Water Center Spotlight
Virginia Water Radio is on the Air! - Listen to this new water news and information program every Wednesday, between 3 - 4 p.m., during "The River Roundtable" on WEHC 90.7 FM. Virginia Water Radio is produced weekly by the Virginia Water Center. Click a date to listen to an episode:
#1-Week of Jan. 25, 2010 (7 min.); #2-Week of Feb. 1, 2010 (7 min.); #3-Week of Feb. 8, 2010 (7:50 min.);
Water Status Information
This is gateway to current and historical water data from Virginia and beyond. Browse up-to-date information about drought watch, precipitation, stream flow, groundwater levels, and severe weather reports, all in one place!
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- U.S. Geological Survey FY 2010 National Competitive Grants Program RFP
- Special Announcement: 1st Annual Choose Clean Water Conference
- Watch the 2009 Water Seminar Series online - Corrosion Control Hits Home: The Profound Implications of Premise Plumbing Corrosion w/ Dr. Mark Edwards
- Shenandoah River Fish Kill Task Force Update, May 29, 2009
- President Obama's May 12, 2009, Executive Order on the Chesapeake Bay
- Links to Information on pharmaceuticals in water
The Water Cooler
Audio available from the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Public Forum 12-16-09
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading development of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay. In November and December 2009, EPA held a series of public information forums in Virginia and other Bay states on the TMDL development.
Click here to access to an audio recording, photos of speakers, and a PDF of the presenation at the December 16 forum in at Spottswood High School in Rockingham County, Virginia.
At the Water Center
Spring 2010 Water Seminar Series: Chesapeake Bay Restoration: Why is it Going to Work This Time?
with Richard Batiuk. Thursday, February 18, 2010, 9:00am – 10:00am, Fralin Biotechnology Center Auditorium. (more...)
2009 Virginia Water Research Conference: Water Resources in Changing Climates
Virginia Water Central newsletter
Water Center in the news
- 01/08/10 Virginia Water Research Conference addresses impacts of changing climates on water resources
- 11/02/09 Water Center research featured in CNR Newsmagazine (PDF)
- 09/02/09: Research studies impacts of coal mining on water resources
- 08/12/09: Visiting students work with professors to research water resources management issues




