Water Tips and Facts

It takes about 6 gallons of water to grow a single serving of lettuce. More than 2,600 gallons is required to produce a single serving of steak.

2026 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. We are finalizing our 2026 schedule and will post it here as soon as it's ready!

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
Rockingham

February 25, 2026
Register

Jason Cooper
jbcooper@vt.edu
540-564-3080
Bath

February 25, 2026
Register

Deseray R. Chaplin
dchaplin@vt.edu
5408397261
Highland

February 25, 2026
Register

Kari Sponaugle
karis@vt.edu
540 468 2225
Augusta

February 25, 2026
Register

John Benner
benner89@vt.edu
5402455750
Rockbridge

February 25, 2026
Register

Tom Stanley
stanleyt@vt.edu
540-463-4734
Scott

March 4, 2026
Register

Scott Jerrell
sjerrell@vt.edu
276-452-2772
Giles March 4, 2026
Register
Kloe Rife
kloerife@vt.edu
(540) 921-3455
Floyd March 4, 2026
Register
Dawn Barnes
lbarnes@vt.edu
540-745-9307

Jon Vest
jmvest@vt.edu
540-745-9307
Montgomery March 4, 2026
Register
Meredith Hoggatt
mhoggatt@vt.edu
540-382-5790

Erin Ling
wellwater@vt.edu 
540-231-9058
Charlotte March 18, 2026
Register
Joanne Jones
Jojenki1@vt.edu
4345425884
Brunswick March 18, 2026
Register
Cynthia L. Gregg
clgregg@vt.edu
434-848-2151
Nottoway March 18, 2026
Register

Lyle Currin
currin@vt.edu
434-645-9315
Lunenburg March 18, 2026
Register
Lyle Currin
currin@vt.edu
434-696-5526
Prince Edward

March 18, 2026
Register

Erin Small
erins96@vt.edu
434-392-0300
Loudoun March 25, 2026
Waitlist

Stuart Vermaak
svermaak@vt.edu
571-627-3402
Prince William April 1, 2026 Thomas Bolles
tpbolles@vt.edu
703-792-7747
Amherst April 15, 2026 Eric Bowen
bowen@vt.edu
434-946-9365
Appomattox April 15, 2026 Bruce Jones
brjones4@vt.edu
434-352-8244
Bedford April 15, 2026 Scott Baker
scbaker@vt.edu
5405867675
Campbell April 15, 2026 Todd Scott
todds08@vt.edu
434-332-9538
City of Lynchburg April 15, 2026 Yvonne Hansotte
yhans07@vt.edu
434-455-3740
Wythe April 22, 2026 Ethan Henderson
henderson@vt.edu
276-223-6040
Patrick April 22, 2026 George Stovall
gstovall@vt.edu
276-694-3341
Grayson April 22, 2026 Kevin Spurlin
spurlink@vt.edu
276-773-2491 
Washington April 22, 2026 Andrea Wann
akrauser@vt.edu
276-676-6309
Warren April 29, 2026 Amanda Johnson
amandajj@vt.edu
540- 635-4549
Shenandoah April 29, 2026 Amanda Johnson
amandajj@vt.edu
540-459-6140 
Clarke April 29, 2026 Amanda Johnson
amandajj@vt.edu
540-955-5164
Albemarle May 6, 2026 Carrie Swanson
cswanson@vt.edu
434-872-4580
Frederick May 13, 2026 Amanda Johnson
amandajj@vt.edu
540-665-5699
Page May 13, 2026 Amanda Johnson
amandajj@vt.edu
540-778-5794
Orange June 3, 2026 Clare Lillard
lclare4@vt.edu
540-672-1361
Madison June 3, 2026 Greg Lillard
glillard14@vt.edu
540-948-6881
Greene June 3, 2026 Sarah Sharpe
seweaver@vt.edu
434-985-5236
Henrico June 10, 2026 Quinn Bracken
quinnf82@vt.edu
804-501-5160
James City County June 10, 2026 Luke Gladden
lukeg03@vt.edu
757-564-2174
New Kent June 10, 2026 Luke Gladden
lukeg03@vt.edu
804-966-9645
Hanover June 10, 2026 Scot Ferguson
scotf@vt.edu
804-752-4310
King William June 24, 2026 Turner Minx
turnerminx@vt.edu
804-769-4955
Essex June 24, 2026 Robbie J. Longest
robbiel7@vt.edu
804-443-3551
Middlesex June 24, 2026 Glenn Sturm
gjsturm@vt.edu 
804-693-2602
Mathews June 24, 2026 Glenn Sturm
gjsturm@vt.edu 
804-693-2602
Gloucester June 24, 2026 Glenn Sturm
gjsturm@vt.edu 
804-693-2602
Culpeper July 15, 2026 Ashley Appling
ashappling@vt.edu
540-727-3435
Rappahannock July 15, 2026 Ashley Appling
ashappling@vt.edu
540-727-3435
Fauquier July 15, 2026 Ashley Appling
ashappling@vt.edu
540-727-3435
Isle of Wight July 22, 2026 Livvy Preisser
livvy16@vt.edu
757-365-6261
Chesapeake July 22, 2026 Michael Andruczyk
mikeand@vt.edu
757-382-6348
Suffolk July 22, 2026 Andrea Slye
awise@vt.edu
757-514-4337
Virginia Beach July 22, 2026 Roy Flanagan
royf@vt.edu
757-382-6348
Northampton August 11, 2026 Theresa Pittman
tmjlong@vt.edu
757-787-1361
Accomack August 11, 2026 Helene Doughty
hdoughty@vt.edu
757-678-7946
Loudoun August 19, 2026 Stuart Vermaak
svermaak@vt.edu
571-627-3402
Cumberland September 2, 2026 Amber Taylor
aamber@vt.edu
804-492-4390
Buckingham September 2, 2026 Jennifer Ligon
Jligon@vt.edu
434-969-4261
Amelia September 2, 2026 Mackenzie Gunn
mgunn@vt.edu
804-561-2481
Fluvanna September 16, 2026 Rick Hernandez
enrique@vt.edu
434-591-1950
Fairfax County September 16, 2026 Leah Turton
Leaht86@vt.edu
703-324-5369
Roanoke County September 30, 2026 Carolyn McConnell
cmcconnell@vt.edu
540-772-7524
Pittsylvania September 30, 2026 Carol Haynes
haynes04@vt.edu
434-432-7770
Franklin September 30, 2026 Amber Wilson
haynes04@vt.edu
276-694-3341
Henry September 30, 2026 Melanie Barrow

Powhatan October 7, 2026 Skye Brickhouse
@vt.edu
804-598-5640
Goochland October 7, 2026 John L. Few IV
johnf93@vt.edu
804-598-5640
Westmoreland October 14, 2026 Stephanie Romelczyk
sromelcz@vt.edu
804-493-8924
Richmond County October 14, 2026 Wendy Herdman
wherdman@vt.edu
804-333-3420
Lancaster October 14, 2026 Jasmine Greer
jasmine22@vt.edu
8044625780
Northumberland October 14, 2026 Trent Jones
Jonesrt@vt.edu
804-580-5694
Stafford October 28, 2026 Grace Kunkel
gracerk@vt.edu
540-658-8000 
King George October 28, 2026 Megan Williams
meganw24@vt.edu
540-775-3062
Caroline October 28, 2026 Megan Williams
meganw24@vt.edu
804-663-6550
Albemarle November 4, 2026 Carrie Swanson
cswanson@vt.edu
434-872-4580
Prince George November 11, 2026 Scott Reiter
jreiter@vt.edu
804-733-2686
Greensville/Emporia November 11, 2026 Sara Rutherford
sriggan@vt.edu
434-348-4223
Dinwiddie November 11, 2026 Mike Parrish
lane99@vt.edu
804-469-4514
Sussex November 11, 2026 Elizabeth Cooper
elizp16@vt.edu
757-294-5303
Surry November 11, 2026 Elizabeth Cooper
elizp16@vt.edu
757-294-5303

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