By Hallie Tucker As an intern for the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, I am conducting interviews and creating art about social and environmental justice leaders to discuss their roles in the fight for environmental justice. This field, along with the conversations surrounding environmental justice, is becoming increasingly important; and…
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. She studies freshwater mussels and their biodetoxification…
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 one or more times, then publish a final version after the end of the reconvened (“veto”) session. The final inventory for 2022–after the completion of the…
By Hallie Tucker Introdution: As an intern for the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, I am conducting interviews and creating art about environmental justice leaders, water rights advocates, and scientists, from around the country, to discuss their roles in the fight for environmental justice. This field, along with the conversations…
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! Invited…
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…
