Wild at Heart in Accotink Creek Watershed – Small But Mighty

Wild at Heart in Accotink Creek Watershed – Small But Mighty

Project Team
Deco Footprint, LLC Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Wild Planet Green, LLC HWS Hardscape and Waterseal Solutions LLC
Project Description

This project received an honorable mention for it’s ability to address an extremely common point of frustration for residential homeowners: dealing with runoff that didn’t originate on their property. The beautiful design uses a dry well to address their street runoff concerns, combined with a rain garden to disconnect and redirect their impervious roof runoff from the large wet area that pooled in their front yard. A stone retaining wall was built to create a flatter yard for the family to run around and play outside. Locating the proposed rain garden next to the stone wall solved the dual problem of pushing infiltrating water a safe distance from the house foundation while creating important family fun and play space.

Small But Mighty

Our Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards (BUBBAs) are designed to recognize innovators in the field who are using new and creative techniques to treat runoff and protect streams. But these projects come in all shapes and sizes, sometimes making it tricky to compare small, homeowner and community-led projects to those designed and built by comparatively wealthy counties and cities. Enter: The Small But Mighty Award! This year, our jurors selected three nominees from across all of our categories to compete for a second “grand prize” focused on recognizing programs and projects implemented on a small budget. These projects were cost-effective and impactful and can serve as inspiration for small communities looking to improve their stormwater management.

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