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Volunteers needed for Accotink Creek cleanups

September 2, 2013

#environment, #nature, #streams, #volunteers, #water

Volunteers with some of the tires and trash taken out of local streams. (Photo from Friends of Accotink Creek.] Community associations, nonprofits, employee groups, religious institutions, scout groups, students needing community service hours, and anyone who cares about having clean, healthy, litter-free waterways are encouraged to join the 2013 International Coastal Cleanup, beginning next Saturday. … Continued

Developer cuts off water to 96-year-old homeowner who refused buyout

August 29, 2013

#housing, #people, #real estate, #redevelopment, #utilities, #water

Jeanne Simmons After AvalonBay purchased the Hillwood Square community in Falls Church earlier this year, all the residents met the Aug. 23 move-out deadline—except for one. The remaining holdout is Jeanne Simmons, a 96-year-old former teacher who has lived in the development for 57 years. On Aug. 28, the developer gave Simmons a five-day notice … Continued

Crews working on Holmes Run accidentally damaged a sewer line

August 13, 2013

#environment, #streams, #water

Crews working on the Holmes Run stream restoration project inadvertently damaged a 30-inch terra cotta sewer line owned by Fairfax County, the City of Alexandria reported Aug. 12. The sewer line crosses Holmes Run near Chambliss Street in Lincolnia. A small amount of sewage escaped from the broken pipe until the contractor, Avon construction company, … Continued

Beware of Fairfax Water impersonators

July 19, 2013

#crime, #police, #utilities, #water

There have been at least two incidents in the Mason Police District where someone who claimed to be with Fairfax Water attempted to enter and burglarize people’s homes. The police warn residents to be vigilant and ask all visitors to show identification or verify their identify before letting them in. On July 18, around 3:40 … 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

Native plants to be rescued before Wakefield Run restoration project starts

June 19, 2013

#environment, #gardening, #infrastructure, #nature, #volunteers, #water

Mayapple, one of the native plants to be saved. Friends of Accotink Creek (FAC) is seeking volunteers to help rescue native plants along Wakefield Run before a major restoration project starts on July 24. The $440,000 project is aimed at curbing erosion caused by runoff from the beltway and stabilizing the stream bed. Wakefield Run … 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

Volunteers sought for Accotink Creek cleanups

April 10, 2013

#environment, #litter, #volunteers, #water

Friends of Accotink Creek hosted a cleanup at Lake Accotink April 6, as part of the annual Potomac Watershed Cleanup. Who wants to take a walk along a local stream and find it full of plastic bottles, tires, shopping cars, and all sorts of junk? Local residents who care about the environment and the quality … Continued

Annandale water main project will take another three months to complete

April 5, 2013

#infrastructure, #utilities, #water

It’s probably going to take another three months to complete the water main replacement project along Columbia Pike in Annandale, says project supervisor Jeff Bland with Fairfax Water. In about three weeks, the project will shift to nighttime work. The water main needs to be replaced because it is 40 to 50 years old and … 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

Aging water mains under Columbia Pike in Annandale to be replaced

February 16, 2013

#infrastructure, #traffic, #utilities, #water

Construction equipment for the water main project on Columbia Pike, Annandale The cast iron water mains under Columbia Pike between Gallows Road and Little River Turnpike in Annandale are being replaced because they are 40 or 50 years old and have been starting to leak. Water mains can last up to 100 years, but “if … Continued