The Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water’s mission is to protect Virginia’s
public water supplies (waterworks) to ensure they remain safe and adequate. This is accomplished by routine daily monitoring, providing technical assistance and training with respect to all drinking water issues, financing improvements to drinking water systems, and enforcing the Virginia Public Water Supply Law and the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Waterworks systems test regularly for approximately 90 contaminants to make sure that no contaminant is present at levels which may pose a risk to human health.
Unfortunately, water quality can sometimes change. Despite the efforts of water suppliers, problems with drinking water can and do occur. When it does, people who drink the water have a right to know what happened and what they need to do. The public notice requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act require water suppliers to provide this notice.
Public Notification Rule-Water Alerts
ODW-Boil Water Notice Brochure