Announcements 2024.7.31
Walker, Jane
SAVE THE DATE
2024
Virginia Water Monitoring Council Conference
September 24, 2024
Virginia Public Safety Training Facility, Knox Hall
7093 Broad Neck Rd, Hanover, VA 23069
Plan to attend. Registration is open! Conference information is posted at www.VirginiaWMC.org.
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1.) Appomattox River “Treasured Views” Community Workshops – Various Dates, Starting: August 7, 2024
2.) Call for Topical Session Proposals: AWRA 2025 Spring Conference – Submission Deadline: August 18, 2024; Conference: April 28-30, 2025
3.) TMDL Community Engagement Meeting: Watershed Cleanup Study for Crooked Run, Stony Creek, and Pughs Run (Shenandoah County) – August 19, 2024
4.) Webinar: Innovations in Health Assessments - New Approach Methods (NAMs) and EPA’s Transcriptomics Assessment Product – August 21, 2024
5.) Call for Presentations: 35th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium – Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024; Notification Date: December 13, 2024; Symposium: April 8-10, 2025
6.) Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) Party on the Pier Annual Benefit Gala – September 14, 2024
7.) 2024 American Water Resources Association
(AWRA), Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), and National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) Joint 60th Conference
-- September 30-October 2, 2024
8.) Call for Abstracts: 4th Annual Rappahannock River Roundtable Symposium – Symposium: October 16, 2024
9.) River Course 101: Stream Morphology Assessment Workshop – November 12-14, 2024
10.) Request for Proposals (RFP): Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP) – Submission Deadline: November 21, 2024
11.) Accepting Board of Director Applications: American Ground Water Trust
12.) Water Center Jobs Board
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https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/
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Thank you to the VWMC’s intern, Logan Flanagan, for developing today’s announcements.
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1.) Appomattox River “Treasured Views” Community Workshops
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August 7, 2024 (Chesterfield, VA); August 8, 2024 (Hopewell, VA);
August 13, 2024 (Zoom & Microsoft Teams); August 14, 2024 (Petersburg, VA) -- All community workshops will follow the same format. Seeking input on scenic views along the Appomattox River from the dam at Lake Chesdin to where the Appomattox River
meets the James River in Hopewell. The goal is to identify the community’s most valued scenic areas and share them with officials and interested parties. Learn more at
https://folar-va.org/treasured-views/.
Conducted by Friends of the Lower Appomattox River and Scenic Virginia.
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2.) Call for Topical Session
Proposals: AWRA 2025 Spring Conference –
Submission Deadline: August 18, 2024; Conference: April 28-30, 2025 –
Anchorage, AK – Theme: “Development Risks & Challenges in Changing Climate Conditions” – Eligible topics include challenges for coastal communities, land hazards and risks, winter snow and ice processes, research needs, water quality, and more. Learn more
and submit a proposal at https://awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2025%20Landing%20Pages/01_SPRING/Spring2025_TopicalCall.aspx.
Organized by the American Water Resources Association.
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3.) TMDL Community Engagement
Meeting: Watershed Cleanup Study for Crooked Run, Stony Creek, and Pughs Run (Shenandoah County)
– August 19, 2024
(4pm) – Edinburg, VA – During this total
maximum daily load (TMDL) meeting, participants will be able to assist in the development of a cleanup study to address benthic impairments in these stream segments. Sediment has been identified as the most probable contributor to the poor health of the impaired
stream segments. Learn more at https://townhall.virginia.gov/l/ViewMeeting.cfm?MeetingID=40236.
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4.) Webinar: Innovations in
Health Assessments - New Approach Methods (NAMs) and EPA’s Transcriptomics Assessment Product
– August 21, 2024
(3-4pm) – This presentation will provide
an overview of efforts to use NAMs to inform health assessments. Participants will learn about the new EPA Transcriptomics Assessment Product (ETPA) designed to address gaps and target chemicals lacking traditional toxicity testing data. Learn more and register
for the webinar at https://www.epa.gov/research-states/epa-tools-and-resources-webinar-series.
Learn more about the EPA Transcriptomics Assessment Product at https://epa.gov/etap.
Organized by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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5.) Call for Presentations:
35th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium –
Submission Deadline: August 31, 2024; Notification Date: December 13, 2024; Symposium: April 8-10, 2025
– Lexington, VA – Submission topics include
climate change, emerging contaminants, energy, environmental justice, land use conservation, water quality, and more. Presentations can be given in 15-minute, 45-minute, and 1-hour formats. College students are invited to present a poster during a special
session. Learn more and submit a presentation at https://vmieva.cventevents.com/event/BDB0E501-8619-478E-84CD-26D6F3E1F377/summary.
Organized by the VMI Center for Leadership & Ethics and co-hosts.
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6.) Potomac Riverkeeper Network
(PRKN) Party on the Pier Annual Benefit Gala –
September 14, 2024 – Washington, D.C. –
Proceeds from this event support the work of the PRKN. Registration opens: August 1, 2024.
Learn more and register at https://www.potomacriverkeepernetwork.org/event/party-on-the-pier-2024-gala/.
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Organized by the Potomac Riverkeeper Network.
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7.) 2024 American Water Resources
Association (AWRA), Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), and National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) Joint 60th Conference
-- September 30-October 2, 2024
-- St. Louis, MO -- Theme "Celebrating the Past and Planning for the Future of Water." – Includes the option of two field trips (Location 1: Mississippi River Habitat Restoration Tour at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary; and Location 2: Habitat Rehabilitation
and Enhancement Project, HREP); participation is included with your conference registration. Just remember to add it as a program item to your registration. Super Saver registration rate ends
August 10, 2024.
Learn more and register at https://www.awra.org/Members/Events_and_Education/Events/2024-Joint-Conference/2024_Joint_Conference.aspx.
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8.)
Call for Abstracts: 4th Annual Rappahannock River Roundtable Symposium
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October 16, 2024 –
This symposium provides an opportunity for partners of the Rappahannock River Roundtable to collaborate and share research, successes, program highlights, new projects, management tools, and more. Environmental scientists, researchers, local government officials,
and educators are all welcome. Learn more, register, and submit an abstract at
https://rappahannockroundtable.org/rappahannock-river-symposium/.
Organized by the Rappahannock River Roundtable.
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9.) River Course 101: Stream
Morphology Assessment Workshop – November
12-14, 2024 – Clemson, SC – This 3-day
workshop introduces concepts of fluvial geomorphology and stream processes related to channel and floodplain formation, bankfull stage identification, applications of the Rosgen classification system in the Southeast, and provide participants the opportunity
to engage in field techniques as well. Learn more and register at https://secure.touchnet.net/C20569_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=6520.
Organized by Clemson and North Carolina State University.
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10.) Request for Proposals
(RFP): Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants Program (CCGP)
– Submission Deadline: November 21, 2024
– This grant opportunity is designed to
advance environmental justice by reducing pollution, strengthening climate resilience, and building partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs). By statute, tribes must partner with CBOs to be eligible. The EPA plans to award an estimated $150 million
for projects benefitting Indian Tribes in Alaska and an estimated $300 million for projects benefitting Indian Tribes in the Continental US and Hawaii. The deadline to request technical assistance is August 16, 2024.
Learn more about the grant and apply at https://www.epa.gov/inflation-reduction-act/inflation-reduction-act-community-change-grants-program.
Funded by the US EPA.
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11.)
Accepting Board of Director Applications: American Ground Water Trust
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This 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization seeks to educate and inform all who are involved in groundwater, including professionals, administrators, enforcement agencies, regulators, academia, and the general public. Learn more and apply at
https://agwt.org/about.
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12.) Water Center Jobs Board
– Updated Today -- View a listing of current
job opportunities and employment resources on the Jobs Board at https://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/.
Developed by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center (Water Center).
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