About the newsletter
Virginia Water Central is published by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Alan Raflo, editor). Starting with the December 2007 issue, the newsletter is available only at this Web site, except by special request.
Current issue- January 2012 (#57; in PDF)
The January 2012 issue includes the following:
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Editor’s Comment - Page 2
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Teaching Water – Page 2
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Feature: Water Facts Every Virginian Should Know – Page 3
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Science Behind the News: Emerging Contaminants – Page 8
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Water Status Report – Page 17
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Va. Govt. Water Issues Overview – Page 23
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Notices – Page 28
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At the Water Center – Page 33
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For the Record: Va. General Assembly - Page 34
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You Get the Last Word – Page 36
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Newsletter archives
The archive of issues is in the following table. See below the issues table for available section archives.
Complete Issue Archive (all are PDF files)
Water Quality and You (PDF) (with Spanish translations; también en español)
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Typical content:
- Feature Articles - Detailed articles, typically on water-related policy or law.
- Science Behind the News - Explanations of scientific concepts or developments related to current water news.
- Water Status Report - Summaries of recent groundwater, precipitation, and stream flow conditions in Virginia
- Water Quality and You - Tips for individuals actions to protect water resources.
- In and Out of the News - Brief accounts of water news items in Virginia, the Chesapeake Bay, and other states.
- Notices - Items about Virginia water-related government meetings, new publications or articles, useful Internet resources, and conferences.
- At the Water Center - Announcements of new publications, projects, grant opportunities, etc.
- For the Record - Compilations of sources for learning about various water-resources topics, such as water quality, laws and regulations, water-related maps, and drinking water.
- Teaching Water - Virginia Standards of Learning supported by Water Central articles.