Paul Spring Segment 2 at Hollin Hills Stream Restoration Community Meeting Oct 2018
1. A Fairfax County, VA, publication
Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
Working for You!
Paul Spring Segment 2
at Hollin Hills
Stream Restoration Project
October 2018
3. Stormwater Planning Division
Design Team
• Community Members
• Hollin Hills Civic Association
• Land Acquisition
• Stantec
• Stormwater Planning
• Utilities Design and Construction
• Maintenance and Inspections
• Urban Forestry
• Wastewater
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4. Stormwater Planning Division
Social Goals
1. Maintain open dialog and share information.
2. Coordinate with all the stakeholders and the community.
3. Build partnerships with local organizations.
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Stormwater Program Drivers
• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit (MS-4)
• Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL)
– Regulates amount of pollutants in waterways (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and
Total Suspended Solids )
• Local TMDLs (sediment, bacteria, and PCBs)
• Maintenance of Existing Facilities
• Public Safety /Emergency Response
– Flooding
– Snow Removal
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8. Little Hunting Creek Watershed
• 7,067 acres in Fairfax
County.
• One of the most developed
watersheds in Fairfax
County.
• Discharges into Potomac
River.
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https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/little-hunting-creek-watershed
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Historic Watershed
Figure 2.2 Map of Little
Hunting Creek drawn by
General George
Washington. From Little
Hunting Creek Watershed
Management Plan.
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11. Environmental Benefits
Improve watershed conditions and reduce downstream
impacts through….
Controlling quantity
Mitigate flooding where possible
Controlling velocity
Reduce erosion
Protect infrastructure
Improve buffer quality
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Project Goals
Restore up to 1,100 feet of stream in Brickelmaier Park*
Stabilize streambed and banks
Reduces sediment and nutrient inputs into stream
system
Improve habitat
Protect Infrastructure (sanitary, water, etc.)
Maintain close coordination with stakeholders
*improvements require easements
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Before and After Examples
Big Rocky Run II
Before 1 year After
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Before and After Examples
Rabbit Branch
Before 2 years After
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Banks Park
Before 3 years After
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Gil McCutcheon Park
Before 4 years After
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Next Steps – Schedule
• Complete Stream Assessment –December 2018
• Conceptual Design – February/March 2019
• 35% Plan Set
• Charrette and Public Input Meeting
• Land rights are secured – December 2018
• Easements must be obtained for project to continue
• Revisions, Refinements and Required Elements
• Design Complete – 2019
• Public Information Meeting
• Construction – Dependent upon future funding
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Next Steps – Advisory Committee
• Volunteers from Civic Association, neighborhood to serve on
the Advisory Committee (up to 4)
• Meetings are held Monday-Friday
• Meetings are held at 12000 Government Center Parkway
• Meetings are held between 9 and 4
• Be a member of the design team
• Approximately 4 meetings, spaced throughout the project
• Can’t join us for regular meetings? Sign up for the email list
(email addresses will be seen by other members) for periodic
updates as the project progresses
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Stormwater Planning Division Website
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater
Fairfax County Watershed Planning
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater/watersheds
EPA Water Quality Laws and Regulations
http://www.epa.gov/water/laws.html
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Contact Information
Design
Meghan Fellows– Project Manager
703-324-5807
Meghan.Fellows@fairfaxcounty.gov
Fairfax County Stormwater Planning Division
703-324-5500 TTY 711
12000 Government Center Parkway
Suite 449
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/stormwater
To request this information in an alternate format call 703-324-5500, TTY 711
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