The water quality protection tips have been compiled for you by the following agencies in cooperation with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The Department of Forestry has information about urban forestry and timber , rain gardens, water quality, riparian buffers, wildlife habitat development stream restoration and protection and tree care. The extension agent has information and expertise in gardening, horticulture , turf management and more traditional agriculture activities. Our local streams and ponds in Fairfax County have a direct connection to the Potomac River watershed and the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Water quality is very dependent on the health of streams and waterways.
Produce diverse wildlife habitat. Trees and grasses stabilize streambanks. There are actions, not included on this sheet, which benefit streams and water quality in Fairfax County and throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Storm drain stenciling, stream monitoring, replanting stream side forests, maintaining wetlands and reducing paved surfaces promote environmentally stable stream systems and improved water quality.