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.) Environment Virginia Symposium – March 28-30, 2023
2.) Request for Proposals (RFP): Addendum #2: Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund – Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023
3.) Request for Proposals: Student Competitive Grants Program – March 31, 2023
4.) Request for Proposals: Coastal Resilience & Trees Fund – Submission Deadline: April 4, 2023
5.) SERCAP's 2023 Water Is Life! Celebratory Reception and Banquet -- April 6, 2023
6.) Blue Ridge Prism Events
7.) York River and Small Coastal Basins Symposium – Registration Deadline: April 14, 2023; Symposium: May 17, 2023
8.) Public Comment Period: Environmental Justice Guidance – Comment Deadline: May 1, 2023
9.) Smart Cities Connect Spring Conference and Expo – May 16-18, 2023
10.) Workshop: Teachers on the Estuary (TOTE) – June 20-22, 2023
11.) Chesapeake Classrooms – Multiple Dates: June 20, 2023-August 11, 2023
12.) Interactive Tool: Explore Your Watershed
13.) Hampton Roads Alliance for Environmental Education (HRAEE) Newsletter

Water in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly: Inventory of Water-related Legislation

Water in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly: Inventory of Water-related Legislation
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...

Water Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Intern Luna Fulguiero Fuchs

Water Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Intern Luna Fulguiero Fuchs
We would like to welcome our new student intern, Luna Fulgueiro Fuchs! Luna will work with us as an intern for the spring 2023 semester....

Welcome to Jenna Kalgren for Water Center Undergraduate Internship

Welcome to Jenna Kalgren for Water Center Undergraduate Internship
Welcome to Jenna Kalgren, our undergraduate intern for 2023! Jenna is majoring in Meteorology with a minor in Geographic Information Science and plans to graduate...