Water Tips and Facts

Of the 700,000 households using individual wells, 92 percent also use septic tanks -- a combination that can bring problems unless both are designed and operated properly.

2025 Drinking Water Clinics

Virginia Household Water Quality Program drinking water clinics typically run from February - November each year, and are held in about 70 counties. In 2025, we will start programs in July because we needed to refill a key lab staff position.

Visit here for a description of clinics. Contact your local Extension office to express interest in a clinic.

Please contact us with any questions, assistance finding a private lab (list available here) or help interpreting water test results. Thank you!

County/City Sample collection date Contact
Carroll

Jul 9, 2025

Register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-CA

Steve Pottorff
pottorff@vt.edu
276-730-3113
Grayson

Jul 9, 2025

Register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-GY

Kevin Spurlin
spurlink@vt.edu
276-773-2491
Patrick

Jul 9, 2025

To register, contact agent.

George Stovall
gstovall@vt.edu
276-694-3341
Chesapeake

Jul 23, 2025

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-SEVA

Mike Andruczyk
mikeand@vt.edu
757-382-6348
Suffolk

Jul 23, 2025

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-SEVA

Andrea Slye
awise@vt.edu
757-514-4331
Virginia Beach

Jul 23, 2025

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-SEVA

Roy Flanagan
royf@vt.edu
757-385-8139
Isle of Wight

Jul 23, 2025

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-SEVA

Livvy Preisser
livvy16@vt.edu
757-365-6261
Culpeper

Jul 30, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-PD9

Lenah Nguyen
lgeer@vt.edu
540-727-3435
Rappahannock

Jul 30, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-PD9

Kenner Love
klove@vt.edu
540-675-3619
Fauquier

Jul 30, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-PD9

Tim Ohlwiler
tohlwile@vt.edu
540-433-8250
Floyd

Aug 6, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-FL

Dawn Barnes
lbarnes@vt.edu
540-745-9307
Giles

Aug 6, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-GI

Kloe Rife
kloerife@vt.edu
540-922-3455
Montgomery (closer to Christiansburg and Montgomery County)

Augt 6, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-MO

Meredith Hoggatt
mhoggatt@vt.edu
540-382-5790
Montgomery (closer to Blacksburg and VT Campus)

Aug 6, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-MO

Erin Ling
wellwater@vt.edu
540-231-9058
Northampton

Aug 18, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-NO

Helene Doughty
hdoughty@vt.edu
757-678-7946
Accomack

Aug 18, 2025

To register:  https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-AC

Theresa Pittman
tmjlong@vt.edu
757-787-1361
Loudoun

Sep 10, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-LN

Stuart Vermaak
svermaak@vt.edu
571-627-3402
Botetourt

Sep 17, 2025

To register: https://tinyurl.com/VAHWQP-BO

Anne Jones
annec16@vt.edu
540-928-3210
Roanoke Sep 17, 2025 Shawn Jadrnicek
shawnj@vt.edu
540-283-8190
Prince William Sep 24, 2025 Elesha Young
eleshay1@vt.edu
703-792-4037
Goochland Oct 8, 2025 Skye Brickhouse
skyeb@vt.edu
804-556-5872
Powhatan Oct 8, 2025 John Few
johnf93@vt.edu
804-598-5640
Amelia Oct 8, 2025 Mackenzie Gunn
mgunn@vt.edu
804-561-2481
King George Oct 15, 2025 Megan Williams
meganw24@vt.edu
540-775-3062
Caroline Oct 15, 2025 Megan Williams
meganw24@vt.edu
540-633-6550
Spotsylvania Oct 15, 2025 Tori Dunningan
torid22@vt.edu
540-5077573
Stafford Oct 15, 2025 Grace Kunkel
gracerk@vt.edu
757-514-4331
Westmoreland

Oct 29, 2025

Waitlist: https://forms.gle/XftDgqG1VQ2tcAp47

Stephanie Romelczyk
vcewestmoreland@vt.edu
804-493-8924
Northumberland Oct 29, 2025 Trent Jones
jonesrt@vt.edu
804-580-5694
Lancaster Oct 29, 2025 Jasmine Greer
jasmine22@vt.edu
804-462-5780
Richmond County Oct 29, 2025 Wendy Herdman
wherdman@vt.edu
804-333-3420
Fluvanna Nov 12, 2025 Rick Hernandez
enrique@vt.edu
434-591-1950
Henrico Nov 12, 2025 Quinn Bracken
quinnbracken@vt.edu
804-501-5171
Nelson Nov 12, 2025 Kim Bryant
kimeb5990@vt.edu
434-263-7180
Albemarle Nov 19, 2025 Carrie Swanson
horse@vt.edu
434-872-4580

Contact us today to register!

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in any of these activities, please contact the individual listed above, or Erin Ling at 540-231-9058, or TDD* during business hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event.

*TDD number is (800) 828-1120