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Joni Calmbacher
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Stormwater News, Videos and Podcasts

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DPWES Releases 2026 Floodplain Management and 2026 Repetitive Loss Area Analysis Progress Report
July 1, 2026 - Fairfax County’s ongoing efforts to mitigate flooding problems for residents can be found in the June 2026 Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) progress report.
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Firefighters Train in Flood-Prone Homes Before Demolition
July 23, 2025 - Before nine county-acquired homes on Barrett Road in Falls Church are torn down to reduce flooding, firefighters are getting one last chance to use them—for live training.

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

Dog Waste

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

Revitalize, Restore, Replant

Stormy the Raindrop

Stream Crime Investigation Lab

Stormwater Management Videos

Before nine homes on Barrett Road are demolished to reduce flood risk, they’re being used one last time — to train Fairfax County firefighters.

Learn about the environment in Fairfax County. Listen to EnviroPod.

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