
$100M in funding approved for Hampton Roads water improvement projects
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has closed a loan with Hampton Roads Sanitation District to finance $100 million of their Capital Improvement Plan.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has closed a loan with Hampton Roads Sanitation District to finance $100 million of their Capital Improvement Plan.

In 2019, an estimated 66,387 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, achieving 36 percent of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s ultimate restoration goal of 185,000 acres.

The Virginia State Water Control Board held its regular quarterly meeting online on Monday.

The July 4th holiday means time on the water for boaters across the United States. With the increase in boater activity on the water, there is also an increase in the number of boating incidents and fatalities that take place during this time.

Bridgewater Retirement Community has terminated its vice president for independent living and assisted living after uncovering evidence of “significant financial misconduct.”

Each year, the U.S. Coast Guard performs thousands of search and rescue missions at sea. In situations where every minute matters, it is critical to have the most efficient ocean modeling data and algorithms at hand.

A total of $52,140 in funding for faculty-student summer research projects has been awarded to 12 Bridgewater College students who will conduct research under the mentorship of a faculty member throughout the summer.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced updates to ConserveVirginia, the Commonwealth’s data-driven land conservation strategy and multilayer mapping tool for identifying high value lands and conservation sites.

Bridgewater Retirement Community learned Tuesday night that BRC President Rodney Alderfer had tested positive for COVID-19.

On the outskirts of Blacksburg, beside a headwater creek in a forested watershed that runs into Tom’s Creek, a new hydrological monitoring station has started transmitting data.
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