The Ohio Water Resources Center (Ohio WRC) is happy to introduce two new members of our team – Haley Kuhn and Kira Jones.

Haley Kuhn is the Graduate Associate at the Ohio WRC. She is an MS student in the Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP) and a PhD student in Civil Engineering at OSU, specializing in environmental engineering. Haley’s research interests include water quality, harmful algal blooms, and innovative water treatment technologies. She is taking the lead on creating the Center's newsletters and managing outreach programs, and is assisting with several other administrative tasks.

Kira Jones is the Student Communication Assistant at the Ohio WRC. She is an undergraduate student at OSU studying environmental policy and public policy analysis. Kira’s background is focused in communications and social media marketing. She is leading our efforts in creating written content for report summaries and for the Ohio WRC website, producing content for Ohio WRC social media, and other creative tasks.

With the help of these amazing students, we are excited to communicate out the great work conducted by our funded researchers and restart outreach activities that were stopped due to the pandemic.

Have a news article you'd like us to feature? Email us at OhioWRC@osu.edu!

Ohio EPA DSW: Draft Rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-1

The Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water (DSW) seeks comments on the Agency's draft rules in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-1. The drafted revisions include adding and removing acronym and term definitions, updating the list of analytical methods including the web addresses for available documents, updating names of water bodies, and making the rule language more concise. More information can be found here. Comments are due by 5 p.m., January 6, 2023 to dsw_rulecomments@epa.ohio.gov

Ohio EPA DSW: Early Stakeholder Outreach - two Surface Water rules packages

The Section 401 package includes three existing rules as well as a new rule(s). The federal Clean Water Act requires any applicant for a federal permit or license that may result in a discharge to a navigable water to obtain a water quality certification from Ohio EPA pursuant to Section 401. The Wetland Water Quality Standards package includes four existing rules that outline wetland water quality standards that apply to all wetlands within the state. More information on each package can be found here. Comments are due by 5 p.m., January 18, 2023 to dsw_rulecomments@epa.ohio.gov.

To find more resources offered by Ohio WRC, please visit: https://wrc.osu.edu/resources

Webinar: The Value of Lake Erie Beaches

December 7th, 2022 • Virtual

Registration is open for a webinar discussing new research from Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Lab, and the Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative. Dr. Brent Sohngen will be discussing the value of Lake Erie beaches to the state’s overall economy, and how that value is affected when water quality issues such as harmful algal blooms or E. coli outbreaks occur.

Webinar: Managing cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins during and after water treatment

December 14th, 2022 • Virtual

Registration is open for the Water Management Association of Ohio (WMAO) luncheon webinar, hosted by the Ohio Water Resources Center (WRC). Dr. Natalie Hull will be discussing her research on the impacts of harmful algal blooms during and after drinking water treatment processes.

Webinar: Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium

January 5-6^th, 2022 • Virtual

Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Harmful Algal Bloom Research Symposium, hosted by the Algal Bloom Action Team. Topics will focus on the latest harmful algal bloom research, including effective bloom management and the latest technologies being used. 

Have an event you'd like us to feature? Email us at OhioWRC@osu.edu!