Richmond, Chesterfield & Henrico Utilities & the Effects on Water and the James
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3/10/26 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Richmond, Chesterfield & Henrico Utilities & the Effects on Water and the James. Science Museum of Virginia RF & P Forum Room, 2500 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23220. Steve Yarus will address the problems Chesterfield, City of Richmond and Henrico utilities are now having with the water and wastewater systems. Steve is a Utility engineer who worked and designed in Richmond and Henrico as a professional engineer for over forty years. Justin Doyle, Director of Community Conservation at the James River Association, will cover Richmond's Combined Sewer System and its impact on the James River.
H. Stephen (Steve) Yarus, P. E. was raised in Dahlgren, Virginia, a small rural community on the Potomac River, 50 miles north of Richmond. He entered the U.S. Army and edited topographic maps of southeast Asia from 1970-1973. Steve graduated from Old Dominion University in 1979 with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering Technology and received his license in Virginia Professional Engineering in 1989. Steve has worked for Henrico County, Richmond City and Town of Ashland Department of Public Utilities and other private engineering companies designing water distribution, wastewater and stormwater collection systems. Steve retired in 2014 and has been a member of the Sierra Club since 2010. Some of his engineer projects include Site Design Engineer for U. S. Algerian Embassy, Algeria, Catholic University Law Library, D.C., Montross Industrial Park and the Marine Corps Computer Laboratory, Quantico, VA.
Justin Doyle, Director of Community Conservation, James River Association
Justin Doyle is the James River Association’s Director of Community Conservation. He pursued a career in conservation to protect precious natural resources like the James River and has been a James Changer since 2013. He promotes conservation and responsible stewardship of our natural resources through the James River Association's Community Conservation Program, which empowers residents to implement river-friendly conservation practices at home and collaborates with communities to better manage stormwater runoff through the use of gray and green infrastructure. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography from the University of Mary Washington in 2008, a Master of Urban & Regional Planning degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012 and completed the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute in 2016. He is currently serving on Richmond's Urban Design Committee. He resides in Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood with his family and enjoys gardening, traveling, hiking, bicycling, snow skiing, and exploring the James River by canoe, kayak, and stand-up paddleboard.