Lake Accotink Dredging Assessment
Lake Accotink Dredging Assessment
The Lake Accotink dredging project will remove an estimated 500,000 cubic yards of sediment to reestablish lake depth and put in place a maintenance dredging program to sustain water quality in Accotink Creek and aesthetic and recreational benefits for county residents. A review of the field conditions of the lake and watershed data is underway. The input received from this survey will help inform the dredging project alternatives analysis. The project alternatives analysis will be developed by summer 2021 to inform stakeholders, elected officials and staff about options available for the location of dredge staging, temporary pipelines and dredge sediment processing.
We value your comments and input. Information submitted will be compiled and used by Fairfax County to improve the Lake Accotink Dredging project. You will not receive a response to your comments. If you wish to ask a question and receive a response, please contact the project manager, email Charles.Smith@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Lake Accotink Virtual Meeting 021523
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1. Considering the report regarding the poor to very poor condition of each branch from 2001, how has the condition changed to date and what has been done to address the erosion?
2. Considering the amount of hardscape contributing to the storm water ...See More
AMITY
RESPECT
COOPERATION
I've known Supervisor Walkinshaw and some of the County staff for years and these are good people in my estimation. They may have fumbled the ball, but I can't interpret what I am seeing as subterfuge or bad faith.
- After reviewing the report indicating the watershed condition and future development for the watershed area, why is the condition and remediation of the watershed not more crucial than development of more industrial and commercial areas?
- Has the co...See More
Why was the community not told of this meeting sooner? Why were we assured we were going forward with dredging back in 2019 and not given any updates since ? Can you plea...See More
Can the residents receive a copy of the analysis?
What and how many homes/areas are flooding now due to the lake?
RESTRAINT
UNDERSTANDING
SYMPATHY
What measurements are being taken to reduce sediment washing down Accotink Creek to Lake Ac...See More
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1) The county previously considered dredging Lake Accotink to remove sediment from the lake.
2) After further analysis, the county is now considering not dredging Lake Accotink because of the h...See More
As a result of not dredging, the community is concerned that 1) the lake will go away (somehow); and 2) that the sediment will remain and damage the environment.
Please let me know if I have this right.