Virginia takes advantage of an abundance of natural spring water which accumulates in a reservoir east of town. The city's water treatment plant has a design capacity of approximately 5 mgd., with an average daily demand of two million gallons. Currently the system provides natural gas to approximately 1000 residential and commercial customers. The City has primary, secondary, and tertiary waste treatment systems using an activated sludge process. All plant's effluent meets and exceeds Minnesota Pollution Control Standards.
All sludge is disposed of at a land application facility on the outskirts of Virginia.
The City also has a separate storm and a separate sanitary sewer. A curbside recycle system is also used. A new digital PCS system has been launched in this area.