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What Is a Watershed and Why Are
Watersheds Important?
A watershed is an area of land that drains to a particular water body,
such as a lake or river. No matter where you live, work, or play you are
within a watershed.
What Watershed Do I Live
In?
Use your address in the "My Neighborhood" application to find
out which watershed you live in.
Get Involved In Your
Watershed
In 2003, Fairfax County initiated a process to develop comprehensive
watershed management plans for each of the county's 30 watersheds. Today,
more than half of the county has plans that have been adopted by the
Board of Supervisors; the remaining land area should have completed plans
by 2010. A watershed management plan serves as a tool to identify and
address the issues affecting our environment and to protect and restore
the county's streams and other water resources.