Catch The
Rain

Rain Barrels for Harvesting Water

You can conserve water with rain barrels by watering your plants with collected water. Rain barrels also reduce runoff and save money. Clean Virginia Waterways teach rain barrel workshops periodically. Send us a message to ask about upcoming workshops.

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No Bowling in
the River

Preserving and restoring the quality of freshwater and marine environments requires that we understand how much trash we create, what we do with that trash, and how we can prevent it from entering our waterways.

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Keep It Clean
Keep It Beautiful

CVW is active with the Citizens for Water Quality, and other water quality monitoring throughout the state including the Appomattox River Quality Monitoring program.

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Clean Our Waterways

VOLUNTEER FOR A CLEANUP

Visit www.signuptocleanup.org, type in your city, county or zip code to find nearby cleanup events. If you cannot find a cleanup in your area, please volunteer to be a Site Captain/leader!

 

LEAD YOUR OWN CLEANUP

Lead your own clean up by becoming a site captain. As a Site Captain you can make it possible for hundreds of others to participate and become hands-on stewards of our local streams, rivers and beaches.

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CVW is funded by grants from foundations, businesses, government agencies and gifts from concerned citizens like you! Donating helps us and our environment

Smart Tip

Use cloth napkins, dishtowels, and handkerchiefs instead of paper ones