Appomattox River Water Authority
About ARWA
Appomattox River Water Authority
The original treatment plant had a rated capacity of 22 million gallons per day (mgd) and two expansions have increased the capacity first to 46 mgd in the early 1980s and then to 96 mgd in 2007.
The Authority participates in the Partnership For Safe Water program which is sponsored by the American Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Association of Water Companies, and the Water Research Foundation. The drinking water quality standards for participation in this program are stricter than the regular standards of either the EPA or the Virginia Department of Health. ARWA is one of only two water plants in Virginia that has received the Directors Award for compliance with these standards for ten or more consecutive years.
Service Area
Chesterfield CountyCity of Colonial Heights
Dinwiddie County
City of Petersburg
Prince George County
Historical Water Demands
During the summer of 2010 there was considerable interest from the public about the amount of water
the Authority delivers to our member jurisdictions. Historical monthly and annual water demand information
for the current fiscal year, and the twelve previous fiscal years, is available by clicking on the link below.
In addition to the monthly amounts delivered to each jurisdiction this data includes yearly totals, monthly averages,
and annual average daily demands. The last column on the right contains the year-to-date daily average demands
so you can compare demands through the latest month of the current year with the same period for the previous years.
ARWA Historical Demands.This table will be updated monthly to provide the most current data available to interested citizens. If you have any questions about this data, or need data beyond what is contained in this table, click on Contact Us on the left side of this page and contact us with your request by means of any of the methods provided there.
Board of Directors
| Chairman | James J. L. Stegmaier, County Administrator, Chesterfield County |
| Vice-Chairman | W. Kevin Massengill, County Administrator, Dinwiddie County |
| Secretary/Treasurer | Thomas L. Mattis, City Manager, Colonial Heights |
| Assistant Secretary/Treasurer | Robert B. Wilson, P.E., Director, Dinwiddie County Water Authority |
| Other Members | Percy C. Ashcraft, County Administrator, Prince George County |
| Thomas L. Mattis, City Manager, Colonial Heights | |
| William E. Johnson, III, City Manager, Petersburg |
Management Staff
| L. Alan Harrison, P.E., Interim Executive Director, South Central Wastewater Authority and Appomattox River Water Authority |
| Harry A. Smith, Chief Operator |
| Michael Callen, Assistant Chief Operator |
| Gerald L. Martin, Maintenance Manager |
| James C. Gordon, Laboratory Manager |
