{"id":5117,"date":"2024-03-12T08:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/?page_id=5117"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:40:29","slug":"well-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/blue-ridge\/well-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Well Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to Get My Private Well Water Tested<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_2122684169.jpg\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information on the importance of well testing<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wellwater.bse.vt.edu\/vahwqp.php\">Virginia Household Water Quality Program<\/a> <\/span><\/span>\u2013 offered by Virginia Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<li>Compiled list of companies, organizations, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Relevant resources and links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>How to receive an Operation Permit for my Well and\/or Septic from VDH<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/196\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_2153663623.jpg\" width=\"239\" height=\"160\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Well:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Well Completion Report (GW-2)<\/li>\n<li>Adequate Water Sample \u2013 no coliforms or E. coli present (Class IV Exempt)<\/li>\n<li>Well Inspection by VDH (will be conducted once items 1 and 2 are received)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/onsite-sewage-water-services-updated\/septic-system-and-private-well-service-providers\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Map pf Water Testing Laboratories and Contact Information <\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<\/span><\/span>scroll to bottom of page)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Septic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/05\/OSE-PE-Inspection-Report.pdf\">OSE\/PE\u2019s Inspection Report<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/09\/Completion-Statement-9-19-19.pdf\">Completion Statement from Septic Installer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Get My Private Well Water Tested Information on the importance of well testing Virginia Household Water Quality Program \u2013 offered by Virginia Cooperative Extension Compiled list of companies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5117","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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