Charlottesville, VA… January 9, 2026… Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) will host a Public Information Session regarding the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir (SFRR) to Ragged Mountain Reservoir (RMR) Pipeline Construction Project.

Please join us:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 6:30 PM

In-Person:
Albemarle County Office Building
1600 5th Street Extension
Charlottesville, VA 22902

or Virtually:
Zoom Meeting ID: 958 6225 5447
https://zoom.us/j/95862255447

The public information session will provide an overview of the project, including its background, anticipated benefits, proposed construction activities, and the tentative project schedule. The session will include a presentation followed by an opportunity for questions.

The proposed alignment of the new 36-inch raw water pipeline generally follows Woodburn Road, Rio Road West, Hydraulic Road, Lambs Road, Colthurst Drive, and Old Garth Road, with crossings beneath Barracks Road and Route 250/Ivy Road near Birdwood. A new raw water intake and pump station is planned near the South Rivanna Dam, located at the end of Woodburn Road.

Community members are encouraged to attend either in person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link is: https://zoom.us/j/95862255447

SFRR to RMR Pipeline Map

Additional Information

For more information about the project and to sign up for regular updates, please visit https://rivannawater.org/south-rivanna-reservoir-to-ragged-mountain-reservoir-water-line/

System-Wide Water Infrastructure Upgrades

The SFRR to RMR Pipeline, Pump Station, and Intake Project is one of several projects currently under construction by RWSA. Over the next five years, RWSA will invest more than $300 million to enhance our urban raw water storage capabilities, raw water transmission pipelines, and transmission pipelines for finished water (treated drinking water). The purpose of these projects is to improve the capacity, redundancy, and resiliency of our drinking water systems. Doing so will help prevent unplanned outages and ensure residents have a constant, reliable, clean supply of water at their tap.

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  1. New Earthen Dam – In 2014, RWSA completed building a new dam at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir. (Watch a timelapse video of the dam being built)
  2. Water Treatment Plant Improvements – Recent facility renovations and upgrades have increased treatment capacity.
  3. Ragged Mountain Reservoir Pool Fill Project – RWSA will fully utilize the reservoir’s storage capacity by adding 700 million gallons of water for a total capacity of 2.1 billion gallons.
  4. Ragged Mountain Reservoir to Observatory Water Treatment Plant Raw Water Line and Pump Station – A new 36” transmission pipe is replacing two smaller 70 and 100-year-old transmission pipes.
  5. South Rivanna River Crossing – A large 24” finished water transmission pipe is being added to better support the northern area in Albemarle County.
  6. Central Water Line – The Central Water Line will provide a high-flow, large-diameter finished water transmission pipe that will better connect RWSA’s treatment facilities, transmission pipes, water storage tanks, and water distribution piping in the urban area.
  7. South Fork Rivanna Reservoir to Ragged Mountain Reservoir Raw Water Pipeline, Pump Station, and Intake – The new pipeline and pump station will allow RWSA to fully utilize the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir’s watershed and Ragged Mountain Reservoir’s storage capacity. It will also allow both water treatment plants to pull water from either reservoir.