Virginia Cooperative ExtensionVirginia Household Water Quality ProgramLing, ErinBenham, Brian L.Forrester, Scott2016-04-212016-04-212011-12-02http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70591Federal law requires public water utilities to provide biologically safe water. However, the safety of privately owned, individual water supplies such as wells, springs, and cisterns is the sole responsibility of the owner. This publication discusses the sources, testing, and treatment of heavy metals.6 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Home Water QualityExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/442/442-657/442-657_pdf.pdfwater qualitysafetyhomestestingheavy metals