Public Works and Environmental Services Alert:

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our offices are open to the public by appointment only at this time. Please call or email 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday

703-324-5033 TTY 711

wwwdpwes@fairfaxcounty.gov

12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 448 Fairfax, VA 22035

@ffxPublicWorks

Christopher S. Herrington
Director

Department Resources

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February 11, 2025 - Seven months after launching, Fairfax County’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMAP) has provided funding to 23 homeowners to help safeguard their properties from flood damage.

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Water Resources and Infrastructure is Approved as New Name for Stormwater and Wastewater Management Programs

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IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Crook Branch Stream Restoration at Mantua Elementary School

Hayfield Road Pipe Conveyance Ribbon Cutting

Snakeden Branch at Lake Audubon Stream Restoration Project

Hayfield Farm Stormwater Project to Prevent Flooding

Fair Woods Constructed Wetlands Project

Flatlick Fishing Day 2019

Huntington Levee Ribbon Cutting

POLLUTION PREVENTION

Herrity Building Gardens Spring Cleaning

Don't Let Fats Oils and Grease Close Your Restaurant

How to Report Illegal Dumping into Storm Drains and Streams

Please Don't Litter

Stop Bagging Our Streams

OUTREACH AND EDUCATION

Fairfax County DPWES and Fire & Rescue Team Up for Rare Training Opportunity

Exciting Changes Within Public Works

The Condition of Streams and Watersheds in Fairfax County

Whitman Middle School Pollinator Meadow (November 2023)

Water’s Journey in Fairfax County

Introducing Fairfax County’s Freshwater Ecologists

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Stormy the Raindrop

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