Virginia Water Center

Last week Dr. Kevin McGuire, Director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech, testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on the authorization of the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) program! Read more at bit.ly/47sF5hQ

Weekly Virginia Water Announcements are here! 💧 Find out how to test your private drinking water supply, discover events on the Potomac River, and participate in stream cleaning events! Brought to you by the Va Water Monitoring Council 🌎 bit.ly/3Nq2IAR

World Water Day | United Nations un.org/en/observances…

Water Center Interns Tali and Max outside the US Capitol at the annual National Institutes of Water Resources annual meeting! Read more about their trip at bit.ly/4uJyv0q

Read quote from Director Kevin McGuire about important bipartisan legislation to strengthen water research nationwide, the Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act! bit.ly/4rEhPEM

Virginia Water Announcements are here! 💧🌿 This week’s updates include events on the James River, info on marine invasive species, and particulars on the upcoming special elections🗳️Brought to you by the VA Water Monitoring Council bit.ly/3N7RG31

New paper with the crew at the Occoquan Lab and a big team of collaborators. We built a modeling framework that helps explain how deicing salts move through urban watersheds and shape stream salinity and drinking water quality. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

You may have heard about or been impacted by recent spills in the Potomac and James rivers - More information about these spills and the response to the spills is available at vwrrc.vt.edu/2026/03/02/the…

This week’s Virginia Water Announcements are out! 💧🌿 Check out updates on local stream cleanups plus webinars on rare native plants, land conservation, and stormwater. Brought to you by the Virginia Water Monitoring Council. groups.google.com/g/virginia-wat…

Annual #NIWR meeting for the Water Resources Research Act program. We appreciate Congressman Wittman’s support!

Please join us in welcoming Tali, our newest Water Intern at the Virginia Water Center! Find out more about Tali’s work at vwrrc.vt.edu/2026/01/28/new…

We’re excited to welcome Max to the Virginia Water Center as our new Water Intern! 🥳 Read more about Max and her work vwrrc.vt.edu/2026/01/27/wat…

Most well water in Virginia likely has PFAS, researchers find wvtf.org/news/2025-12-1…

💧 VA Water Updates This Week 💧 Explore learning opportunities on the James River and New River, and discover tips for creating a yard that supports both your lifestyle and local biodiversity! 🌱 Brought to you by the Virginia Water Monitoring Council groups.google.com/g/virginia-wat…