State of the River Report

The Nansemond River Preservation Alliance proudly presents the State of the River Report 2023 for the Nansemond River. This report examines the status of the river using five indicators: Bacteria, Oxygen, Nitrates, Phosphates and Suspended Solids. We are concerned about the state of the river and hope you will help us take action in your own backyard.

Note : While this report summarizes data, full data and graph analysis is available to view below.

Key Points from the Report

• The Nansemond River is not scoring well on basic indicators of health.

• Learn more about each indicator through the data analysis below.

• We MUST ACT NOW as a community. Learn what you can do TODAY by clicking HERE.

• Future generations are counting on us. We cannot ignore the future threats to our natural beauty including increased development, climate change and seal level rise.