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==Leadership==
==Leadership==
Tom Frederick is the current Executive Director of the RWSA. His actions are supervised by a five-member Board of Directors, who generally meet on the last Monday of each month. These five members consist of the Charlottesville City Manager, the Albemarle County Executive, Charlottesville's Public Works Director, and the Executive Director of the [[Albemarle County Service Authority]], as well as a fifth person appointed with the joint consent of the City Council and the Board of Supervisors. That position is currently up for reappointment<ref>[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2008/10/board-applications.html 'Charlottesville seeks applicants for boards, including RWSA'], Daniel Nairn, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 10-21-08, retreived on 10-23-08].</ref>
[[Tom Frederick]] is the current Executive Director of the RWSA.  


Current members are:
The Director's actions are directed by a seven-member Board of Directors, comprising
* the Charlottesville [[City Manager]],
* the Albemarle [[County Executive]],
* Charlottesville's [[Public Works Director]],
* the Executive Director of the [[Albemarle County Service Authority]],
* one member from [[City Council]],
* one member from the [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]], and
* one member jointly appoined by City Council and the Board of Supervisors.<ref name=RWSABoard>[http://www.rivanna.org/members.htm Board Members, About Us] [[Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority]], retrieved 16 Jun 2009</ref>
 
Current members are:<ref name=RWSABoard> </ref>
*Chairman, [[Mike Gaffney]]; Appointed (Since 2003<ref>Charlottesville City Council Minutes.  3 Feb. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195903></ref>)
*Chairman, [[Mike Gaffney]]; Appointed (Since 2003<ref>Charlottesville City Council Minutes.  3 Feb. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195903></ref>)
*Vice Chairman, [[Gary O'Connell]], Charlottesville City Manager; Ex-Officio
*Vice Chairman, [[Gary O'Connell]], Charlottesville City Manager; Ex-Officio
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*Member, [[Judith M. Mueller]], Charlottesville Director of Public Works; Ex-Officio
*Member, [[Judith M. Mueller]], Charlottesville Director of Public Works; Ex-Officio
*Member, [[Gary W. Fern]], Albemarle County Service Authority Executive Director; Ex-Officio<ref>[http://www.rivanna.org/members.htm RWSA Board Members, retreived on 2008-10-23]</ref>
*Member, [[Gary W. Fern]], Albemarle County Service Authority Executive Director; Ex-Officio<ref>[http://www.rivanna.org/members.htm RWSA Board Members, retreived on 2008-10-23]</ref>
*Member, [[Sally Thomas]], [[Albemarle County Board of Supervisors]]
*Member, [[Sally Thomas]], Albemarle County Board of Supervisors; Ex-Officio
*Member, [[Holly Edwards]], [[Charlottesville City Council]]
*Member, [[Holly Edwards]], Charlottesville City Council; Ex-Officio
 
Board meetings are generally held on the last Monday of each month.


==Current Projects==
==Current Projects==

Revision as of 19:56, 16 June 2009

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The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority (RWSA) is an independent public agency that collects, treats, stores and distributes water and transports and treats waste water for residents of Albemarle County and Charlottesville. The RWSA is a wholesale agency with only two customers: the Charlottesville Water and Sewer Division and the Albemarle County Service Authority, agencies that serve individual retail customers. Funding for operations is paid for entirely by ratepayers[1], though local and state funding is part of the RWSA's Capital Improvement Program.

The authority's headquarters are located at 695 Moores Creek Lane and the main phone number is (434) 977-2970.

Leadership

Tom Frederick is the current Executive Director of the RWSA.

The Director's actions are directed by a seven-member Board of Directors, comprising

Current members are:[2]

Board meetings are generally held on the last Monday of each month.

Current Projects

The RWSA is currently in the midst of a nearly $150 million Capital Improvement Program that includes implementation of the Community Water Supply Plan, an upgrade to the Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, as well as replacements of various sewer lines such as the Meadowcreek Interceptor.

Infrastructure

Wastewater is processed at the Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant which is located in the City of Charlottesville along the Rivanna River and Interstate 64.

Media Coverage

Charlottesville Tomorrow currently covers all meetings of the Board of Directors.

Notes

  1. 'About RWSA', retreived 2008-03-26
  2. 2.0 2.1 Board Members, About Us Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority, retrieved 16 Jun 2009
  3. Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 3 Feb. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195903>
  4. RWSA Board Members, retreived on 2008-10-23