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Leaving O'Connell: Departing as Mgr to take water job

O'Connell has served another, more powerful water body, the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Gary O'Connell says that he

County water board gets new appointees

The Albemarle County Service Authority, which sells water to county customers, has two new members on its board. Marvin Hilton, a retired engineer, is new Supervisor Duane Snow's pick for the Samuel Miller District, a decision Snow says he didn't make until the morning of t

Departing Fern: Misses engineering, might affect plan

Gary Fern, the director of the Albemarle County Service Authority, the body that provides tap water to Albemarle citizens, says he's leaving to take a position with an engineering firm.

Snap: Sleeving the leak

A geyser erupted Thursday afternoon when a contractor performing road-related drainage work inadvertently cut an old water main under the western edge of West Leigh Dive.

4X club: Rewarding thrift, County hits water hogs

John Martin embraces conservation-minded rates, but he still wants to build a giant new reservoir. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER

Obama quip: Dredging stalls as racial debate rises

Wagner (left): "A dredging study for water supply only is an absolute waste of the rate-payers' money." FILE PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Nobody disputes that the chair of the Albe