Norfolk began treating drinking water long before it was commonplace, and decades before it was required by law.

Attention then turned to sewage collection, or wastewater.  In 1885, Norfolk began building a wastewater collection system.  The system was completed in 1889.  By 1930, Norfolk's death rates from typhoid fever, malaria, and dysentery had dropped significantly. 

Water and Wastewater are two of the City's oldest public services, and major protectors of public health.

Over the years the Department has become a self-sufficient supplier of clean water to other municipalities in the region and to major military installations. The department now serves more than 700,000 people with treated water and conveys wastewater for more than 200,000. 

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1-800-552-7001