2022

Need a job? Looking for an internship for the summer? The Water Center’s new Job Board at www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/ could help you. View the list of current job announcements we’ve received or join our Water Jobs Google Group to receive emails with current job listings.

Our annual photo contest is open! We invite all Virginia college and university students to submit your photos featuring water in Virginia – Show us the beauty of Virginia’s waters through your lens in our annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! For more information, and to submit a photo, click here!

Congratulations to Katie Mayer, recipient of the 2022 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award! Katie is a first year PhD student in Dr. Austin Gray’s aquatic toxicology lab in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is interested in emerging contaminants of concern in freshwater ecosystems.

Save the Date for the 2022 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference “Exploring Emerging Water Issues” August 4, 2022 at the Henrico County Training Center, Henrico, Va. The Virginia Water Center is co-hosting this one day event. We are planning for this year’s VWMC Conference to be an in-person event!

How Much Water are We Actually Using? By Mark Wheeler What is a Water Footprint & Why is it Important? A water footprint measures how much water is consumed directly and how much is used when producing goods and services – from the water we use in our homes for drinking,…

he Virginia Water Resources Research Center annually compiles an inventory of water-related legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. We update the inventory during the session, then publish a final version after the end of the reconvened (“veto”) session. View the 2022 inventory. This version lists measures (including four budget bills) that pertain…

Welcome to Mark Wheeler, who joins the Virginia Water Center as our 2022 Undergraduate Intern! Mark is currently a junior studying for a degree in Water: Resources, Policy & Management with a minor in Geographic Information Science (GIS). He loves to paddleboard, mountain bike, and hike, as well as just about…

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center annually compiles an inventory of water-related legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. We update the inventory during the session, then publish a final version after the end of the reconvened (“veto”) session. View the 2022 inventory. The current version lists over 140 measures (including four budget…

Springer recently published a book by the Water Center’s affiliate, Dr. Wu-Seng (Winston) Lung entitled, Water Quality Modeling that Works. The publication offers practical guidance for modeling professionals on determining the accuracy of results, serves as a reminder that field data is crucial when modeling for water quality management, and provides…

Welcome to our new Water Center intern, Hallie Tucker! Hallie is a Virginia Center intern for 2022. In May, she will be graduating with a degree in Environmental Science and a minor in Geographic Information Systems. She is passionate about water resource conservation, environmental justice, and using art to advocate…

The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) has selected Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis to receive the 2022 UCOWR Mid-Career Award for Applied Research! Dr. Krometis will be recognized for this award at the 2022 UCOWR/NIWR Annual Water Resources Conference in Greenville, SC, June 14-16. Dr. Leigh Anne Krometis is an associate professor of biological systems engineering at…