To safeguard and enhance the natural resources and quality of life within the Totier Creek watershed, a vital public drinking water supply for Scottsville, Virginia, and a tributary to the James River and Chesapeake Bay.
Understanding what’s in our water and how it got there is essential to protecting Totier Creek Watershed.
Our watershed faces many ongoing challenges, from CAFOs to sludge and beyond. We’re committed to tracking the issues.
Our watershed is much broader than the creek. It is all the land that drains into it. Take a visual journey.
We are excited to report that TCWA will begin regular surface water quality monitoring in the Totier Creek Watershed in 2026! If you would like to volunteer in the monitoring
This Thanksgiving, it is more important than ever to support the pastured livestock producers who are preserving Albemarle County’s rural way of life. These hardworking farmers are bucking corporate pressure
Industrial animal production factories are uncommon in Albemarle County. Around here, animal husbandry usually means keeping a reasonable number of animals on the land rather than tens of thousands in
Rural waterways sustain ecosystems, economies, and traditions. When the water is healthy, communities are healthy. Yet too many water protections focus only on development areas. Defending rural places depends on citizens speaking up. When our resources are threatened, it’s on us to demand accountability. Rural folks deserve clean water too.
Help us save this “Gem of Albemarle County”
