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Click on a watershed name in the map or in
the list below to find completed plans, plans in development and
to get involved in your watershed.
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.
You and Your
Watershed
From your backyard to the Chesapeake Bay, what occurs in your
neighborhood affects the water quality downstream.
What Watershed Do I Live
In?
Use your address in the "My Neighborhood" application to find
out which watershed you live in.
On Nov. 29, 2012, Fairfax County staff held a community update on the stormwater management program.The presentation is now available in PDF format.
On Nov. 30, 2011, Fairfax County staff held a watershed management plan community update meeting. The presentation is now available in PDF format.
Fairfax County has developed comprehensive watershed management plans for each of the county's 30 watersheds. 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.
Select the watershed name in the list below to view a digital copy of the watershed management plan. Hard copies of the plan may be found at local libraries and Board of Supervisor district offices that are within one mile of the watershed boundary.
Policy and Action
Recommendations
Over 300 policy and action recommendations were made in the first six
watershed management plans.
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