Project Background

The subject project is in the Cameron Run Watershed Management Plan.  The project is located within Fairfax County Park Authority’s Justice Park. The stream channel is incised, eroded banks, and has potential for further bed and bank instability.  This project is part of larger efforts to restore many of Fairfax County’s degraded streams for improving overall water quality within the County and the health of Chesapeake Bay.

Project Description

Restoration efforts seek to raise the channel bottom to reconnect the channel with the floodplain and realign the channel, where necessary, to protect structures and restore stable slopes. Natural channel design will stabilize the stream bed, allow for riparian and wetland species to be planted, and improve water quality and conveyance capacity.

Project Location

Project Phase

The project is currently in the pre-design phase. 

Timeline

Design of the stream restoration project is scheduled to be completed by Winter 2028.  The construction timeline is yet to be determined.

Project Cost and Funding Source

The study and design of the Holmes Run Tributary at Justice Park Project is estimated to cost approximately $600,000. Funding for construction is dependent upon future budget availability and allocations. Stormwater projects are funded through the county Stormwater Service District.

Presentations to the Community

The project site can be viewed by going to the Fairfax County Stormwater Projects Page.

Contact

Contact: For more information, please email Jasdeep Saini, Stormwater Planning Division, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, or call 703-324-5675, TTY 711.