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Braverman, center, chats amiably afterwards with the team that defeated him: Craig Wood and Robert Hodges from McGuireWoods and Rivanna boss Tom Frederick.

Beaten, but undrained: Litigant says City gets its water... in 40 years

One man's water lawsuit against four local governments was tossed out of court Friday as a judge dismissed the case and, in a separate ruling, validated the lead defendant's request to issue millions of dollars in bonds– although the judge did grant the litigant's de
The lawsuit seeks a 'declaratory judgment' requiring a City Council super-majority and/or public referendum on selling land for a new dam at the Ragged Mountain Natural Area.

Draining feeling? Lawsuit challenges dam-pipeline plan

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Ragged Mountain dam a boondoggle

[Re: July 28 cover story: "FLAWS- Tripled rates, spun numbers, and Conservancy conflicts: Why the war on dredging slogs on"]:

FLAWS- Tripled rates, spun numbers, and Conservancy conflicts: Why the war on dredging slogs on

Just when you thought it was safe to save the reservoir, the war against dredging it has reached flood stage. Waterworks director Tom Frederick– perhaps rattled by a yank of his permit to build a new reservoir, and a growing desire, amid upcoming City Council election

TheRutabaga- Brain drain: Persistent water debate leads to rare disorder

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Fenwick puts on another dredge fest

The former City Council candidate with the engineering degree has decided to put on another public information session on the value of dredging the Rivanna Reservoir instead of spending over a hundred million building a dam (or even a dam extension, as Charlottesville's may

Can kicked? Waste decried as dredge study firm named

With chair Mike Gaffney in the background, RWSA director Tom Frederick, foreground, defends his dam July 28. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER The

Down 22%: Water thrift backfires on RWSA

Both City and County pay citizens $100 each to replace their toilets with new low-flow models. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Local households appear locked in a decade-long patte

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

Unblocked reservoir? RWSA may okay dredging study

Albemarle County Service Authority board member Liz Palmer and Supervisor Sally Thomas contend that dredging won't supply enough water. PHOTO BY HAWES SPE
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