The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority is committed to providing reliable water service to its customers today and far into the future. Our ability to provide drinking water and wastewater services for homes, businesses, schools and public facilities throughout Charlottesville and Albemarle County requires a robust infrastructure network.
We have round-the-clock operators and engineers who do everything from routine safety checks to engineering multi-year projects that will increase the capacity of our plants, maintain the safety of our system, and provide adequate supply so that we can continually provide high quality water and wastewater treatment to our customers.
We manage six water treatment plants, four wastewater treatment plants, 11 water storage tanks, five reservoirs, 68 miles of water lines, 44 miles of sewer lines, and 704 manholes. Each of these assets need regular maintenance to maintain a high quality of water for our customers. Rivanna continues to upgrade these assets to further increase the quality, as requested by our customers (City and ACSA), and to meet increasingly stringent regulations.
We are committed to ongoing investment in our infrastructure and operations to ensure that we can continue to provide clean, safe, and refreshing water to our community. Over the past ten years, we have made significant safety, environmental and capital improvement projects totaling $265 million dollars which have increased the reliability, redundancy, capacity, and efficiency of our water infrastructure.
Each year, RWSA adopts a planning document called the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP identifies projects across a five-year horizon, with a focus on preserving and enhancing RWSA’s water and sewer infrastructure.
Community’s Water Supply Plan
In 2002, the Central Virginia Region experienced an historical drought of record. This drought and the water supply needs of the Charlottesville/Albemarle region sparked a decade-long water supply planning process (2002-2012). The process led to the now permitted community’s water supply plan. The community’s water supply plan is not one document; it is comprised of several documents, agreements, and plans.
For all the document related to the community’s water supply plan, please visit: https://www.rivanna.org/community-water-supply-plan/
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental stewardship is a central part of our work at Rivanna. We recognize that we must serve human needs while protecting the natural environment. Read below for more ways in which we make a positive contribution to our environment.
For more information on our Environmental Stewardship projects, please visit: https://www.rivanna.org/environmental-stewardship/
Interactive Projects Map
