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,…
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. The updated version of the inventory for 2022, is available (as a PDF) at http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/virginia-water-legislation/. …
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. The first version of the inventory for 2022, with bill status as of January 28, is…
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…
The Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) has named Dr. Jonathan Czuba as an Honorable Mention in the UCOWR 2022 Early Career Award in Applied Research for 2022! Dr. Czuba is an Assistant Professor of Watershed Engineering in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) and is affiliated with the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech. From…
Congratulations to Dr. Leigh Anne Krometis, Dr. Kang Xia, and Erin Ling! Their proposal, “Characterizing prevalence and risk factors of PFAS in rural private water supplies,” is one of only four out of 34 PFAS proposals selected for two years of funding by the NIWR-USGS National Competitive Grants program! Per-and polyflouroalkyl substances…
Congratulations to Caitlin Shipman and Joe Buckwalter, the 2021 Walker Graduate Research Fellows! Caitlin is a first-year master’s student in Virginia Tech’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, working with Dr. Stanley Grant. Caitlin completed her undergraduate degree in Integrated Science and Technology, with a concentration in Environment and minor in Biology, at James…
