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Maryland Water Monitoring Council The MWMC sponsors a number of standing committees and ad hoc workgroups that meet regularly throughout the year.

Founded in 1994, the Maryland Water Monitoring Council (MWMC) serves as a statewide collaborative body encouraging effective collection, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental monitoring data. Founded in 1994, the Maryland Water Monitoring Council (MWMC) serves as a statewide collaborative body encouraging effective collection, interpretation, and dissemination of environmental data. The MWMC strives to improve communication within the the Maryland water monitoring and management community regarding issues, policies, and resource management. The Council is aligned under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources with a Board of Directors having representatives from local, state and federal agencies, private industry, academia, and citizen and regional organizations. The MWMC addresses the full range of aquatic and watershed resources in Maryland - ground and surface waters, freshwater, estuarine and marine environments, and associated watershed resources. From environmental justice to climate change adaptation; from surface water regulatory programs to the Chesapeake Bay TMDL; the Council is an excellent venue for both professionals and lay persons to keep abreast all of all things watery in Maryland. These groups work through a process of consensus to help achieve the Council’s purpose and goals. Committees and workgroups sponsor workshops from time to time. The Council also holds an Annual Conference to promote an exchange of information within Maryland's water monitoring community. For more details see the Annual Conference Page.

High school through graduate students are invited to attend a virtual career panel to learn about the many opportunities...
10/19/2026

High school through graduate students are invited to attend a virtual career panel to learn about the many opportunities in environmental science, watershed restoration and water monitoring fields. October 27th.

Old Dominion University is hiring a Chesapeake Bay Program data analyst. See comments for the link to more details.The D...
10/13/2026

Old Dominion University is hiring a Chesapeake Bay Program data analyst. See comments for the link to more details.

The Data Analyst supports the Chesapeake Bay Program by providing data management, statistical analysis, modeling, and reporting related to water quality, benthic and phytoplankton communities, and ecosystem health throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The position works collaboratively with staff at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office, and other Chesapeake Bay Program partners. The Data Analyst serves as a regional technical resource and uses Chesapeake Bay Program approved models, analytical tools, and methodologies to support monitoring, assessment, restoration goals, and water quality targets. The position manages and analyzes large, long-term environmental datasets and develops reports, visualizations, maps, and other analytical products used to evaluate water quality conditions, status, and trends. (Photo via the ODU website).

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY OCTOBER 16TH!!!!To register, visit the Maryland Outdoors portal.If you ...
10/13/2026

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY OCTOBER 16TH!!!!
To register, visit the Maryland Outdoors portal.

If you have an account, log in and scroll down to the events section. Click on "find and event" the MWMC Conference is currently the only event listed. Click "view details" to start your registration.
If you don't have a Maryland Outdoors account,
visit https://mdoutdoors.maryland.gov
Click "create and account" under the login button
Under account type choose "recreational"
Follow the prompts from there
Please call (410) 498-4361 if you need assistance.

Sad news of the passing of Dr. Walter Boynton, a legend in our field and a MWMC Carl Weber Award recipient.
09/16/2026

Sad news of the passing of Dr. Walter Boynton, a legend in our field and a MWMC Carl Weber Award recipient.

Dr. Boynton passed away on September 14, 2026.

Coming soon!
09/11/2026

Coming soon!

  LM Workboats, a division of Lyman-Morse, is under contract to build a specifically designed 59-foot aluminum Research Vessel to support scientific and field operations for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, supporting year-round scientific operations on the Chesapeake Bay and near-coas...

Save the date! The 32nd MWMC Conference, Connecting the Drops: Watersheds, Data, and People, will be held on November 19...
06/18/2026

Save the date! The 32nd MWMC Conference, Connecting the Drops: Watersheds, Data, and People, will be held on November 19, 2026.

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The Technology Transfer Center of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) develop...
03/05/2026

The Technology Transfer Center of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed a novel high-throughput assay for the detection and monitoring of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in water sources and are looking for partners that may be interested in licensing and commercializing this technology and help protect the public from EDC contaminated water sources. For more, please see the attached information sheets.

The 2026 Streams Roundtable site map has been posted for tomorrow's meeting. A link to meeting info and a clickable map ...
02/25/2026

The 2026 Streams Roundtable site map has been posted for tomorrow's meeting. A link to meeting info and a clickable map are in the comments.

Here is a web version of an email sent earlier today about the upcoming Streams Roundtable. Follow the link for info or ...
01/16/2026

Here is a web version of an email sent earlier today about the upcoming Streams Roundtable. Follow the link for info or to subscribe to future MWMC emails.

MWMC Maryland Streams Roundtable is February 26 Maryland Department of Natural Resources sent this bulletin at 01/15/2026 03:00 PM EST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Webpage Greetings, fellow water monitors. It’s that time of year again! Let’s get together and coordinate stream ...

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