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Company:Fairfax WaterCurrent Opportunities (0) Company Website  Location(s):8570 Executive Park AveFairfax, VA 22031 Map Location
Phone:(703) 698-5600 x6107Industry:Utilities / Petroleum / Gas / EnergySize:100-499 |
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Company OverviewFairfax Water is Virginia’s largest water utility, serving one out of every five Virginians who obtain their water from public utilities. Nearly 1.5 million people in the Northern Virginia communities of Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Alexandria depend on Fairfax Water for superior drinking water.Chartered by the Virginia State Corporation Commission as a public, non-profit water utility, Fairfax Water operates four water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 270 million gallons per day. The plants include the Corbalis Treatment Plant operating on the dependable and free flowing Potomac River in the northwestern area of Fairfax County, and the Griffith Treatment Plant located on the impounded Occoquan River in the southeastern area. Water is distributed throughout Fairfax Water’s service area through more than 3,200 miles of water mains. Fairfax Water produces, on average, 148 million gallons of water per day. Over 235,000 mostly residential accounts in Fairfax County comprise about 60 percent of total water sales., Approximately 40 percent of total water sales is wholesaled to Loudoun and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria. Revenues in 2005 were $120 million. Fairfax Water is governed by a ten-member Board of Directors, composed of Fairfax County citizens, appointed by the elected Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County. A General Manager, supported by a senior staff of engineering and business professionals , manages the day-to-day operations of Fairfax Water. |
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