{"id":1566,"date":"2017-03-03T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T13:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/?page_id=1566"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:35:02","slug":"drinking-water-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/drinking-water\/drinking-water-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinking Water Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1566\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1566-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1566-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1566-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Drinking Water Viewer<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drinking Water Viewer (DWV) is an application that lets any user (such as a waterworks owner or a Virginia consumer) view data that VDH-ODW maintains about a regulated, public water system or waterworks. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/07\/Final-FAQs-on-DWW.docx\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/07\/Final-FAQs-on-DWW.docx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1665673871472000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aunDaadmDAwOnUytpmR3H\">waterworks<\/a>\u00a0can be a community waterworks (C), a nontransient-noncommunity (NTNC) waterworks, or a transient noncommunity (NC) waterworks. This application\u00a0<u>does not<\/u>\u00a0apply to private wells or other water systems not regulated as a waterworks. The information that can be retrieved typically includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">size and type of population served,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">water system facilities (e.g., wells, intakes, treatment plant, etc.),<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">sampling requirements,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">sampling results reported to VDH-ODW,<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">violations, and<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">inspections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">A general overview of the information available in Drinking Water Viewer can be found in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/10\/DWV-Basics-3.docx\">Drinking Water Viewer Basics\u00a0document<\/a> produced by the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water (VDH-ODW).<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Additionally, VDH-ODW has developed the following instructional videos to assist DWV users:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0IRFTv_4ZYg\">DWV Registration<\/a> (for Virginia waterworks and drinking water laboratories, not necessary for public viewing)<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TdTXWC2wHSQ\">Sample Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraph\">Sample Schedules (coming soon)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1566-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1566-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1566-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1566-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-2131a5852ce0-1566\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/vadwv.gecsws.com\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf4c1;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"color: #1295ed\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\tGo To Drinking Water Viewer\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1566-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1566-1-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: left\">ODW leverages the power of <strong>GIS<\/strong> using Esri\u2019s ArcGIS\u00ae software suite. GIS enables ODW to better visualize and spatially analyze public drinking water data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">ODW has been able to use GIS to visualize data in novel ways on the web. Using Esri\u2019s story map design, ODW has produced a map to visualize the distribution of <strong>water treatment processes<\/strong> employed in Virginia, such as chloramines and membrane filtration, and <strong>special source water categories<\/strong> such as groundwater under the influence of surface water (GUDI). Please click below to view the story maps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1566-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_pt_tabs pt-widget-tabs\" data-index=\"3\" ><div id=\"wtp-sswc\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1566-1-0-2\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"pt-tabs__navigation  nav  nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link  active\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-water-treatment-processes\" role=\"tab\">Water Treatment Processes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nav-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nav-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tab-special-source-water-categories\" role=\"tab\">Special Source Water Categories<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-tabs__content  tab-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade  in  active\" id=\"tab-water-treatment-processes\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w69b3156614060\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w69b3156614060-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69b3156614060-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69b3156614060-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69b3156614060-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Waterworks Treatment Techniques <\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Waterworks Treatment Techniques\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=f5c2a727ba9f43aca1d2c39cd0d8695e\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=f5c2a727ba9f43aca1d2c39cd0d8695e\/\">View Larger Story Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tab-pane  fade\" id=\"tab-special-source-water-categories\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w69b3156614064\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w69b3156614064-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w69b3156614064-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w69b3156614064-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-w69b3156614064-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Special Source Water Categories<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Special Source Water Categories\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=78931d5f2c7d45c4a7bfa7fe395fe0b5&#038;embed\" width=\"80%\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=f5c2a727ba9f43aca1d2c39cd0d8695e\/\">View Larger Story Map<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1566-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/about-esri#what-we-do\">Esri ArcGIS - \"What We Do\"<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\"><a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/sourcewaterprotection\/dwmaps\">Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters<\/a> <\/span>\u2013 USEPA\u2019s online mapping tool to help you find information about drinking water in your community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drinking Water Viewer (DWV) is an application that lets any user (such as a waterworks owner or a Virginia consumer) view data that VDH-ODW maintains about a regulated, public water system or waterworks. 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