On April 18th, 2026, the West Virginia Water Research
Institute held its third annual Monongahela River Sweep. This year had the
biggest turnout ever with 101 volunteers including WVU students, staff and
members of the Morgantown community - all working together to remove debris
from the Monongahela River and surrounding areas. As a part Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission’s
(ORSANCO) Ohio River Sweep of Season, and in collaboration with the Ohio
River Basin Alliance’s Ohio
River Basin campaign, the Three
Rivers Quest (3RQ) Common Waters Program, at the West Virginia Water Research Institute(WVWRI),
organized the event with the support from Ascend
WV.
