CoPe Community WaterCorps!


What is the Community Water Corps (CWC)?

The CWC is a part of the Coastline and People (CoPe) Project based at East Carolina University. The goals of the program are to work with the community to identify and find solutions to water quality issues. To understand the goals of each community, interviews and surveys take place to gather information about what is important to the community. The CWC program also serves to encourage people from their community to become more active and learn more about water issues within their area.

Greenville CWC

Serving a large community of people, the city of Greenville has experienced many flooding issues that have impacted its diverse communities.

Click the button below and see what projects the Greenville Community Water Corps has been working on.

Princeville CWC

Princeville is known as the first town incorporated by Blacks in America. The community of Princeville knows all about resiliency especially when it comes to environmental setbacks.

Click the button below and see how Princeville Community Water Corps is working with the community on turning past challenges into new opportunities.

Nags Head CWC

As a tourist town on the beach, Nags Head faces challenges that come with a varying seasonal population.

Click the button below and see how the Nags Head Community Water Corps is incorporating sustainability in research.

Aurora CWC

Aurora is home to one of the largest phosphate mining plants in the world which makes way for some amazing fossil finds.

Click the button below and see what the Aurora Community Water Corps is doing in this area.


Meet The Interns

Matthew Engfer

The college of Wooster

Greenville CWC Intern

Jalind Lampa

East Carolina university

Greenville CWC Intern

Maria Manjarrez-Molina

East Carolina University

Greenville CWC Intern

Deja Drummond

East Carolina University

Greenville & Princeville CWC Intern

Kyndra Jackson

chowan university

Princeville CWC Intern

Aliza Bista

East Carolina unviersity

Princeville CWC Intern

Taniya Johnson

East Carolina University

Nags Head CWC Intern

Thomas Shelton

East Carolina University

Nags Head CWC Intern

Jessica King

East Carolina university Graduate Student

Nags Head CWC Intern

Maura McCarthy

Manhattan college

Nags Head CWC Intern

Marlene Perrin

North Carolina central university

CWC Intern


Contact Us

To contact us email water@ecu.edu with any feedback, comments, or questions.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.2052889.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.