Rappahannock Friends and Lovers of Our Watershed
2008 Watershed Assessment Report
2007 Stream Buffers Program
-Cost-Sharing Program
-List of Native Plants
-Sources of native plants
-Buffer Evaluation Handbook
-Buffer Evaluation Data Sheet
Upper Thornton River Watershed Study
RappFLOW is a member of the Orion Grassroots Network
RappFLOW Mission
To help preserve, protect, conserve and restore water resources and watersheds in Rappahannock County
JOIN US! Volunteers needed!
Upcoming RappFLOW Events and ActivitiesPublic meeting about water quality in the Hazel, Hughes, Rush and Thornton River WatershedsWhen: Thursday, April 23rd, 7PM Where: Washington Fire Hall, 10 Firehouse Lane The Draft Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Plan (TMDL-IP) to improve water quality in the Hazel, Hughes, Rush and Thornton Rivers is now complete. Representatives from the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and other state and local agencies will present the plan, answer questions and receive comments. The plan was initiated in July 2008 and is based on input from local stakeholders as well as state and federal agencies through a number of local meetings. All are welcome to participate. A copy of the draft plan and additional background information may be viewed at: http://www.rrregion.org/tmdl_hhr For more information, please contact: Deirdre Clark, R-RRC, at 540.829.7450 or by e-mail at dbclark@rrregion.org; or May Sligh, VA DCR, at 804.443.1494 or by e-mail at May.Sligh@dcr.virginia.gov.
RappFLOW Monthly Meetings You are invited to participate in RappFLOW's regular monthly meetings, the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Schoolhouse ("The Link") in Sperryville. Upcoming dates are:
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News12/18/08 NEW in Ways to Protect Our Watershed:
12/5/08 Read Report on Watershed Assessment 10/23/08 Report Card on County Watersheds 8/18/08 RappFLOW Announces New Officers and Directors 8/14/08 GIS interns map county's watersheds 7/26/08 Virginia Legislature Commends Community Watershed Organizations 6/10/08 TMDL plan for Hazel, Hughes & Rush River watersheds 1/7/08 Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors adopts proposed Stormwater Management Ordinance. Health of the Bay Declines 2007 • County Announces "Clean Streams Programs. John W. McCarthy announced that Rappahannock County is initiating several new programs to protect the quality of surface water in the county’s streams, ponds and rivers. More info • Good news! Thornton River De-listed as "Impaired" by DEQ Tire removal project in the Rappahannock River, article by Terri Diley 7/17/07
More RappFLOW Activities
Current RappFLOW project: "People, Land and Water of the Upper Thornton River Watershed"
Site last updated: 4/8/09
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AnnouncementsSupervisors support Scenic River effort Planning Commission Commends RappFLOW • Apply Now! Cost-sharing for your stream buffer vegetation improvements
• VA DEQ honors request for Rush River Monitoring • Impaired streams study final results from VA DEQ March 22, 2007
"My Watershed" SectionTo help you in understanding and protecting YOUR watershed, and to help neighbors work together on their local subwatersheds, RappFLOW has created a section called “My Watershed."Can you find YOUR watershed here? Notice that there are several different maps available for each watershed, plus even more for the Upper Thornton, which is our current grant-funded study area. Read more about it! Rappahannock County Water Quality Advisory Committee
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