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: 100
OUR CUSTOMERS: Charlottesville Department of Utilities & Albemarle County Service Authority (ACSA)
POPULATION SERVED: ~130,000 in the City and the County
RESERVOIRS: Ragged Mountain, Sugar Hollow, South Rivanna, Totier Creek, Beaver Creek
WATERSHED AREA: Ragged Mountain: 2 sq miles; Sugar Hollow: 18 sq miles; South Rivanna: 259 sq miles; Totier Creek: 29 sq miles; Beaver Creek: 10 sq miles
WATER STORAGE CAPACITY: 15.75 Million Gallons (MG) in Tanks; 3.3 Billion Total Gallons in Reservoirs
WATER PRODUCED EACH DAY: 10 MGD (Total – Urban, Crozet, and Scottsville) 9.3 MGD (Urban Water System)
MAXIMUM DAILY WATER DEMAND: 12.3 MGD on 9/6/22
MOORES CREEK ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT: 80 Acres in the Belmont area
WASTEWATER TREATED EACH DAY: 9.6 MGD
MAXIMUM WASTEWATER TREATED EACH DAY: 24.6 MGD on 12/23/2022
LAB TESTS PER YEAR: Over 1,900 samples taken to ensure water quality that ACSA/City provide to their customers complies with federal & state requirements. 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: 13,000 tons converted to usable compost annually
Facts are current as of September 2023
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: 26
POPULATION SERVED: ~159,000 in the City and the County
FACILITIES: Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC) & the Refuse Transfer Station at Ivy, McIntire Recycling Center, Southern Albemarle Convenience Center, Paper Sort on Meade Avenue
MATERIALS RECYCLED: 9,586 TONS/per year
# of VEHICLES CROSSING SCALE: 86,990
PAPER & CARDBOARD: 1,522 TONS
COMPOSTABLE FOOD WASTE: 110 TONS
GLASS: 406 TONS
METAL: 104 TONS
PLASTIC: 102 TONS
VEGETATIVE YARD WASTE: 7,141 TONS
TIRES: 20 TONS
Facts are current as of September 2023