Documents

Presentations & Statements

RCS Board of Directors members Morgan Butler and Leon Szeptycki, accompanied by the RCS Executive Director Robbi Savage made a presentation before the Charlottesville City Council and its Planning Commission. This group represent the Rivanna River Watershed ScoreCard Committee and have been working together for more than a year to conduct analysis and to develop recommendations on stormwater management for the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene. The power point presentation detailing the recommendations which were put forth by the RCS, the Southern Environmental Law Center and the UVa Environmental and Conservation Law Clinic is available here. (7.1Mb PPT file)

2008 Watershed Forum and Annual Membership Meeting (PDF)

RCS Farm Bill Summary May 2008 (DOC)

RCS Rivanna River History (PDF)

RCS Letter to Chairman Boyd: April 10, 2008 (DOC)

RCS Letter to Mayor Norris: April 10, 2008 (DOC)

RCS TMDL DEQ Response: March, 2008 (PDF)

RCS TMDL DEQ Response II: March, 2008 (PDF)

Reducing Runoff from New Development: February 5, 2008 (PDF)

Albemarle County Statement: October 10, 2007 (PDF)

Water Resources Protection Program Statement: September 17, 2007 (PDF)

Annual Meeting Summary: September 15, 2007 (PDF)

Strategic Plan: September 8, 2007 (PPS)

Presentation to the Rivanna River Basin Commission: August 08, 2007 (PDF)

Chesapeake Bay Classroom - Daily Progress Story: June 28, 2007 (HTML)

Presentation to the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation by Robbi Savage: June 23, 2007 (PDF)

The Rivanna Rambler #43 Transcript: May 10, 2007 (HTML)

The C-ville, Issue #19.19: May 8, 2007 (HTML)

Rivanna River TMDLs by Rick Parrish of SELC: April 19, 2007 (PPS)

Virginia DEQ response to RCS TMDL statement: March 20, 2007 (PDF)

RCS TMDL Statement by Robbi Savage: March 15, 2007 - Summary (PDF) | Final Statement (PDF)

Sewanee Water Policy Presentation by Robbi Savage: March 8, 2007 - (PDF) | (PPS)

StormWater Presentation by Martin Johnson: February 15, 2007 (PPS)

StreamWatch Presentation to Albemarle educators: November 28, 2006 (PPS)

Subpoenaed documents for Rose v. Fluvanna County Sand Mine Suit: 2004 (HTML)

Rivanna Watershed Needs Assessment Phase I: January 29, 2002 (PDF)

Rivanna River History: 1996 (PDF)

Rivanna Currents Newsletter

The RCS newsletter is printed and mailed quarterly to keep
members updated on events and upcoming activities.

Winter-Spring 2008 Newsletter (PDF)

Fall 2007 Newsletter (PDF)

Spring 2007 Newsletter (PDF)

Winter 2006 Newsletter (PDF)

Autumn 2005 Newsletter (PDF)

Summer 2005 "Water Conservation in the Home" (PDF)

Spring 2002 Excerpt (HTML)

Winter 2001 Excerpt (HTML)

Summer 2001 Excerpt (HTML)

River Days Brochure

RCS publishes a brochure annually outlining river-related events
for that year as a service to the public.

River Days 2007 (PDF)

Member Recommended Books

Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray

Last Child In the Woods by Richard Louv

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson