William Reay

Research Assistant Professor, VIMS, Department of Coastal and Ocean Policy
Director, NOAA Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia

Email: wreay@vims.edu
Phone: (804) 684-7119

Education:

Ph.D., 1992, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Biology.
M.S., 1989, College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Marine Science.
B.S., 1983, George Mason University, Biology.

Research Interests:

My primary research interest is in the area of watershed hydrology and nutrient dynamics with an emphasis on the study of groundwater-surface water interactions. I am also involved in the development and implementation of shallow water monitoring programs and their integration into ocean and coastal observation systems.

Current Projects:

• Chesapeake Bay Observing System Cooperative Expansion and Integration Demonstration
• National Atmospheric Deposition Program and Mercury Deposition Network
• Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia Federal Assistance Grant
• Chesapeake Bay Program Nearshore Habitat Monitoring Program
• Shallow Water Quality Monitoring Program for the Piankatank River

Selected Publications:

Reay, W.G. and K. Moore. 2005. Impacts of Tropical Cyclone Isabel on Shallow Water Quality of the York River Estuary. (in Press).

Reay, W.G. 2004. Septic Tank Impacts on Ground Water Quality and Nearshore Sediment Nutrient Flux. Ground Water 42(7): 1079-1089.

Castro, M.S., C. Driscoll, T.E. Jordan, W.G. Reay, and W. Boynton. 2003. Sources of Nitrogen to Estuaries in the United States. Estuaries 26(3): 803-814.

Robinson, M.A. and W.G. Reay. 2002. Ground Water Flow Analysis of a Mid-Atlantic Outer Coastal Plain Watershed, Virginia, USA. Groundwater 40(2): 123-131.

Robinson, M.A., D.L. Gallagher, W.G. Reay. 1998. Field Observation of Tidal and Seasonal Variations in Groundwater Discharge to Estuarine Surface Waters. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation (Winter): 83-92.

Gallagher, D.L., A.M. Dietrich, W.G. Reay, M. Hayes, and G.M. Simmons, Jr. 1996. Groundwater Discharge of Agricultural Pesticides and Nutrients to Estuarine Waters. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation (Winter): 118-129.

Reay, W.G., D.L. Gallagher and G.M. Simmons, Jr. 1995. Sediment-Water Column Oxygen and Nutrient Fluxes in Nearshore Environments of the Lower Delmarva Peninsula, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 118(1-3): 215-227.

Reay, W.G., D.L. Gallagher and G.M. Simmons, Jr. 1992. Groundwater Discharge and Its Impact on Surface Water Quality in a Chesapeake Bay Inlet. Water Resources Bulletin 28(6): 1121-1134.