Announcements 2024.4.30

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1.) Native Plant Sales – Various Dates, Starting: May 1, 2024
2.) Webinar: Draft 2024 Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report – Webinar: May 2, 2024 (1pm); Public Comments Due: May 22, 2024
3.) Informal Public Comment Period: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (CBPA) Resiliency Guidance – Comment Deadline: May 3, 2024
4.) Student Travel Grants: Joint Water Resources Conference – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Conference: September 30-October 2, 2024
5) Call for Abstracts: 44^th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Symposium: November 5-8, 2024
6.) Call for Presentations: Groundwater Protection Council Annual Forum – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Forum: September 10-12, 2024
7.) Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) Training Webinars – Various Dates, Starting: May 7, 2024
8.) Request for Applications: Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program – Application Deadline: May 10, 2024
9.) Virginia Land Conservation & Greenways Conference – May 14-16, 2024
10.) Webinar: Progressing Towards Stormwater Management – May 16, 2024
11.) York River and Small Coastal Basin Roundtable – May 21-22, 2024
12.) ACE24: Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Water Works Association – June 10-13, 2024
13.) Job Opportunities – https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
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See recent announcements and learn more about the Virginia Water Monitoring Council (VWMC) at www.VirginiaWMC.org. Feel free to forward these announcements. When forwarding, please acknowledge the VWMC. If you have a water-related announcement of regional or statewide interest, send it to vw...@vt.edu and ask that it be distributed to the VWMC membership. If someone forwarded this message to you, you can join the VWMC for free by sending your name, water-monitoring affiliation (if applicable), and contact information (email address, mailing address, and phone number) to vw...@vt.edu. Thank you to the VWMC’s intern, Logan Flanagan, for developing today’s announcements.
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1.) Native Plant Sales – Various Dates, Starting: May 1, 2024 – Various Locations – Find native plant sales at https://vnps.org/native-plant-sales/. Information provided by the Virginia Native Plant Society.
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2.) Webinar: Draft 2024 Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report – Webinar: May 2, 2024 (1pm); Public Comments Due: May 22, 2024 – The webinar will include a summary of the report. The public is invited to submit questions pertaining to the report during the event. All submitted questions will be addressed in a comment response document posted on the DEQ webpage. View the report at https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/water/water-quality/assessments/integrated-report. Learn more and register for the webinar at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=39772. Contact Sandra Mueller at deqec...@deq.virginia.gov or 804-659-1388 for more information.
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3.) Informal Public Comment Period: Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (CBPA) Resiliency Guidance – Comment Deadline: May 3, 2024 – DEQ updated the guidance based on comments received during the prior informal comment period in December 2022. Includes a model ordinance, various checklists, resiliency assessment template, and more. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov//l/ViewNotice.cfm?GNID=2806. Organized by Virginia DEQ. Webinar co-hosted with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
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4.) Student Travel Grants: Joint Water Resources Conference – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024 (4pm); Conference: September 30-October 2, 2024 – St. Louis, MO – Theme: “Celebrating the Past and Planning for the Future of Water” – Undergraduate and graduate students who submit an abstract for presentation at the conference (either poster or oral presentation) are eligible. Two awardees per NIWR region will be chosen at random, with awards ranging from $1,200 to $2,500. Learn more about the conference at https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2024-Joint-Conference/2024_Joint_Conference.aspx. Contact vw...@vt.edu for a link to the application form. Contact Mike Dietz at Michae...@uconn.edu with questions. Travel grants provided by the National Institute of Water Resources (NIWR). Conference jointly organized by AWRA, UCOWR, and NIWR.
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5) Call for Abstracts: 44^th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Symposium: November 5-8, 2024 – South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV – Theme: “Flood & Drought, Fire & Ice: Managing Lakes Under Changing Climates” – Presentations focusing on HABs, nutrients, oxygenation, modeling and mapping, fisheries, emerging contaminants, wetlands, source water protection, climate change impacts, permitting, and lake recreation management are especially encouraged. Learn more and submit an abstract at https://www.nalms.org/nalms2024/. Organized by the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) and the California Lake Management Society (CALMS).
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6.) Call for Presentations: Groundwater Protection Council Annual Forum – Submission Deadline: May 3, 2024; Forum: September 10-12, 2024 – Nashville, TN – Presentations should focus on groundwater protection, water quality, and underground injection control best practices and regulations. Learn more and submit a presentation at https://www.gwpc.org/annual-forum-information/.
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7.) Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) Training Webinars – Learn more about these webinars and others and register at https://www.rcap.org/training-events/.
   ++ Contaminant of Concern: Manganese – May 7, 2024 (1-2pm)
   ++ Tribal Financing Options – May 14, 2024 (1-2pm)
   ++ Decentralized Wastewater Systems - Economical, Sustainable, and Environmentally Friendly – May 16, 2024 (1-2pm)
   ++ Increasing Your Chances of Accessing Infrastructure Funding from Indian Health Service (IHS) – May 30, 2024 (1-2pm)
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8.) Request for Applications: Healthy Watersheds Consortium Grant Program – Application Deadline: May 10, 2024 – Anticipating awarding one agreement for approximately $2.1 million to advance watershed protection activities in healthy freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems. Requires a 40% non-federal cost share/match. Nonprofit and non-governmental organizations, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible. Learn more at https://www.epa.gov/hwp/healthy-watersheds-consortium-grants. Submit an application at https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352919. Offered by the EPA’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
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9.) Virginia Land Conservation & Greenways Conference – May 14-16, 2024 -- University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA -- Join sessions led by land conservation experts and explore Fredericksburg on one of nine field trip options. Learn more and register at https://vaunitedlandtrusts.org/annual-conference/. Organized by the Virginia United Land Trusts.
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10.) Webinar: Progressing Towards Stormwater Management – May 16, 2024 (11am-12pm) – Participants will learn how the City of Knoxville, TN is updating their stormwater asset inventory and transitioning to an asset management program. Presenters will share how Office and field GIS tools are being used for data collection, visualization, and analysis. Learn more and register at https://www.seswa.org/webinars-state-spotlight. Organized by the Southeast Stormwater Association (SeSwA).
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11.) York River and Small Coastal Basin Roundtable – May 21-22, 2024 (10am-12pm) – This forum promotes information sharing and collaboration among water quality and conservation-minded stakeholders in the York River, Mobjack Bay, and Piankatank River watershed areas. Learn more at https://yorkriverroundtable.org/. Coordinated by the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
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12.) ACE24: Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Water Works Association – June 10-13, 2024 – Anaheim, CA – Theme: “Transforming Our Water Future” – Learn more and register at https://www.awwa.org/ace/. Organized by the American Water Works Association (AWWA).
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13.) Job Opportunities – View a listing of current job opportunities and employment resources on the Job Board at https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/. Developed by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center.
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The VWMC announcements are provided with support from a grant from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Funding is also provided from generous VWMC members. Thank you to our sponsors!

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