Who maintains stormwater management detention/retention facilities in the county?
Does a stormwater detention/retention pond require a fence?
Who maintains the storm drains/storm sewers?
Are fences allowed in storm drainage easements?
Can swimming pools be drained into storm drains?
Who maintains stormwater management
detention/retention facilities in the county?
Public stormwater
management detention facilities within the public street right-of-way
are maintained by the Virginia Department of
Transportation (703-383-8368, TTY 711).
Public stormwater management facilities outside the right-of-way in county storm drainage easements are maintained by the Maintenance & Stormwater Management Division. Many of these facilities are dry ponds on residential property, generally in common areas. To contact the Maintenance & Stormwater Management Division about a county stormwater management facility, please call 703-934-2800, TTY 711, or use the Stormwater Management Pond Maintenance Request Form.
Private stormwater management facilities are owned and maintained by the
property owner, with inspection and oversight by the county. These
facilities (wet ponds, dry ponds, underground chambers, roof tops, etc.)
are generally on commercial property; however, most wet detention ponds
on residential property are also privately owned and maintained. For
information on private stormwater management facilities, please contact
the Maintenance & Stormwater Management Division at
703-934-2860, TTY 711 or use the Stormwater Management Pond
Maintenance Request Form.
Does a stormwater
detention/retention pond require a fence?
Retention and detention ponds are exempt from safety fencing
requirements as they do not meet the code criteria of structures designed
with the intended use of swimming pools.
Who maintains the storm drains/storm
sewers?
The storm drainage
system along/under roads in the public street right-of-way is
maintained by the Virginia Department of
Transportation (703-383-8368, TTY 711). Driveway culverts and
bridges are part of the driveway structure and are not public storm
drainage system structures; they are the property owner's responsibility.
Storm drains in county
easements are maintained by the Maintenance & Stormwater
Management Division. Storm drains outside rights-of-way and easements are
privately maintained by the property owner. To contact the Maintenance
& Stormwater Management Division about a county storm drain or to
determine responsibility for a storm drain, please call 703-934-2800,
TTY 711, or use the Storm
Drainage Problem Report Form.
Are fences allowed in storm drainage
easements?
Yes, as long as the fence does not interfere with the flow of
drainage or redirect it to a neighboring property. In addition, permanent
structures such as footings, brick piers or columns are not allowed in storm drainage
easements. For further information about fences in easements, please
call the Maintenance & Stormwater Management Division at
703-934-2800, TTY 711 or use the Storm Drainage Problem Report
Form. For information about zoning requirements for fences, please
call the Zoning Permit Review
Branch at 703-222-1082, TTY 711.
Can swimming pools be drained into storm
drains?
Please see frequently asked questions about swimming pools.