Public Works and Environmental Services

Fairfax County, Virginia

CONTACT INFORMATION: Our administrative offices are open 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Mon - Fri

703-324-5500
TTY 711

swpdmail@fairfaxcounty.gov

12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 449, Fairfax, Va 22035

Craig Carinci,
Director, Stormwater Planning

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Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Landing Page - Potomac Riverkeeper Network

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act

October 19, 2022 - In August 2022, Grammy-award winning singer Lorde shocked fans at the Anthem when she told them she swam in the Potomac so she could feel like she was part of the DMV community. Little did she know, the Potomac River has been banned from swimming activity since 1971 due to pollution. The good news? Hard work by our regional wastewater and stormwater professionals have gotten the 450-mile river closer to being swimmable, and Lorde was feeling fine after her swim.

Early Season Guidance for Draining Swimming Pools

June 1, 2022 - Draining swimming pool water incorrectly may harm aquatic life, flood neighboring properties and violate the Stormwater Management Ordinance of the Fairfax County Code. This includes drainage from above ground pools.

Public Works Ready and Resilient. National Public Works Week May 15-21, 2022 APWA

Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Recognizes National Public Works Week with Thousands of Colleagues

May 13, 2022 - More than 900 employees in the Fairfax County DPWES will join over 30,000 colleagues throughout the U.S. and Canada to recognize National Public Works Week from May 15 through May 21.

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

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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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