Public Works and Environmental Services

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our 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
Joni Calmbacher
Director, Stormwater Planning

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national public works week banner 2025
- National Public Works Week (NPWW) is an annual event recognized in the Public Works industry during the third week in May.
Flood Awareness Week 2025
- Fairfax County, Va. – The inaugural Northern Virginia Resiliency Expo will take Fairfax County officials and additional Northern Virginia elected officials, agency directors and other regional leaders to sites in local jurisdictions to tour some flood resiliency projects.
Dogue creek project
- As a part of ongoing efforts to improve the water quality in Dogue Creek, the Department of Public Works and Environmental Services has purchased three parcels of land at 8800 Richmond Highway. The county is funding the land acquisition with a $2.8 million Virginia Community Preparedness Fund (CFPF) grant and the Stormwater Service District Fund. This is part of a multi-decade effort to preserve sensitive floodplain and resource protection area.

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