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WRRI funds research into water resource issues related to water quality, quantity, economics and health. Then we deliver the results to government, industry and community partners – for cleaner, safer, more abundant water for all North Carolinians.

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NC WRRI Releases New Strategic Plan, Highlights Research and Engagement Initiatives

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute recently released a new strategic plan to guide the program’s investments toward effective responses to the state’s immediate and long-term needs in water resources management. The updated plan is available on the NC WRRI website, along with a document highlighting research and engagement initiatives. “This plan represents input… 

WRRI’s Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership Recognized for Environmental and Community Impacts

The Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership (WCWCP) received two awards from the City of Raleigh during the Earth Day Celebration on April 21 at Dix Park: The Raleigh Environmental Stewardship Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that show environmental leadership and whose work acknowledges the relationship between the environment, economics, and social justice; and the… 
A graphic image detailing sources that contribute to PFAS in water.

NC Urban Water Consortium-Funded Researcher Looks to Eliminate PFAS

Scientists in North Carolina and beyond continue to identify harmful effects of chemicals once considered useful and innovative — but those chemicals are now causing damage to our water systems and to our bodies. Now known as forever chemicals because of their persistent and lasting nature, these chemicals include PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that… 

Is WRRI Funding for You?

Maybe so! We fund much more than just faculty research projects. We partner with a wide variety of people and organizations who are addressing key water resource issues, from schools and volunteer organizations to neighborhood associations and local government. Your own water resources project may qualify!

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