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Contacts for weather-related problems

October 2, 2015

Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads Friday afternoon. Hurricane Joaquin appears to be heading out to sea, but the National Weather Service is still predicting heavy rains tonight and tomorrow. Flood watches are in effect. If you experience weather-related problems, here are some useful phone numbers: Fairfax County emergency information: 703-817-7771. Police non-emergency: 703-691-2131. Dominion Virginia … Continued

Homeowner battling county over land disturbance violation

July 1, 2015

#courts, #environment, #housing, #land use, #water

The Laux backyard with the Calloway development behind the fence. Annandale resident David Laux is fighting a Fairfax County court injunction charging him with violating the building code and plans to take the case to the state Supreme Court. The county charged Laux and his wife Tara with failing to get a permit when they … Continued

Fish kill at Holmes Run

January 5, 2015

#environment, #streams, #water, #wildlife

A couple of people who regularly fish in Holmes Run reported a fish kill in recent days, but inspection teams from the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) did not find any dead fish. One person who went fishing at Holmes Run on Jan. 1 saw “a whole lot of fish … Continued

Water main break disrupts traffic on Columbia Pike

December 30, 2014

#emergencies, #traffic, #water

A water main break caused flooding on Columbia Pike. [Fairfax County Police Department photo] A water main break on eastbound Columbia Pike between Madison Lane and Tyler Street caused major traffic headaches during the morning rush hour on Dec. 30. The Fairfax County Police Department called the road “unstable and buckling” and closed that part … Continued

Volunteers form friends group for Long Branch Stream Valley

October 28, 2014

#environment, #nature, #neighborhood groups, #streams, #trails, #volunteers, #water

Volunteers collect trash along the Long Branch trail Oct. 18. [LBSV photos] Volunteers from several Annandale and Fairfax neighborhoods created a new group, the Friends of Long Branch Stream Valley, to maintain the trail and address erosion, water quality management, invasive species removal, and related environmental issues. The 2.75-mile Long Branch trail follows the stream … Continued

Environmental group outraged by award honoring beltway construction co.

August 1, 2014

#beltway, #environment, #HOT lanes, #infrastructure, #parks, #water

The beltway project dumped sediment into Accotink Creek. [Photo by Friends of Accotink Creek] Every year, the Fairfax County Park Foundation bestows Eakin Philanthropy Awards to individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to the community. The announcement that one of the recipients of this year’s awards is Transurban-Fluor has met with disbelief, … Continued

Sewage incident in Falls Church area

July 31, 2014

#environment, #health, #infrastructure, #water

Greenway Downs Park, with the creek in the background. [Google Maps] Residents have been warned to stay out of a small creek that runs along Custis Parkway in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County following a break in a sewer line. According to Mansker, someone who lives across the street from the creek noticed … Continued

VDOT outlines drainage plan for Annandale Acres

July 12, 2014

#infrastructure, #stormwater, #VDOT, #water

A burlap-lined ditch on Auburn Street recently put in by VDOT. The Virginia Department of Transportation has come up with a preliminary plan for a permanent solution to the drainage problem in Annandale Acres. The estimated cost is $5.6 million and Fairfax County’s share of the cost is expected to be an equal amount. It’s … Continued

Repairs under way to address sewage spills, Lake Barcroft residents assured

July 9, 2014

#environment, #health, #infrastructure, #Lake Barcroft, #water

Work underway at the pumping station on July 8. The repair work to address the recent sewage spills in Lake Barcroft is proceeding despite the apparent lack of activity at the work site in recent days, and residents’ concerns about the possibility of additional sewage spills are unfounded, says Charles W. de Seve, chairman of … Continued

Lake Barcroft residents charge county mishandled sewage spills

June 26, 2014

#environment, #Gross, #health, #Lake Barcroft, #stormwater, #water

Work under way June 25 at the pumping station on Sleepy Hollow Road. Residents of Lake Barcroft brought a long list of complaints to a meeting June 25 convened by Mason Supervisor Penny Gross on the recent sewage spills. Emotions ran high as people demanded answers to their concerns about health hazards, poor engineering decisions, … Continued

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

Fairfax County restores Wakefield Run

May 11, 2014

#environment, #streams, #water

The newly restored Wakefield Run. The Wakefield Run restoration project is just about complete, except for some additional replanting that will be done by the contractor and volunteers. The stream is supposed to direct high water out onto the floodplain, and it has done so during a couple of rainstorms that occurred since it 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

Volunteers needed to help clean up Accotink Creek

March 31, 2014

#environment, #litter, #nature, #volunteers, #water

Some of the volunteers who helped clean up Accotink Creek in 2013. [Photo by Friends of Accotink Creek.] The annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup takes place in April and May, and the Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC) are seeking volunteers to join the effort. Spending a spring day clearing out litter and making our streams a … 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

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