tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post3879692834339851358..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: VDOT outlines drainage plan for Annandale AcresAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-61019816201924514332014-07-16T18:01:34.792-04:002014-07-16T18:01:34.792-04:00Thank you for that. One of the problems with storm...Thank you for that. One of the problems with storm water management in Mason District is a lack of will on the part of the supervisor and the department of planning and zoning. A few years ago I had asked for a simple modification to the storm water plan of a recent development, DeGroff Court, which is up stream of Annandale Acres. This modification would take advantage of underutilized capacity of the new development’s retaining pond by passing direct run off from an older neighborhood through the new pond. This additional run off would then be retained if unused capacity was available or automatically passed through if not. The developer thought it no problem but the Supervisor and Planning and Zoning would not support it basically because it was outside-of-the-box thinking. A simple technique that would have retained a lot of water and mitigated a 40 year unsolved flooding problem, but it wasn’t specifically in the Public Facilities Manual so it didn’t happen. That water will no doubt continue to run direct to the Chesapeake Bay and contribute to downstream flooding problems for decades to come. Jon Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-2916775424194317292014-07-16T15:01:09.366-04:002014-07-16T15:01:09.366-04:00As you rightly point out, "Recent infill deve...As you rightly point out, "Recent infill development in the area has made the problem worse." Heavy development, impermeable surfaces, the roofs, roads, and driveways - not only in Annandale Acres, but throughout the watershed, mean rain no longer sinks into soil, slowing and cleaning as it goes. If every house caught even some of the rain from its roof in rain barrels and cisterns and rain gardens, used gravel instead of asphalt, we'd mitigate not only flooding, but we'd capture water - an increasingly scarce resource - that is just rushing down the drain.Friends of Accotink Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962103220456262671noreply@blogger.com