Registration is now open for the Spring 2024 Virginia Cooperative Extension – Loudoun water testing program, which provides water testing for wells, cisterns or springs at a reduced cost. The number of sample kits available is limited, so residents are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible.
Through this program, a water testing kit costs $70. A comparable analysis at a private commercial lab would cost more than $300.
The program tests for the following water quality parameters: Iron, manganese, nitrate, lead, arsenic, fluoride, sulfate, pH, total dissolved solids, hardness, sodium, copper, total coliform bacteria and E. coli bacteria.
How Does the Program Work?
- Register and pay for your sample kit(s) here.
- Monday, April 29, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Pick up your sample kit at the VCE Loudoun office, 750 Miller Drive SE, Suite 161, Leesburg.
- Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., Drop samples off outside the VCE Loudoun office, 750 Miller Dr. SE, Suite 161, Leesburg.
Samples are then analyzed at Virginia Tech’s Research Lab. Participants will receive their confidential results, an explanation of what they mean, and information about addressing any problems via email about six weeks after the sample drop off.
More information is online at loudoun.gov/watertesting
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