Video: Dead Run Stream Restoration in McLean

McLEAN, VA -- The Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services plans to rehabilitate Dead Run, within McLean Central Park and Dead Run Stream Valley Park between Old Dominion Road and Churchill Road. The project will restore approximately 2,300 linear feet of the stream and starts below the previously restored section near the Dolley Madison Library at 1244 Oak Ridge Avenue, McLean.

Goals of the project include:

• Reduce frequent flooding
• Stabilize the stream banks
  • Protect property
  • Reduce erosion
  • Reduce tree loss
• Restore and enhance the vegetated stream buffer
  • Reduce ongoing tree loss due to stream bank erosion
  • Install native plant species
  • Control invasive plant species
• Improve water quality
  • Reduce sediment
  • Reduce nutrients
• Enhance diversity and abundance of aquatic species by improving aquatic habitat.

The Dead Run stream restoration project began in the fall of 2013. Surveys, assessments and pre-concepts were completed by April 2014. Several public meetings and field walks were conducted in 2014 and 2015.
Public comments are welcome and may be submitted to the project manager by calling 703-324-5500, TTY 711 or email Stormwater Planning Division.

A community task force or "Stream Team" was convened in September 2015 through Fairfax County Board Supervisor John W. Foust's office to address community concerns and provide input on the design. Such teams have proven to be successful in county districts as members become actively involved in revising the initial concept or design of the project and team members become conduits of information between the community and project design team.

Watch a video here about the restoration project:

The Dead Run project will restore 2,300 linear feet of the stream within McLean Central Park and Dead Run Stream Valley Park between Old Dominion Road and Churchill Road. Project goals include: reduce flooding; stabilize the stream banks; protect property; reduce erosion; and reduce tree loss.