Water Is Life

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Our Mission

Discovery, learning, and outreach

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The people of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Welcome to the Virginia Water Center

The Water Center offers resources and support to researchers, educators, and decision makers throughout the state of Virginia. We do this by facilitating collaborative research, extension, and education programs to develop solutions to water resource challenges. We work across Virginia's academic institutions and with federal, state, regional, nonprofit, and campus communities. Learn more about us.

Weekly Water Announcements

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1.) Basics of Land Conservation and Farm Grants – February 23, 2026
2.) Chesapeake Stormwater Network (CSN) Webinars – Various Dates, Starting: February 24, 2026
3.) Virginia Rural Water Association (VRWA) Classes and Webinars – February 24-26, 2026
4.) Webinar -- Rare Native Plants: Conserving the Remnant Grasslands of Virginia -- February 25, 2026
5.) Blue Ridge Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) Events
– Various Dates, Starting: February 26, 2026
6.) USEPA Water Sector Threat Briefing -- February 26, 2026
7.) Applications Accepted: Mid-Atlantic Community Forestry Fund -- Deadline: February 27, 2026
8.) Big Stream Cleanup in Manassas Park -- February 28, 2026
9.) Call for Proposals: 2026 National Marine Educators Association Conference -- Proposals Due: February 28, 2026; Conference: July 12-16, 2026
10.) Art Contest: 2026 Science Without Borders Challenge -- Deadline: March 2, 2026
11.) American Water Works Association (AWWA) Events – Various Dates, Starting: March 4, 2026
12.) Request for Proposals: 2025-2026 Virginia Watershed Educational Programs Project: Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences Grants -- Application Deadline: March 5, 2026

New Virginia Water Center Undergraduate Intern Tali Altimari Welcomed

New Virginia Water Center Undergraduate Intern Tali Altimari Welcomed
Welcome to Tali Altimari, our new undergraduate water intern! Tali is a senior studying Environmental Economics: Management and Policy with a minor in Strategic Communications....

Water Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Water Intern Max Painchaud

Water Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Water Intern Max Painchaud
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center would like to welcome Max Painchaud as a new undergraduate water intern! Max is a sophomore getting a dual...

Water Center Undergraduate Research Fellow Begins Water Monitoring Project

Water Center Undergraduate Research Fellow Begins Water Monitoring Project
Jesse Gutierrez, the current Schoenholtz Water Undergraduate Research Fellow, has kicked off his fellowship project at McDonald Hollow, just a short distance from Virginia Tech’s...