Registration Open: 2026 VWMC Conference

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Jul 8, 2026, 1:22:30 PM (5 days ago) Jul 8

VWMC logo 2026 Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference

September 29, 2026
Virginia Public Safety Training Center, Knox Hall, Hanover, VA

Registration is Open! Learn more about the conference and register for it here.

PROGRAM: The conference runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with doors opening at 9:00 a.m. The planned program is shown below (subject to change):

· Studying a Correlation between Land Use Change and Virginia SOS Water Quality Results – Geoff Orth, Fiona Hawley, Posie Magurn, and Frances Lash;* Smith Mountain Lake Association (SMLA), Virginia Save Our Streams, and *Ferrum College

· Connecting Water Quality Monitoring and Community Science to Tribal Engagement – Sophie Stern, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and Jessica Phillips, Chickahominy Indian Tribe – Eastern Division

· Genus Virginia Stream Condition Index for Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Non-Coastal Areas of Virginia – Drew Garey, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

· Modeling the Potomac Interceptor Collapse: ICPRB’s Operational Emergency Response – Sarah Ahmed, Interstate Commission for the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB)

· The Potomac Interceptor Spill: Rapid Response, Lingering Concerns, and Chronic Challenges – Wes Slaughter; Department of Geological, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences; University of Maryland

· Data Centers, Water Demand, and Regional Water Supply Planning in the Potomac River Basin – Alimatou Seck, Interstate Commission for the Potomac River Basin

· Social-Ecological Impacts of Salt in Freshwater Streams – Stanley Grant, Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Lab / Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech

· Hellbender Salamanders as Sentinels of Water Quality in Virginia – Bill Hopkins, Global Change Center / Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech

· Rising Tides & Real Data: Catching the King & Measuring the Muck – Stephanie Letourneau, Wetlands Watch, and Margaret Mulholland, Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Old Dominion University

REGISTRATION: Registration includes morning coffee, lunch & snacks. Registration requires completing an online form and paying via check or credit card. No refunds are provided, but substitutions are allowed. The entire conference will be recorded, and all who register will receive a link to the recording following the conference. Early registration runs through Friday, July 31, 2026 (5 p.m.) and is $65. Register here!

EXHIBITORS: Conference exhibitors will receive a tabletop booth space in the conference meeting room, registration for one person to attend the conference, and recognition at the conference and on promotional materials. Registration for exhibitors is $300.

QUESTIONS? Learn more about the conference here. If you have problems with registration or are registering a group of people, contact Sophie Stern at sst...@allianceforthebay.org. If you have questions regarding the conference or are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Jane Walker at 540-231-4159 or vw...@vt.edu.