Center Highlights
WRC teams with elementary students to study drinking water
Zuzana Bohrerova, Associate Director of the Ohio Water Resources Center, recently collaborated with second and third grade students at a local elementary school to study drinking water safety and discuss the recent water crisis in Flint, Michigan. | LEARN MORE
Engineering safe drinking water
Dr. Allison MacKay, professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, was a guest on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher on Wednesday, January 27, 2016. Professor MacKay joined host, Ann Fisher,... | LEARN MORE
Algal Blooms & Nutrients
Currently, more than 750 aquatic ecosystems around the globe suffer degraded ecosystem function due to urban and agricultural nutrient inputs. These inputs produce water quality impairments such as hypoxic “dead zones” and harmful algal blooms... | LEARN MORE
Water & Energy
The water and energy system in the United States are interdependent. Water is used during energy production and electricity generation. Energy is needed to extract and deliver water to places of use, as well as for water treatment. In Oct. 2012, a brand-new collaboration was born. | LEARN MORE
Water Quality & Sustainable Water Use
Maintaining high water quality for drinking water use, recreational, agricultural and industrial purposes has been challenging in Ohio. Monitoring by the Ohio EPA indicates that while water quality is improving, it is still impaired. Sedimentation... | LEARN MORE
Children's Water Festival
On May 19th, 2015 approximately 500, fifth-grade students attended the eighth annual Central Ohio Children’s Water Festival at Franklin Park in Columbus, Ohio. The Festival promotes environmental awareness of our valuable water resources through... | LEARN MORE
Adopt Your Waterway
Streams and rivers are habitats for diverse organisms. They process pollution and provide opportunities for fishing and recreation. Civil and environmental engineers often work on projects that affect local streams and communities, such as operating... | LEARN MORE
