The mission of Washington Aqueduct is to collect, purify, and pump an adequate supply of potable water to the distribution system managed by the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water), Arlington County, and the City of Falls Church, Virginia.

The agency plans to fulfill its mission by achieving the following strategic goals:

• Provide an adequate supply of high quality potable water;
• Provide potable water at an equitable, economical rate that covers all costs; and
• Protect the drinking water consumer from both microbial risk and adverse health effects due to chemicals in the drinking water.