The Water Systems Working Group (Water) is comprised of an energetic group of faculty and graduate students dedicated to the advancement of water-related research and education at UK and in the broader community.
Initiated in 2013, the Water Systems working group is composed of 27 faculty and staff, representing five Colleges or other administrative units within the University of Kentucky. The group contains a diversity of water-related expertise and research interests and originally coalesced with the aim to better highlight water-related research and educational opportunities on campus and throughout the state. Initiatives have included the development of Water Week- an intensive series intended to engage undergraduate students- and the creation of the CATchemtn rain garden which mitigates UK stormwater impact and helps demonstrate stormwater best management practices to students and community members. Currently the working group is collaborating with Environmental management to help UK meet its MS4 permit requirements and is actively seeking additional collaborative projects.