Category Archives: drainage

storm water management plan for the Parcel F swale announced

announcement, commonground, drainage, loudoun county, planning

parcel F swale
After 2½ years of working with the county on this, they have at last come back with a proposed design plan for retrofitting the existing swale. Here are the details:

  • The county will retrofit and subsequently assume responsibility for the existing swale from top to bottom (i.e., the entire length, hurray!). We will consequently need to grant them a maximum 20-ft wide easement to do so (more about granting them this easement below). continue reading >>

commonground caper:-/

commonground, drainage

parcel J got torn up yesterday:

apparently by the same disturbed person who made the mailbox deposits, and is in custody.

the hoa will have to decide whether to seek restitution, but we should also decide if we want to make a rice paddy…numerous homeowners have expressed interest in using the common ground for community gardens;-)