Water Tips and Facts

More than 700,000 Virginia households rely on private water sources such as springs, wells, and cisterns.

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