Rivanna Water and Sewer Facts
We produce clean, safe drinking water for public water customers in the City and County; and
We treat wastewater, so it can safely return to the Rivanna and James rivers.
FOUNDED: 1972
EMPLOYEES: 96
OUR CUSTOMERS: Charlottesville Utilities Department & Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)
POPULATION SERVED: ~120,000 in the City and the County
RESERVOIRS: Ragged Mountain, Sugar Hollow, South Fork Rivanna, Totier Creek (Scottsville), Beaver Creek (Crozet)
WATERSHED AREA: Ragged Mountain: 2 sq miles; Sugar Hollow: 18 sq miles; South Fork Rivanna: 259 sq miles; Totier Creek: 29 sq miles; Beaver Creek: 10 sq miles
WATER STORAGE CAPACITY: 15.75 Million Gallons (MG) in Tanks; 3.4 Billion Total Gallons in Reservoirs (2.7 Billion Gallons in Urban Reservoirs)
WATER PRODUCED EACH DAY: 9.12 MGD (average in urban water system)
MAXIMUM DAILY WATER DEMAND: 12.26 MGD on 7/20/21
MOORES CREEK ADVANCED WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT: 80 Acres in the Belmont area
WASTEWATER TREATED EACH DAY: 10.35 MGD
MAXIMUM WASTEWATER TREATED EACH DAY: 35.39 MGD on 11/20/2020
LAB TESTS PER YEAR: Over 1,900 samples taken to ensure water quality that ACSA/City provides to its customers complies with federal & state guidelines. Continuous water sampling occurs at each of our water treatment plants.
MANHOLES: 717
MILES OF WATER LINES: 68
MILES OF WASTEWATER LINES: 44
TONS OF BIOSOLIDS PER YEAR: 14,000 tons converted to usable compost annually
Facts are current as of September 2021
Rivanna Solid Waste Authority Facts
We provide recycling and solid waste services to City and County residents.
FOUNDED: 1990
LANDFILL CLOSED: 2001 (official closing 2003)
ENCORE SHOP: Open since 1998
EMPLOYEES: 21
POPULATION SERVED: ~153,000 in the City and the County
FACILITIES: Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC) & the Refuse Transfer Station at Ivy, McIntire Recycling Center, Paper Sort on Meade Avenue
MATERIALS RECYCLED: 7,706 TONS/per year
# of VEHICLES CROSSING SCALE: 61,951
PAPER & CARDBOARD: 1,560 TONS
COMPOSTABLE FOOD WASTE: 302 TONS
GLASS: 497 TONS
METAL: 399 TONS
PLASTIC: 132 TONS
VEGETATIVE YARD WASTE: 4,585 TONS
TIRES: 212 TONS
Facts are current as of September 2021
