Description
Do you have a well or spring?
What’s in your water?
The Virginia Household Water Quality Program aims to improve the water quality and health of Virginians with wells, springs and cisterns. We provide affordable water testing, help interpreting their water test results, and information about addressing problems.
How does it work?
1. Pick up your sample kit at one of the following locations:
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday - Tuesday July 21 - July 22 |
8:00am - 4:30pm |
Chesapeake Extension Office |
| Monday - Tuesday July 21 - July 22 |
8:00am - 4:30pm |
Isle of Wight Extension Office |
| Monday - Tuesday July 21 - July 22 |
8:30am - 5:00pm |
Suffolk Extension Office |
| Monday - Tuesday July 21 - July 22 |
8:00am - 4:30pm |
Virginia Beach Ext Office, 2nd Floor, Rm 215 |
2. Collect samples and drop off kit at one of the following locations:
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
7:00am - 9:00am | Chesapeake Extension Office - Curbside in front of building 310 Shea Drive Chesapeake, VA 23322 |
| Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
7:00am - 9:00am | Isle of Wight Extension Office 17100 Monument Circle, Suite B Isle of Wight, VA 23397 |
| Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
7:00am - 9:00am | Suffolk Extension Office - Parking Lot 440 Market Street Suffolk, VA 23439 |
| Wednesday July 23, 2025 |
7:00am - 9:00am | Virginia Beach Ext Office, 2nd Floor, Rm 215 2449 Princess Anne Road Building #14 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 |
3. Samples are analyzed at Virginia Tech. Receive your confidential results, an explanation of what they mean, and information about addressing any problems via email about 5 weeks after the sample drop off. Email, call, or stop by your local extension office for additional interpretational explanations.
Testing includes:
|
iron |
manganese |
bacteria |
arsenic |
|
sodium |
copper |
lead |
nitrate |
|
hardness |
pH |
total dissolved solids |
16 other metals and elements |
Cost: $70/sample kit*
(comparable analysis at a private commercial lab would cost more than $300)
*Hampton Roads Sanitation District is providing sponsorship for this clinic, reducing the cost from $70/sample to $20/sample (click the Apply a Discount box in your shopping cart, and then select BSE VAHWQP SWIFT from the drop-down menu to receive the reduced price. Refunds will not be issued for registrants who fail to properly apply the discount code during checkout.); for the first 80 kits purchased (1 kit per person). Once results are returned, participants will have an opportunity to learn about the Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) at their local extension office. This innovative water purification initiative is designed to ensure a sustainable source of groundwater while addressing environmental challenges such as Chesapeake Bay restoration, sea level rise and saltwater intrusion.
Please pre-register by Monday, 7/21/2025, 5:00pm, as space is limited
* Please contact your local extension office if you require a financial assistance to participate; a limited number of subsidized kits are available.
All participant information is kept strictly confidential
WAYS TO REGISTER
Click on the appropriate Add to Cart button on this page, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete your registration. If you have any trouble with registration, please contact our helpline by email at vceprograms@mail.ext.vt.edu.
For more information about the program, contact Mike Andruczyk-Chesapeake, mikeand@vt.edu OR Livvy Preisser-Isle of Wight livvy16@vt.edu OR Andrea Slye- Suffolk awise@vt.edu OR Ashton Holliday-Goulart-Virginia Beach ashtonh@vt.edu OR visit http://www.wellwater.bse.vt.edu/.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Mike Andruczyk, Chesapeake County Extension Office, at 757-382-6348/TDD* during business hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (M-F) to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120