The surge in stormwater Monday overwhelmed many spots in Fairfax County, Virginia, and it brought attention to a flooding problem that’s not all that uncommon.
鈥淢onday put an exclamation point on the problem,鈥� said Fairfax County Supervisor John Foust, 鈥渂ut it鈥檚 a recurring problem.鈥�
He pointed to issues in McLean and Tysons, which are part of his Dranesville district, where many older neighborhoods were built before there were significant stormwater requirements.
Foust said an up-to-date stormwater management system is needed, even though it would involve a significant amount of work, disruption and money.
Neighborhood improvements would include the installation of curbs and underground pipe systems, and the raising of roads that are too low.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a major, major challenge,鈥� Foust said, but one worth undertaking.
鈥淭hat storm was bad,鈥� he added, 鈥渂ut we got a lot of flooding just from what people might consider normal summer storms.鈥�
