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Lake Barcroft contaminated with sewage for the fourth time this year

June 19, 2014

#environment, #health, #stormwater, #water

A warning sign posted at Lake Barcroft by the Watershed Improvement District. Don’t swim in Lake Barcroft—and keep your children and pets away from the water, too. There’s been another sewage spill into the lake; it’s the fourth spill since April 29. Beaches 1-4 are closed. Only Beach 5, which is upstream from the spill, … Continued

Annandale Acres residents seek solution to flooding problem

May 30, 2014

#Gross, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #Saslaw, #stormwater, #VDOT, #water

It looks like a river, but it’s Amy Whetzel’ yard in Annandale Acres. When Amy Whetzel and her husband bought their house at 7301 Auburn Street in Annandale Acres three years ago, they had no idea what they were up against. The lack of a stormwater management system in the neighborhood meant their yard was … Continued

Sewage spill contaminates Lake Barcroft

May 3, 2014

#environment, #health, #infrastructure, #stormwater, #water

Workers with Am-Liner East Inc. are repairing the sewer line next to the pumping station. A sewage spill connected with an ongoing project to rehabilitate the sewer line under Sleepy Hollow Road has led to the contamination of Lake Barcroft. Fairfax County posted signs around the lake stating: “Warning: Sanitary sewer overflow. Water in this … Continued

Here’s what happened with some of our major stories of 2013

December 28, 2013

#community organizations, #housing, #parks, #Poe Middle School, #real estate, #stormwater

Ever wonder what happened to the people and places we wrote about in 2013? Here are some follow-up reports on how those stories turned out. Box Hill Farm In January we reported on Box Hill Farm, an old restored farmhouse on a seven-acre property bordering Wakefield Park in Annandale. It was on the market for … Continued

Small environmental group focusing on stream conservation makes a big splash

December 28, 2013

#environment, #nature, #stormwater, #streams, #water

Wakefield Run before the restoration project started. Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC) has been named 2013 “Cooperator of the Year” by the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD). FAC is an all-volunteer organization committed to protecting and restoring water quality in a major waterway that flows through the Annandale area and drains into … Continued

Public invited to free workshop on preserving watersheds

October 3, 2013

#environment, #nature, #stormwater, #streams, #water

Rain barrels don’t have to be boring. Learn how you can help protect, preserve, and improve local watersheds at a free workshop Saturday, Oct. 5, at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus. Educational presentations on the value of the watershed and how to promote sustainable practices will take place in the Ernst Center, 10 a.m.-4 … Continued

FXCO orders community to plant 400 trees and shrubs – or be penalized

August 28, 2013

#environment, #neighborhood groups, #stormwater, #streams

The site in dispute is between the Glen Forest Pool and Long Branch Creek. When residents of Glen Forest in Bailey’s Crossroads decided to clean up a vacant area next to the community pool—clearing out poison ivy and other vines—to provide a nice, safe space for picnics and children’s recreation, they had no idea they … Continued

Wakefield Run restoration project in Annandale is collaborative effort

July 25, 2013

#Cook, #environment, #land use, #nature, #parks, #stormwater

A symbolic groundbreaking ceremony was hundreds of feet from Wakefield Run and several weeks before the start of construction. The increasing urbanization of the Annandale area is putting lots pressures on waterways. All the impervious surfaces created by development is causing stormwater to rush into streams causing erosion, but at least one degraded stream is … Continued

Holmes Run Crossing project will expand trail access

July 3, 2013

#Alexandria, #biking, #nature, #parks, #Recreation, #stormwater, #streams, #water

An easier way to cross Holmes Run. When the Holmes Run Crossing project is completed later this summer, people will have an easier way to walk or bicycle along a trail between the Heywood Glen/Lincolnia Hills community in Fairfax County and Dowden Terrace and Dora Kelly Nature Park on the other side of Holmes Run … Continued

Dominion brings energy to Wakefield Run cleanup in Annandale

May 9, 2013

#environment, #litter, #nature, #stormwater, #volunteers

By Elizabeth Kirchner In a mid-April downpour, members of Friends of Accotink Creek and 30 Dominion Power employees filled the parking lot of the Audrey Moore RECenter with trucks, rubber boots, and green reflective vests for a cleanup of Wakefield Run. As the rain moved east, Philip Latasa, co-founder of the Friends group, reminded the … Continued

Restoration of Wakefield Run in Annandale to start this summer

April 21, 2013

#environment, #land use, #parks, #stormwater, #water

Wakefield Run [Photo by Friends of Accotink Creek] A project to restore Wakefield Run, a tributary of Accotink Creek in Annandale, is expected to start this summer. Wakefield Run begins near Heritage Drive behind Braddock Elementary School, goes under the beltway, and flows into Accotink Creek in Wakefield Park. The stream receives heavy runoff from … Continued

Mason Land Use Committee defers action on Peace Valley Lane infill project

March 28, 2013

#housing, #land use, #neighborhood groups, #redevelopment, #stormwater, #zoning

The Peace Valley Lane site, with Ravenwood Park houses in the background. People who live near a proposed infill development on Peace Valley Lane in Seven Corners are cautiously optimistic after a Mason District Land Use Committee (MDLUC) meeting March 26. Will Collins of the Concordia development company is requesting a 1.89-acre site … Continued

Retrofit planned for stormwater basin in Annandale

March 22, 2013

#environment, #land use, #stormwater, #water

Fairfax County plans to expand the capacity of a stormwater detention basin on Ravensworth Road in Annandale. Construction is scheduled to start this spring. The facility is in a Resource Protection Area between St. Michael’s Catholic Church and the Saint Rose of Lima Retirement Villa, a retirement home for priests operated by the Catholic Diocese … Continued

Fairfax County seeks input on new stormwater ordinance

September 5, 2012

#environment, #redevelopment, #stormwater

This stormwater management facility, on Degroff Court, is considered inadequate to prevent flooding in the Annandale Acres neighborhood. The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) is seeking community input in the development of a new stormwater management ordinance. The new ordinance, required to comply with new state regulations, could have a … Continued

Annandale Acres seeks long-term solution to flooding problem

July 10, 2012

#land use, #neighborhood groups, #stormwater, #zoning

This ditch on Elizabeth Johnson’ yard is supposed to capture stormwater runnoff. Elizabeth Johnson has seen a lot of flooding since she moved to her house on Beverly Street in Annandale Acres in 1950. The county put in a rock-lined ditch on the corner of her lot decades ago, but it overflows with water during … Continued