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Drinking Water Resources

If you have technical questions or are interested in WVWRI's assistance with a drinking water-related study, please contact wvwri@mail.wvu.edu.

Funding Opportunities

West Virginia Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund (DWTRF)

Typical DWTRF projects include water treatment plant upgrades, distribution and storage upgrades, and extensions of existing systems. Projects solely for economic growth, recreational and commercial facilities or projects solely for fire protection are not eligible for DWTRF assistance.

Wellhead and Source Water Protection Grants

The Wellhead Protection and Source Water Protection Grant Programs are designed to provide funding for the development and implementation of local wellhead and source water protection programs; as well as, the enhancement of physical security.

WVWRI Drinking Water Projects

Kingsbury, J.W., Spirnak, R., O’Neal, M., Ziemkiewicz, P. (2023). Effective Management Changes to Reduce Halogens, Sulfate, and TDS in the Monongahela River Basin, 2009–2019. Water 2023, 15, 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040631

WVWRI, 2022. Disinfection Byproducts in the Monongahela River Basin. White Paper WRI 2022.

WVWRI, 2020. Monongahela: Trihalomethane (THM) Fact Sheet. thm_factsheetpptx.pdf (wvu.edu)

WVWRI, 2020. Monongahela: Trihalomethane (THM) Story Map. https://arcg.is/119fWj

Mirza, N., 2019. Minimizing Trihalomethane Formation through Source Water Monitoring and Optimizing Treatment Practices (MS). West Virginia University Libraries. https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.7399

PA – WV Drinking Water Issues: Virtual Meeting Series

Through the above projects, WVWRI found that it was in a unique role to facilitate needed conversations and information sharing between drinking water operators, regulatory officials, and researchers. To facilitate these conversations, we launched the PA-WV Drinking Water Issues: Virtual Meeting Series. Between October and November of 2021, WVWRI hosted three virtual meetings to bring water operators, researchers, and regulatory agencies together to discuss drinking water issues affecting West Virginia and Pennsylvania, with special focus on disinfection byproducts and emerging concerns such as PFAS. Presentations were given by researchers at West Virginia University as well as the U.S. Geological Survey. The sessions also included open forum discussions to allow participants to voice concerns, share knowledge, and ask technical and regulation-based questions.

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Drinking Water Resources