- Year Created: 1940
- Type of Agency: Political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Service Area: 20 counties and cities
- Population Served: 1.9 million
- Governing Body: Governor-appointed commission
- Collection System: More than 500 miles of pipes, 6-60 inches in diameter
- Pump Stations: more than 100
- Treatment Plants: 8 major plants and 6 smaller plants in eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
- Combined Capacity: 225 million gallons per day