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River Health Deep Dive: Understanding Indicator Bacteria in Our Waters

by jravirginia | Jun 13, 2025 | James River Watch, News | 0 comments

This week, in our James River Spotlight, we’re diving into a crucial indicator our James River Watch volunteers measure every week: bacteria levels. You’ve likely heard of E. coli, especially in news about water quality, but the specific bacteria we look...
River Health Deep Dive: What is Turbidity?

River Health Deep Dive: What is Turbidity?

by jravirginia | May 29, 2025 | James River Watch, News | 0 comments

A photo of water quality where the Appomattox meets the James River. Based on the murkiness of the water, we can tell that turbidity levels are much higher in the James River. This week, we’re shining a spotlight on Turbidity, an important indicator our James...
Thank You to the 2024 Water Quality Monitors!

Thank You to the 2024 Water Quality Monitors!

by jravirginia | Aug 30, 2024 | James River Watch, News, Volunteer | 0 comments

As we wrap up the James River Watch bacteria monitoring season, we want to express our sincere gratitude to our incredible volunteers! Your dedication to collecting weekly water samples has been invaluable in tracking the health of the James River. Your efforts help...
A Few of our Favorite River Spots

A Few of our Favorite River Spots

by jravirginia | Sep 1, 2023 | James River Watch, News | 0 comments

As a part of the 2023 Water Quality Monitoring season, JRA staff members shared a little about a few of their favorite river access points. Each year between Memorial Day and Labor Day volunteers take water quality samples and post them to our James River Watch...
Meet our volunteer: Chris Stone

Meet our volunteer: Chris Stone

by jravirginia | Aug 31, 2023 | James River Watch, News, Volunteer | 0 comments

Happy National Water Quality Month!  The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
Meet our volunteer: Gary Schmitt

Meet our volunteer: Gary Schmitt

by jravirginia | Aug 24, 2023 | James River Watch, News, Volunteer | 0 comments

Happy National Water Quality Month!  The James River Association has worked to improve the health of the James River since 1976, when the James was considered one of the most polluted rivers in the country. Since then, the river’s health has increased remarkably,...
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