Water supply: Difference between revisions

From Cvillepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
(+info)
(9 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Image:Reservoir-system-2009.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Current Urban Water Supply System in Charlottesville-Albemarle<ref>Adapted from an image used in a presentation by The Nature Conservancy</ref>]]
Charlottesville-Albemarle's '''water supply''' is provided publicly by the [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]] (the "RWSA") or privately through wells and other groundwater sources.
[[Community Water Supply Plan]] 2005-2055
{{stub}}


[[Water Supply Studies]]
==RWSA==
{{Main|Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority}}
The RWSA is a wholesale agency with only two customers: the [[Charlottesville Water and Sewer Division]] and the [[Albemarle County Service Authority]], agencies that serve individual retail customers. These operate and administer the water supply from the following resources:
{{clear}}
[[Image:Urban-water-supply-2009.jpg]]
{{clear}}


[http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/Category:RWSA_Assets See water supply infrastructure]
===Reservoirs===
Water for Charlottesville and its urban ring comes from:
*[[Sugar Hollow Reservoir]], formed by the [[Sugar Hollow Dam]] on the [[Moormans River]].
*[[Ragged Mountain Reservoir]], which receives water from Sugar Hollow via the [[Sugar Hollow Pipeline]].
*[[South Fork Rivanna Reservoir]], on the [[Rivanna River]].


==Charlottesville Tomorrow's News Center==
Additionally, the [[Beaver Creek Reservoir]], formed by the [[Garnett Dam]] on [[Beaver Creek]], supplies water for [[Crozet]].


[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/water_supply/index.html All articles by Charlottesville Tomorrow on water supply]
===Wastewater===


[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/news/water_supply/ All articles by other media on water supply]
==Community Water Supply Plan==
{{Main|Community Water Supply Plan}}
The actions of the RWSA and are guided by the [[Community Water Supply Plan]], which must be endorsed by local governments.  


==External Links==
==History==
In June 1948, The Albemarle County Medical Society recommended that flourine be added to the water supply. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Adding Flourine To Water Supply Urged|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2792498/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2792501/5254.5/1133/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=3|printdate=June 4, 1948|publishdate=June 14, 1950|accessdate=November 4, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Referenes==
<references/>
{{reflist}}
{{unreferenced}}


[[Category: Water supply]]
==See Also==
* [[Water Supply Studies]]
* [[:Category:RWSA_assets]]
 
==External links==
* [http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/water_supply/index.html All articles by Charlottesville Tomorrow on water supply]
* [http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/news/water_supply/ All articles by other media on water supply]
 
[[Category: Water supply|*]]

Revision as of 13:01, 4 November 2017

Charlottesville-Albemarle's water supply is provided publicly by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (the "RWSA") or privately through wells and other groundwater sources.

Logo-small25.jpg This article is a stub. You can help cvillepedia by expanding it.


RWSA

Main article: Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority

The RWSA is a wholesale agency with only two customers: the Charlottesville Water and Sewer Division and the Albemarle County Service Authority, agencies that serve individual retail customers. These operate and administer the water supply from the following resources:

Urban-water-supply-2009.jpg

Reservoirs

Water for Charlottesville and its urban ring comes from:

Additionally, the Beaver Creek Reservoir, formed by the Garnett Dam on Beaver Creek, supplies water for Crozet.

Wastewater

Community Water Supply Plan

Main article: Community Water Supply Plan

The actions of the RWSA and are guided by the Community Water Supply Plan, which must be endorsed by local governments.

History

In June 1948, The Albemarle County Medical Society recommended that flourine be added to the water supply. [1]

Referenes

  1. Web. Adding Flourine To Water Supply Urged, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 14, 1950, retrieved November 4, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. June 4, 1948 page 3.

See Also

External links