report
City of Alexandria must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Virginia.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells