Pictured, from left: Matthew Kaiser, information officer, Fairfax County Department of Public Works; Vince Martucci, branch chief, Utilities Design and Construction Division, Capital Facilities, DPWES; Joanne and Ron Wallos, park neighbors; Wayne Brissey, Area 6 Manager, Fairfax County Park Authority; Brian Chromey, Wet Studies and Solutions, Inc.; J.T. Kelley, WSSI; Bart Cowne, Avon Corp.; Tim Hackman, Dranesville District representative, Park Authority Board; Bill Bouie, chairman, Park Authority Board; Katie Fordney, GeoConcepts Engineering, Inc.; Michael Freund, Engineering Technician, Stormwater Planning Division, DPWES; Sara Baldwin, acting executive director, Park Authority; Jay Horstman, senior engineer, Utilities Design and Construction Division, CAP, DPWES; Charles Smith, central branch chief, Watershed Projects Implementation, Stormwater Planning Division, DPWES; and Dave Bowden, director, Planning and Development Division, Park Authority. Photo courtesy of the Fairfax County Park Authority
Leaders from the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services joined contractors and residents for a tour of the recently completed stream restoration project in Lake Fairfax Park in Reston on Friday, Oct. 6. The project restored 2,220 feet of Colvin Run, a tributary of Difficult Run, which drains into the Potomac River.
The project team discussed the benefits to the park and surrounding environment, which include reduced flooding hazards, higher water quality, a new vehicular bridge, a stabilized pedestrian bridge and access points for environmental education programs. This was a joint project completed by the county DPWES and park authority.