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CONTACT INFORMATION: Our administrative offices are open 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mon - Fri
703-324-5500 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 449, Fairfax, Va 22035
Craig Carinci
Director, Stormwater Planning

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Stormwater - Floodplain Management Plan 2023
DPWES Releases Annual Floodplain Management Plan
- FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - With weather related flooding being the most common and costly natural disaster across the United States, Fairfax County is continuing efforts to mitigate flooding problems for residents. Floodplains are areas adjacent to stream channels that provide natural storage areas for excess water to accumulate and overflow when heavy storms occur.
Lake Accotink
Water Quality Tests Show No Elevated Levels of Bacteria at Lake Accotink
- More than 24 hours after bacterial testing began on the water in Lake Accotink following a sewage spill, results show bacteria levels are not elevated. This indicates the cleanup effort was done in time to prevent downstream contamination from reaching Lake Accotink. As a result, there is no continued concern regarding human exposure to untreated sewage in the lake.
Lake Accotink
Sewage Spill Detected Upstream from Lake Accotink
- FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - The Fairfax County Wastewater Management Program has identified a sewage spill upstream of Lake Accotink.

IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

Lake Accotink Dredging Project

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

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

Water’s Journey in Fairfax County

Introducing Fairfax County’s Freshwater Ecologists

Revitilize, Restore, Replant

Stormy the Raindrop

Stream Crime Investigation Lab

Stormwater Management Videos

EnviroPod episode 19 features Shannon Curtis, Chief, Watershed Assessment Branch, and Host Scott Coco talking about human activity on the land and how that affects stream and watershed health. Curtis also discusses the Bandalong trash trap that was recently installed in Little Hunting Creek that is successfully capturing floating trash. Litter is a problem for the critters who live in the streams in Fairfax County.

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