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 grants are administered in cooperation between the US Geological Survey and the Water Resources Research Institutes and Centers. The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (VWRRC)…
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 July 2025. Click here for the July 2025 report (PDF). For previous monthly water status reports, please see this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Water+Status.
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 the Virginia Public Safety Training Facility (Knox Hall) in Hanover, Va. The conference runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 30, 2025. The…
Our annual photo contest is open! We invite all Virginia college and university students to submit your photos featuring water in Virginia – Show us the beauty of Virginia’s waters through your lens in our annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! For more information, and to submit a photo, click here!
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 June 2025. Click here for the June 2025 report (PDF). For previous monthly water status reports, please see this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Water+Status.
We’re thrilled to announce that Holly Young has been selected as the 2025–2026 recipient of the William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award, presented by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center! Holly holds a BA in Geological Sciences from the University of Kentucky and a MS in Geography from Virginia…
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 May 2025. Click here for the May 2025 report (PDF). For previous monthly water status reports, please see this link: https://vawatercentralnewsgrouper.wordpress.com/?s=Water+Status.
by Adeline Muras, VWRRC Undergraduate Intern Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when negative impacts to the environment or human health occur because of cyanobacteria producing toxins. Cyanobacteria (also known as “blue-green algae”) are a type of photosynthetic bacteria that, like algae, derive their energy from photosynthesis. Some cyanobacteria have been…
Virginia Water Status Report as of the End of April 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 April 2025. Click here for the April 2025 report…
Written by Adeline Muras, VWRRC Intern In 2024, the Virginia General Assembly included funding for a research study assessing algal blooms in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Water Center) at Virginia Tech is working in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Virginia Department…
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 2025 National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) Annual Meeting. The meeting provided valuable opportunities for networking with colleagues from other water centers, sharing updates on…
