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Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood
Improvement Project
Public Meeting
McLean Community Center
May 29,2013
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Stormwater Planning Division
Meeting Outline
• Fairfax County Stormwater Management– Service Drivers
– Environmental Services
• Countywide Watershed Planning
• Project Objectives
• Existing Conditions
• Proposed Improvements – Options
• Example Projects
• Questions
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Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Division Organization
Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services
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DPWES
Land Development
Services
CapitalFacilities
Solid Waste Stormwater Wastewater
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Division Organization
• Fairfax County Stormwater Management
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STORMWATERMANAGEMENT
Stormwater Planning Division
Watershed Planning
and Assessment
Branch
Watershed Projects
Evaluation Branch
Watershed Projects
Implementation Branch
(North and South)
Maintenance and
StormwaterManagement
Division
Field Operations
Branch
InfrastructureBranch
Stormwater Management
Branch
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Service Drivers
In Response to The Clean Water Act of 1972…
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
• Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit (MS4)
• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
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Environmental Services
Preservation & Restoration of Our Natural Water Resources
Maintaining and Improving Stormwater Infrastructure
• Detention Basin Retrofits
• Outfall Restorations
• Stream and Stream Corridor Restoration
• Implementation of New Best Management Practices (BMPs) for water quality improvement
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Countywide Watershed Planning
Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities
• 30 Designated Watersheds
• All 15 Watershed Plans have been adopted by Fairfax County
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County Wide Watershed Planning
Dead Run Watershed Management Plan
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• Dead Run has a drainage area just over 3 mi2
• 24 priority projects identified in the watershed management plan
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/watersheds/middlepotomac.htm
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Project Objectives
Overall goal is to reduce stormwater runoff and related improvements discharging into Dead Run
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• Slowdown and infiltrate runoff.
• Enhance biological functions to filter and treat water.
• Improve aesthetics by integrating design into community landscape.
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Current Project Status
• Survey has been completed by Fairfax County Survey
• Utility location has been completed
• Jurisdictional determination of waters of the U.S. and wetlands have been completed
• Geotechnical evaluation of the project area has been completed
• Fairfax County Urban Forestry has evaluated the condition of trees and shrubs located within the project area
• Concept plans have been developed by Williamsburg Environmental Group (WEG)
• Community has been notified by direct mail and email to property owners and Citizens Associations
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Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Project Overview
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Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Existing Conditions
• Unimproved swale provides drainage for approximately 21 acres of uncontrolled runoff
• Right of way has poor infiltration resulting in standing water in swale
• Approximately 35 trees and shrubs are located in the right of way
• Multiple utilities, both buried and aerial, cross the right of way
• History of maintenance issues identified by the community
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Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
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Existing Conditions Map
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 1
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 1 Benefits Summary
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 2
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 2 Benefits Summary
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 3
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Project Concepts – Option 3 Benefits Summary
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Stormwater Planning Division
Broyhill McLean Estates BMP Neighborhood Improvement Project
Construction Details
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Example Projects – Infiltration Swale
Cub Run Rec Center 4630 Stonecroft Boulevard, Chantilly, Virginia
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Before After
Area Treated(acres)
Phosphorous Removal(lbs/yr)
Nitrogen Removal(lbs/yr)
Sediment Removal(tons/yr)
1.17 1.6 15 0.3
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Example Projects – Stream Restoration
McLean Central Park 1468 Dolley Madison Boulevard, McLean, VA
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Before After
Drainage Area(acres)
Phosphorous Removal(lbs/yr)
Nitrogen Removal(lbs/yr)
Sediment Removal(tons/yr)
415 15 283 3
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Project Examples
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Stone Weir Cascade Wooded Glen
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Project Examples
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Wildflower Meadow Wildflower Meadow at Great Falls Library
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Next Steps
• Finalize Design
• Notice to Proceed
• Project Construction
• Landscaping and Planting
• Annual Maintenance
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Additional Information
For additional information, please contact
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes
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John Palmer
703-324-5647
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