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About the Roundtable


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Members

There are many members of the Roundtable. A current list is available.

Brief History

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General

The watershed (the Virginia portion shown here in yellow) is very large, about 3000 square miles (and there are 640 acres in one of those). We have a list of the counties of the watershed in Virginia and others in adjacent states will be added soon.

The Roundtable builds on the work and momentum of the American Heritage River designation effort for the New River, as well as the New River Community Partners initiative to develop a New River Watershed Work Plan, which listed community-based projects for the entire multi-state Watershed. The Roundtable's strategic planning effort is consistent with Virginia's goal of developing a comprehensive watershed-based approach to non-point source pollution management and control, as stated in the Virginia Non-point Source Pollution Management Program document (1999). The Roundtable also coordinates with similar efforts in North Carolina and West Virginia to create a multi-state, watershed-wide plan.

Participants in the Roundtable include: citizens, farmers, local government officials, soil and water conservation district officials, and representatives of business and industry, community and non-profit organizations and state and federal resource management agencies. Since the initial kick-off meeting in August of 2001, the Roundtable Steering Committee has met regularly to organize and plan The Roundtable's efforts.

Brief Calendar History of he Roundtable

  • August 2001
    Roundtable kick-off meeting to gather issues and concerns.
  • February 2002
    Public meeting to appoint steering committee and establish action items for The Roundtable.
  • March 2002- July 2003
    Steering committee meets and works to plan Roundtable's activities.
  • June 2002
    Roundtable hires Brad Belo as a summer intern to develop watershed resources.
  • August 2002
    Roundtable hires Jane Shaw as the strategic planning facilitator.
  • December 2002
    Work groups begin meeting to develop Roundtable goals and objectives.
  • March 2003- May 2003
    Public meetings hosted by the three Soil and Water Conservation Districts to review current strategies for improving water quality in the New River Basin.
  • July 2003
    Strategic plan to address water quality in Virginia's New River basin completed.
  • August 2003
    New River Watershed Conference to develop the watershed's first annual plan of work for October 1, 2003 September 30, 2004.
  • 2004
    Strategic plan published.

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