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                        RIVANNA SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY           695 Moores Creek Lane
                                                                Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-9016     434.293.8858
                      RIVANNA WATER   & SEWER AUTHORITY
                                    RIVANNA SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
                                                                                                       www.rivanna.org
                                  RIVANNA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY



MEMORANDUM


TO:           THE HONORABLE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL

FROM:         BILL MAWYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
              RIVANNA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
              RIVANNA SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY

SUBJECT:      QUARTERLY UPDATE

DATE:         JULY 2021

This quarterly update is to provide general information on the drinking water supply and treatment,
wastewater collection and treatment, and solid waste programs managed by the Rivanna Authorities,
as follows:

1. Drinking Water Supply as of July 9, 2021: Urban Reservoirs are 93% full.

2. VDEQ Drought Monitoring Report as of June 30, 2021: Conditions are dry, but normal in central
   Virginia.




3. The production of drinking water for the Urban area (Charlottesville and adjacent developed areas
   of Albemarle) averaged 10.26 million gallons per day (mgd) in May 2021, which was above the
   five-year average for May (9.26 mgd), as shown by the following graph:
4. Urban wastewater flow for May 2021 (9.51 mgd), including flows from Crozet, was below the
   five-year average for May (11.19 mgd), as shown by the following graph:




5. A general overview of significant current and future water and wastewater Capital Improvement
   Projects is provided below. Costs for these projects are typically shared between the City (48%)
   and the Albemarle County Service Authority (52%).

       A. Water Treatment Plant Renovations
          Scope: Replace equipment which has reached end-of-service life at the South Rivanna and
          Observatory Water Treatment Plants. Increase water treatment capacity from 7.7 to 10
          million gallons per day at the Observatory Water Treatment Plant.
          Completion:                2020 - 2023
          Cost:                      $43 million
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       B. Exterior Lighting Replacement, Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
          Scope: Replace exterior lighting fixtures and poles on the 80-acre facility to improve
          safety and compliance with Albemarle County lighting requirements.
          Completion:              April 2021 – February 2022
          Cost:                    $0.6 million

       C. Electrical System Replacement, Moores Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
          Scope: Replace major electrical cabling, transformers and motor control centers installed
          around 1980 and currently at the end of their service lives.
          Completion:              March 2022 – June 2024
          Cost:                    $5 million

       D. Water Pipe and Pump Station Replacement, Ragged Mountain Reservoir to Observatory
          Water Treatment Plant
           Scope: Replace two untreated water pipes which have been in service for more than 70
           and 110 years, respectively. Replace two water pump stations which have exceeded their
           service lives or will require significant upgrades to adequately support the treatment
           capacity of the upgraded Observatory Water Treatment Plant.
           Completion:               2023 - 2027
           Cost:                     $25 million

       E. Urban Area “Central” Water Pipe
          Scope: Water piping improvements to increase capacity and maintain pressure in the
          Urban drinking water system. This five-mile long piping project will extend from the
          Stadium Road area to the Long / High Street bridge.
          Completion:              2023 - 2027
          Cost:                    $25 M

       F. Upper Schenks Branch Wastewater Piping Replacement, Phase II
          Scope: Replace sewer piping installed in the mid 1950’s in conjunction with the City’s
          sewer upgrade program to increase system capacity. The new piping will be located along
          McIntire Road between the McIntire Recycling Center and Preston Avenue.
          Completion:             TBD
          Cost:                   $4 million: 100% City

       G. South Rivanna to Ragged Mountain Reservoir Pipe
          Scope: Acquire easements and construct a pipe to transfer untreated water between the
          South Rivanna and Ragged Mountain reservoirs, as required by the Community Water
          Supply plan completed in 2012.
          Completion:              2027 - 2033
          Cost:                    $80 million: 80% ACSA / 20% City

6. The recycling program at the McIntire Recycling Center and the Paper Sort processing facility
   continues to be a very popular service for our community. Tonnage from mixed paper, cardboard
   (including pizza boxes), glass, plastics, metals, compostable food waste and cooking oil continues
   to increase, as shown below:




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7. By increasing the number of days/week the Transfer Station is open, and by lowering the disposal
   fee from $66/ton to $52/ton, average refuse volume at the Ivy Transfer Station has increased from
   94.12 tons per day in June 2019 to 154.96 tons per day in June 2021, as shown below:




8. Southern Convenience Center
      Design is underway for a recycling and bagged residential refuse collection center to be
      constructed in southern Albemarle County.
      Completion:            January - August 2022
      Cost:                  $1.1 million: 100% Albemarle County


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Please let me know if you have any questions.



cc: RSWA Board of Directors
    RWSA Board of Directors




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