Protecting our Watershed
As the City continues their bio-blitz study of the Ragged Mountain Dam area and citizens weigh in on whether runners, bikers, and dogs should be allowed there, we thought it would be a perfect time to share our perspective on responsible stewardship of the reservoirs. Our charge As a water provider our charge is two-fold: public health and environmental stewardship. We provide an adequate, safe, drinking water to our community and then treat the wastewater so that it can safely return back to the environment downstream of the Charlottesville area. We are fortunate We ( now I mean Rivanna and...
Read MoreFirst week of composting declared a success!
Charlottesville and Albemarle residents are all abuzz over the expanded composting services in the community. In the first week of the new program, Rivanna’s McIntire Recycling Center collected 150 lbs of food waste and household compostables in five days! NOPE, our pick-up hauler, also reported that only one item was found in the bins that was not allowable and that was a plastic bag. We urge everyone to remember to use compostable bags. The 3-gallon compostable bags (“Biobag” is the brand name) can be found at the following local retailers: Whole Foods Kroger Bed, Bath...
Read MoreRWSA Will Rebid the Odor Control Project
We were looking forward to the selection of our contractor this month for the odor control project. Unfortunately all of the bids came in significantly over budget. In the interest of fiscal prudence, the Rivanna engineering team decided to conduct some value engineering and then rebid this project. Value engineering is a process by which engineers look at the scope and determine the most efficient design possibly without compromising the integrity of the project. This will delay our timeline by two months so we would be looking at a bid award at the March 22nd RWSA board meeting. We...
Read MoreComing Soon to McIntire: Household Food Waste Drop-Off Services!
After the City of Charlottesville’s successful summer pilot program that provided composting drop-off services at the City Farmers Market, several citizens inquired as to whether Rivanna’s McIntire Recycling Center could be an interim drop-off location during winter months when the market is closed. So we brought the question to our Board of Directors (comprised of City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County local officials) who unanimously voted the 3-month initiative in! Though we still are working out the logistics, we are happy to announce that in early January, McIntire...
Read MoreImagine a Day Without Water Winners Announced!
Charlottesville and Albemarle County, VA – The City of Charlottesville, the Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA), and Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) participated in “Imagine a Day without Water,” a national campaign to educate and inspire the community about the value and importance of water in our everyday lives. The campaign involved an event in October as well as an art contest where students from the City and County were asked to creatively convey a day without water. The contest was a great success with over 570 poster entries and with representation...
Read MoreUpdate to Woolen Mills, Belmont-Carlton, and other Moores Creek Neighbors
Letter/Update on Odor Control 12.11.2015 Woolen Mills, Belmont-Carlton, Martha Jefferson Hospital, and Interested Citizens Each day Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority provides clean, safe drinking water to the over 120,000 residents of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County through their water retailers. We also handle the wastewater from every household and business in our community. We effectively treat it, so that it can be safely returned to nature, at the same time recovering both nutrient and energy for beneficial uses. Handling wastewater comes with the unfortunate, yet...
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