A large, $18 million stormwater vault underneath Cardinal Elementary School in the flood-prone Westover neighborhood is now complete. The vault responds to community concerns that arose after significant flooding washed over Westover in July 2019. Arlington County will mark the completion of the vault with a ribbon-cutting this Saturday during a neighborhood festival at the school, The Westover neighborhood's flooding problem may be solved following the completion of a 47,000-square-foot stormwater vault that sits underneath Carindal Elementary formerly Reed Elementary.
A year into new stormwater requirements for single-family home projects, homebuilders and remodelers say even the improved process is laborious and expensive, costing homeowners extra money. On the other hand, Arlington County says that permit review times have shortened and that the program will be evaluated for possible improvements. Before September
Following weeks of fallout from the July 8 storm, Arlington officials are discussing a new program for tackling future floods. During Tuesday's County Board meeting, County Manager Mark Schwartz introduced "Flood Resilient Arlington," to be considered during the spring budget planning. Demetra McBride, who heads the Department of Environmental Services (DES) Sustainability and
Virginia School Storm Water Plan Under Consideration
A County Board is considering a major storm water project at Reed School Site in Virginia
A project that could help the Westover, Virginia with its flooding problem is on the Arlington County Board agenda.
The Board is considering an agreement with Arlington Public Schools to build a storm water detention vault under the athletic fields of the Reed Elementary School site in Westover, reported ARLnow News.
The project is part of the county’s Flood Resilient Arlington storm water strategy.
The strategy was created in response to significant floods that affected the Westover neighborhood in July 2019 and this project is not expected to impact the planned opening of the new school, at 1644 N. McKinley Road, in August 2021.