RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The James River Association's (JRA) biennial State of the James Report, released on Thursday, has given the river an overall health grade of a B.

Released on Thursday, Oct. 23, JRA said its biennial State of the James Report shows the overall health of the James River at a grade B, with a score of 68%.

Positive indicators

Compared to the river's health fifty years ago, the JRA said it has improved significantly.

The association said upstream indicators like stream health, smallmouth bass and riparian buffers have high scores and saw increases over the past two years.

"This reflects the good watershed health on the Upper James as well as restoration efforts across the watershed," the organization said.

JRA added that Virginia's investments in clean water progra

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