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Regional effort under way for Chesapeake Bay cleanup, Charlottesville Tommorrow News Center, August 10, 2010

"A federal pollution crackdown meant to protect the Chesapeake Bay likely will spell major changes for local governments and area growth... The forthcoming changes were discussed at Monday's meeting of the Rivanna River Basin Commission.” … [read more] [download PDF]

Storm Water Studies Start, Fluvanna Review, August 5, 2010

“The Rivanna River Basin Commission (RRBC) and the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) have started identifying areas that can be retrofitted to improve storm water management in Fluvanna County.” … [read more] [download PDF]

Virginia Water Radio 16: Week of May 10, 2010
Local Watershed Implementation Pilot Projects for the Chesapeake Bay TMDL

“…On April 22, the U.S. EPA’s Region 3 office announced $300,000 in grants for seven pilot projects to involve local governments, organizations, and citizens in developing implementation plans for the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL. Two of the pilot projects are in Virginia. One will be under the coordination of the Rivanna River Basin Commission.” … [read more] [download PDF]

Volunteers Aid Community Park, Greene County Record, April 8, 2010

“…With funding provided by the Virginia Department of Forestry and a watershed-wide grant provided by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to the Rivanna River Basin Commission, the buffer planting served as the first in a series of projects to improve the stormwater drainage at the Greene County Community Park” … [read more] [download PDF]

'No Brainer': Harvesting story prompts rain to Kaine, The Hook, August 8, 2009

“As the Hook recently reported, a county laundromat owner stepped into a bureaucratic quagmire when he tried to install a rainwater harvesting system last year. Now a slew of environmental groups, political leaders, and business owners have stepped into the fray, firing off a letter to Gov. Tim Kaine this week asking that guidelines for the practice be “expeditiously developed” …Smiths’ struggles prompted the Rivanna River Basin Commission and the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District to draft the letter to Gov. Kaine.” … [read more] [download PDF]

Fluvanna’s Moss to Lead River Commission, Daily Progress, July 26, 2009

“The Rivanna River Basin Commission has elected Fluvanna County Supervisor Marvin Moss as its new chairman.  Moss has served as vice chairman since the commission’s inception in 2007.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Moss Named Commission Chairman, NBC 29, July 26, 2009

“The new chairman of the Rivanna River Basin Commission says he has big plans to fix up Central Virginia's waterways.  Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors Chairman Marvin Moss will also chair the commission. He's replacing Sally Thomas who is leaving at the end of the year.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Grant Targets Runoff from Stormwater, Daily Progress, June 2, 2009

“A new $725,000 grant aims to reduce polluted stormwater runoff flowing into the Rivanna River and the Chesapeake Bay from Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene.  The Chesapeake Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded the grant to the Rivanna River Basin Commission.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Grant will Help Protect Rivanna River, NBC 29, June 1, 2009

“The Rivanna River Basin Commission will use $725,000 in new grant money to help keep runoff pollutants out of the water. The group will target four different projects.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Gov. Kaine Renews Environmental Push, NBC 29, June 1, 2009

“For the third time in as many weeks, Gov. Tim Kaine (D) on Monday pushed his environmental agenda, which includes grants, legislative action and executive orders.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Group seeks Stormwater Support, NBC 29, February 28, 2009

“The Rivanna River Basin Commission is asking counties along the river to support water conservation by catching stormwater.   The commission says people have expressed the cleanliness and condition of the Rivanna River as one of the top environmental priorities.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Rainwater Systems Save for Sunny Days, Daily Progress, October 25, 2008

“Local officials and environmentalists say rainwater collection systems could help the area’s water needs while preserving the environment.  The Rivanna River Basin Commission hopes rainwater harvesting systems will blossom in Charlottesville and surrounding counties.”… [read more] [download PDF]

Rivanna River Watershed Fails Watchdog’s Standards, Daily Progress, July 24, 2008

“About three-quarters of the streams tested in the Rivanna River watershed failed to meet Department of Environmental Quality standards, according to a new report.”… [read more] [download PDF]

A flood of Good Intentions, Cville Weekly, May 14, 2007

“…The same year Moore’s Creek was listed as impaired, the Rivanna River Basin Project issued its State of the Basin report. Initiated by TJPDC, the project’s stated goal was to “assess past and current conditions of the Rivanna River and its tributaries and to articulate desired future conditions.” Their ambition was realized six years later when Virginia’s General Assembly…passed a bill creating the Rivanna River Basin Commission.”… [read more] [download PDF]

City Joins Rivanna River Basin Commission, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 3, 2006

“…Mr. Schuyler asked the City Council to approve a resolution agreeing to join and participate in the Commission.  City Council agreed and passed that motion unanimously.”… [read more] [download PDF]

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