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.) Future Harvest Upcoming Events -- Various Dates, Starting: March 26, 2025
2.) Blue Ridge PRISM Events – Various Dates, Starting: March 26, 2025
3.) Upcoming Water Research Foundation Webcasts – March 27, 2025 and May 6, 2025
4.) Call for Student Posters: American Water Resources Association (AWRA) 2025 Spring Conference – Submissions Due: March 28, 2025; Conference: April 28-30, 2025
5.) Virginia Forest Landowner News – Various Dates, Starting: March 28, 2025
6.) Volunteer Opportunities: Elizabeth River Project – Various Dates, Starting: March 29, 2025
7.) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Following Hurricane Helene (FEMA-DR-VA-4831) – Pre-Application Deadline: March 30, 2025
8.) Comments Accepted: Petition for Bycatch Reduction Devices in Near-shore Water Crab Pots – Comment Period Ends: March 31, 2025
9.) Leo Bourassa Scholarship – Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
10.) Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) News
11.) 2025 Youth Conservation Camp – Application Deadline: May 5, 2025; Camp: July 13-19, 2025
12.) American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association (ARCSA) International News
13.) Chesapeake Bay Commission 2024 Annual Report

Water Center Interns Attend NIWR Meeting and Capitol Hill Visits in DC 

Water Center Interns Attend NIWR Meeting and Capitol Hill Visits in DC 
In February 2025, undergraduate interns Ella Lewis and Adeline Muras accompanied VWRRC Director Kevin McGuire and Associate Director Daniel McLaughlin to Washington, DC for the...

Virginia Water Central News Grouper Monthly Water Status Report for February

Virginia Water Central News Grouper Monthly Water Status Report for February
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 February 2025....

Andie Flota Selected as Society for Freshwater Science Instars Fellow

Andie Flota Selected as Society for Freshwater Science Instars Fellow
We’re thrilled to share that Andie Flota, who served as our VWRRC-USGS Summer Water Intern in 2024, has been selected as a 2025 Society for Freshwater Science (SFS)...
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