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RVA Clean Water Plan

RVA Clean Water Plan

From 2013 to 2017, a group of nearly 50 active stakeholders – water experts from government agencies, local educational institutions like Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Richmond, and regional non-profits – met regularly to discuss and shape the future of Richmond’s watersheds. During this time, we also held public community meetings and forums to gather input from Richmond’s citizens.


The culmination of our efforts is the RVA Clean Water Plan, which was released in September 2017. It’s a comprehensive framework for a watershed-wide, water quality-based strategy that will allow Richmond to develop an effective and affordable management plan while meeting and/or exceeding regulatory requirements. The Watershed Characterization Report, a watershed-by-watershed analysis of each of Richmond's 20 distinct watersheds, helped to inform the RVA Clean Water Plan.