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If you have a water question, here are some of the ways you can get an answer:
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Call a hotline
- Wellcare Hotline (Water Systems Council)
- National Environmental Services Center at West Virginia University
- U. S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline
Toll-free: 888-395-1033 (M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,ET)
Toll-free: 800-624-8301, then select for drinking water or wastewater technical assistance
Toll-free: 800-426-4791, M-F 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; information about drinking water and groundwater programs authorized under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The service is also available online.
Search a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) LIst
For a Virginia groundwater question:
- Try the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality/Office of Groundwater Characterization, Web site: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/gwcharacterization/homepage.html. The site includes contact information for groundwater specialists for different Virginia regions, groundwater publications, a wells database, a springs database, and a Frequently Asked Questions page.
- Try the Virginia Household Water Quality Program Web site: www.wellwater.bse.vt.edu. The site explains the Virginia Household Water Quality Program's county-based drinking water clinics and provides a listing of upcoming clinics to be held in counties across the state. Links to numerous resources that address groundwater and drinking water quality, and private water system maintenance are included (on the home page, click "Resources").
For a household drinking water question:
For a Chesapeake Bay question:
- Try "Ask the Bay Experts" at the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Website. Visit http://www.alliancechesbay.org/asktheexpert.cfm to submit a question or view frequently asked questions.
For a water-related agency, check this link:
Contact the Water Center
Get in touch with us at water@vt.edu or (540) 231-5624. Please visit the Contact us page for more information.