Interested in learning to control stormwater at home? Tune in to a presentation by VCRWS' own Dr. Andrea Welker, "GSI for Homeowners," presented by the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association next Tuesday, 8/17. Link to Zoom: villanova.zoom.us/j/94098823791#…

The Symposium is quickly approaching, so don't forget to submit your abstracts by the end of the day! Link in bio! #stormwater2021

Tune in now!

New Student Alert! Jessica Erben is joining us all the way from Oregon State University, where she earned her B.S. in Environmental Engineering. Jessica loves the outdoors, hiking, and rock climbing, so we think she'll have a great time joining the team! Welcome Jessica!

Dr. Bridget Wadzuk, professor & co-director of the Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems, discusses Villanova’s role in helping cities address growing issues of #flooding and resiliency. #Stormwater Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems paintsquare.com/news/?fuseacti…

New Student Alert: Courtney McPheter is joining VCRWS on the PennDOT project after completing her bachelors in civil engineering right here at Villanova! Courtney is from New York and her favorite summer hobby is growing vegetables in her garden. Welcome, Courtney!

Dr. Rob Traver, director of Villanova's Center for Resilient Water Systems, speaks to how #ClimateChange is straining Philly’s 19th century sewage system. Describes #Ida as a ‘wake up call.’ inquirer.com/science/climat… via @phillyinquirer Villanova Center for Resilient Water Systems

VCRWS's own Dr. Robert Traver was quoted in last week's Philadelphia Inquirer Article "Climate Change is Straining Philly's 19th-Century Sewage System. Ida Was a 'Wake up Call'." Read here: inquirer.com/science/climat…

Dr. Robert Traver was quoted by 6abc yesterday in an article entitled "Flooding after Ida Brings New Focus on Philadelphia's Aging Infrastructure." Read here: 6abc.com/philadelphia-f…

Join us October 13 from noon to 5pm either in person or virtually to get updates on our research! Hear presentations on past and current work from the EPA 319, Growing Greener, I-95, and Delaware Watershed Initiative projects. Register at the link in our bio!

Listen to Dr. Bridget Wadzuk discuss designing water systems with climate change in mind on WHYY ! whyy.org/episodes/regio…

Villanova's newest student housing on Lancaster Ave has green stormwater infrastructure that VCRWS studies and monitors. Mahmid Saminur Rahman is checking the accuracy of the flowmeter by measuring the flow depth near the sensor.

New publication alert! "Temporal Soil Dynamics in Bioinfiltration Systems" by Christine Smith, Rebecca Connolly, Richard Ampomah, Amanda J. Hess, Kristin Sample-Lord, and Virginia Smith in the Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering! ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%2…

Want to learn more about green stormwater infrastructure? View the recording of Master's research presentations by Shae Heffernan and Sarah Estes. elearningv2.engineering.villanova.edu/Mediasite/Cata…

The global risk of flooding — and how to turn the tide (Virginia Smith | TEDxVillanovaU) ted.com/talks/virginia… via TED Talks

"Field Scale Analysis of a Stormwater Infiltration Trench’s Failure Mechanism” by Tobias Müller, John Komlos, Conor Lewellyn, Andrea Welker, Robert Traver, and Bridget Wadzuk was the most downloaded article in the Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment last month!

Congratulations to Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord on being awarded the NSF CAREER Award for her project “Coupled Phenomena Resilience and Dynamics in Bentonite Barriers.”

Dr. Andrea Welker has received a grant from the William Penn Foundation to continue her work as part of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative (DRWI). The DRWI is a multi-year effort that unites watershed organizations, other NGOs, and academics to ensure clean, abundant water!

Jess Metcalf's presentation “Continuous Simulation of the BTI using EPA SWMM to examine the impacts of Water Quality & Quantity,” and Brian Jacko's presentation “Scripting Stormwater: Instituting Low-Cost, High-Resolution monitoring.” is now available to watch on our website!

Great job Sayed Rahman and Daniel Adeleke on presenting your poster at the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute of ASCE student night & the Villanova SigmaXi Society Research Symposium! They are studying engineered clay barriers that help prevent contaminants from getting into our water