Charlottesville Water Conservation

05/27/2026

-With summer almost here, it is time to start planning your better yard ☀️! This year, we and want you to think about the landscape that best fits your lifestyle, and we have lots of great tips and resources to help!
So whether you match with the Dog Digging Dilemma landscape or Playdate Priorities landscape, we have the info just right for you!
Start planning Your Better Yard Here: Charlottesville.gov/WCOutside

05/20/2026

- Now is a great time to create a water-saving landscape that fits your lifestyle! Some great tips to consider in your planning include:
🌱Plant drought-tolerant plants native to VA.
💦Arrange beds in hydrozones based on water needs.
💧Consider installing drip irrigation or a rain barrel.
🌧Check out the City's $30 rebate for rain barrels: Charlottesville.gov/WCRebates.

Charlottesville.gov/WCOutside

05/13/2026

- With these recent rain🌧 events we have been having, it makes you wish you had a rain barrel set up to collect water💧 to use for later.
we offer a $30 rebate for purchasing and installing a rain barrel!? Don't wait to get your rain barrel today and start collecting🪣.
Also don't forget to turn off your irrigation system and skip watering when it rains🌧.
Charlottesville.gov/RainBarrels

05/12/2026

Thank you all for a wonderful Rivanna RiverFest! We talked to so many of you in the community about saving water and our water supply.
Our favorite part of this event was connecting with you all over our shared appreciation and love for the Rivanna River!
We can't wait to see you all next year or sooner at the river.

05/08/2026

Who is ready for an AMAZING day tomorrow at Rivanna RiverFest! The weather looks perfect and there is so much stuff planned from 2:30pm - 9pm!
We will be there tabling with activities and information all about your water supply and saving water!
Come celebrate and experience your river!

05/06/2026

- Join us this Saturday at Rivanna RiverFest to celebrate our community’s river and all who help protect it! 🌊💙 As we recognize Drinking Water Week, it’s the perfect time to appreciate the Rivanna River—an essential part of our local water system and a resource we all share.
Come enjoy family-friendly activities, nature walks, music, tubing, and more, while learning how clean rivers support safe, high-quality drinking water for Charlottesville.
📅 Saturday, May 9 | 2:30–9 PM
📍 Rivanna River Company
Learn more: https://www.rivannariver.org/rivanna-riverfest/
Let’s celebrate, explore, and protect our river together!

05/05/2026

For , we want to highlight where your drinking water comes from and all the infrastrucutre, projects, and work needed to get water to your faucet.
Check out this infographic from Rivanna Authorities, our water supplier, on all the hard work that needs to happen for you to get safe, reliable, clean drinking water from your tap 24/7. This is a great reminder and reason why we should only use what we need and conserve water!

Water doesn’t just appear when we turn on the tap, it takes a strong, reliable system working behind the scenes to deliver it every day.

This , we’re highlighting the critical role infrastructure plays in ensuring safe, dependable water for our community. The community has invested in major projects to strengthen the resiliency and redundancy of our urban water system.

One key milestone was the completion of the new earthen dam at Ragged Mountain Reservoir in 2014, which expanded storage capacity from 514 million gallons to an impressive 1.4 billion gallons.

Stay tuned throughout the week as we spotlight additional projects that will keep water flowing when you need it most.

05/04/2026

It’s officially ! We invite both water professionals and our community to celebrate by honoring the vital role water plays in our daily lives. Water is a limited resource and we should only use what we need because !💧
Join us at Rivanna RiverFest THIS Saturday for a celebration of our Rivanna River, our drinking water source!
https://www.rivannariver.org/rivanna-riverfest/

04/30/2026

As we end 🌎, take a few minutes to spruce up your landscape with plants designed to require less water and maintenance in your region.
https://www.charlottesville.gov/528/Native-Drought-Resistant-Plants

04/29/2026

: We love the recent rain🌧️ we are getting- April showers bring May flowers🌷🌻!
Last week we hosted our spring Rain Barrel Workshop with Rivanna Stormwater Education Partnership and James River Association, and are so happy these attendees can use our recent rain to use later when they need it for their gardens.
Missed our workshop? We will have another one in the Fall OR you can purchase your own barrel and complete our rebate application to receive a $30 rebate.

Charlottesville.gov/WCrebates