2023 Drinking Water Clinics

The objective of the Virginia Household Water Quality Program (VAHWQP) is to improve the water quality and health of Virginians using private water supplies. Initiated in 1989, VAHWQP drinking water clinics have been conducted in nearly every county across Virginia, and 40,000 samples have been analyzed and results confidentially returned to participants. The best part: your water test results are explained in a helpful meeting, where ways of preventing contamination and treating water quality problems are also addressed.

Drinking water clinics are organized by your local Extension Agent and Virginia Tech faculty in the Biological Systems Engineering Department. Participation is voluntary and anyone with a private water supply system (including wells, springs, and cisterns) may participate.

Clinics run from February - November each year, and are held in about 70 counties. Visit here for a description of clinics. For programs currently accepting online registrations, please see the list below.  Contact your local Extension office to express interest in a clinic that is not listed. Please pre-register for all Drinking Water Clinics.

2023 Programs Available for Online Registration:

Program Streams

BSE-VAHWQP-ALBEMARLE - 2023 Albemarle County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-AMELIA - 2023 Amelia County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-AUGUSTA - 2023 Augusta County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-BATH-HIGH - 2023 Highland & Bath County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-CULPEPER - 2023 Culpeper/Fauquier/Rappahannock Counties - Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-ES - 2023 Eastern Shore Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-ESSEX - 2023 Essex County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-FAIRFAX - 2023 Fairfax County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-FLOYD - 2023 Floyd County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-GRAYSON - 2023 Grayson County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-HANOVER - 2023 Hanover County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-HENRICO - 2023 Henrico County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-JCC-NKC - 2023 James City County & New Kent County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-KING - 2023 King William and King & Queen County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-LOUDOUN - April 2023 Loudoun County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-MONT CO - 2023 Montgomery County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-NSV-01 - 2023 Northern Shenandoah Valley Household Water Quality Program - Week 1
BSE-VAHWQP-NSV-02 - 2023 Northern Shenandoah Valley Household Water Quality Program - Week 2
BSE-VAHWQP-PW - 2023 Prince William County Virginia Household Water Quality Program
BSE-VAHWQP-ROCKBRIDG - 2023 Rockbridge County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-ROCKGHAM - 2023 Rockingham County Virginia Household Water Quality Program NEW
BSE-VAHWQP-SE - 2023 Southeast Virginia Household Water Quality Program
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