Eligibility requirements include:
- Properties in Fairfax County, City of Alexandria and City of Fairfax that are experiencing detrimental impacts from stormwater.
- Property is not addressing any stormwater management requirements imposed by the jurisdiction in which the property is located.
- New construction has a waiting period before becoming eligible.
- The owner will agree to maintain any installed practices for ten years.
We highly encourage property owners in the following areas or circumstances to apply:
Watersheds
- Little Hunting Creek
- Dogue Creek
- Pimmit Run
- Cameron Run
- Pohick Creek
- Accotink Creek
Communities
- Hollin Hills
- Pimmit Hills
- Annandale Acres
- Chesterbrook
- City of Fairfax
- City of Alexandria
Special Circumstances
- Low Income Housing Communities
- Neighbors that are working together to resolve shared drainage and erosion concerns
- Located in an area within their neighborhood that sits at a higher elevation
Eligible practices:
- Impervious surface removal
- Conservation landscaping
- Rain gardens
- Dry wells
- Bioretention
- Infiltration
- Constructed wetlands
- Living shorelines
- Green roofs
- Rainwater harvesting
- Permeable pavement
- Vegetated stormwater conveyances
Projects NOT eligible for cost-share funds:
- French drain systems
- Bulkhead or revetment projects
- Stream restorations
- Landscaping that does not use Virginia native plants
- Urban nutrient management plans
- Dog waste stations
For a complete description of eligible practices, please visit the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program webpage.
How to get started:
Submit a site visit request using this form. Staff review all site visit request forms for eligibility. Site visit requests that qualify for the program will receive a site inspection to assess the issues identified in the submitted request form.
Still have questions?
Please see our Frequently Asked Questions section or reach out to NVSWCD.
