City of Falls Church

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*Note that diagram is simply a schematic representation of the major components of the water supply system. It is not drawn to scale, and symbols do not represent actual volumes or geographic orientation.

Your Water Supply

• Water Source

Falls Church gets its water from the Public Utilities Division of the City of Falls Church Department of Environmental Services, a water distribution agency, which purchases water from the Washington Aqueduct Division of the Army Corps of Engineers (WAD). The city of Falls Church also purchases water from the Fairfax County Water Authority. (FCWA). WAD gets its water from the Potomac River through intakes at Great Falls and Little Falls.


• Water Treatment

WAD has two water treatment plants, the McMillan and Dalecarlia plants. Generally, Falls Church receives its water from the Dalecarlia plant. FCWA supplies water to the City of Falls Church primarily from its Corbalis Treatment Plant which pulls water out of the Potomac River.



• Water Quality

Call 703-248-5070 to get a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report.


• Contact Information

Address: City of Falls Church Department of Environmental Services, Public Utilities Division, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046
Phone: 703-248-5071
Fax: 703-248-5214
Email: mdjacobi@hotmail.com

Link to Falls Church website:
http://www.fallschurchva.gov/