A Virginia Tech-based water research center that coordinates and supports water resources research, outreach, and technology transfer across Virginia. It serves as a liaison among universities, state and federal agencies, water managers, and the public, and promotes research, student training, and dissemination of water-related information.
Water resources management, water quality, watershed and groundwater research, environmental protection, research funding administration, science education, and technology transfer related to water and related land issues.
Primarily public funding, including federal support through the U.S. Geological Survey under the Water Resources Research Act, along with state support and grant funding.
Virginia Tech; Virginia Cooperative Extension; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; U.S. Geological Survey; Virginia Water Monitoring Council; statewide university and agency research partners.
State university research center / public academic institution
