- Year Created: 1940
- Type of Agency: Political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Service Area: 20 counties and cities
- Population Served: 1.7 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: 9 major plants and 8 smaller plants in eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore
- Combined Capacity: 249 million gallons per day