What is a watershed management plan?
A watershed management plan is a document that guides efforts to control pollution, manage stormwater, and protect and improve local streams. A watershed management plan is also the written expression of the collaborative agreement among government, other local stakeholders, and citizens that is developed during the planning process. Along with government, local citizens and stakeholders are active participants in watershed planning. Prior to, during, and following the development of each Fairfax County watershed plan, public meetings are held to share information with citizens and to ask for public input and comments. Local stakeholders also work directly with the county to establish priorities for each watershed. Watershed-specific steering committees, whose members represent environmental interests, the business and development communities, civic groups, and watershed residents, as well as local government, review data about their watershed, guide the creation of the watershed plan,
