Water Is Life

It's what we do.

Our Mission

Discovery, learning, and outreach

We Serve

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.) 2025 eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants Virtual Symposium – August 28, 2025
2.) Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Events – Various Dates, Starting: August 29; 2025
3.) 13th Annual Three Rivers Art Auction – August 31, 2025
4.) Virginia Sea Grant Fellowship Webinar – September 3, 2025
5.) Public Hearings and Comment Opportunities
6.) James River Association Events - Atlantic Sturgeon Watching Trips -- September 14, 20 & 21, 2025
7.) Chincoteague Bay Field Station 2025 Bioblitz – September 20, 2025
8.) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Cleanup Studies and Implementation Plans
9.) Rivanna River Basin Commission Annual Conference – September 24, 2025
10.) Friends of the Occoquan River Cleanup 2025 – October 4, 2025
11.) Save the Date: 2025 Virginia Buffer’s Summit & Celebration – October 21, 2025
12.) Virginia Conservation Network’s (VCN’s) “Our Common Agenda”
13.) Water Center Jobs Board

VA Water Status Report for Aug 2025, Plus a Look at Flooding and Drought Nationally

VA Water Status Report for Aug 2025, Plus a Look at Flooding and Drought Nationally
The PDF link below provides access to the News Grouper’s monthly water-status report on precipitation, stream flow, flooding, and drought, as of the end of August 2025....

FY 2025 USGS 104G Water Resources Research Grants Program RFP Now Posted

FY 2025 USGS 104G Water Resources Research Grants Program RFP Now Posted
The fiscal year 2025 Water Resources Research Act program request for applications have been released.  It includes three grant programs: Water Resources Research Act program...

2025 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference: September 30

2025 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference: September 30
2025 Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) Conference September 30, 2025  The Water Center is supporting the 2025 VWMC Conference. The conference will be held at...
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