Cardinal Elementary Stormwater Vault Ribbon Cutting

This event celebrates the completion of the stormwater vault at the Cardinal Elementary School.   The event is hosted by  four greater Westover Civic Associations (Highland Park - Overlee Knolls, Tara-Leeway-Heights, Leeway-Overlee & Westover Village), the Cardinal Elementary PTA; & the Westover Farmer's Market

• Tours of the School - 1-2 PM
• Ribbon Cutting - 2 PM
• Music, fun, and games 2:30-5 PM

The project is an important step towards the goal of building a Flood Resilient Arlington. It is an effort to strategically use public land for multi-purpose goals to overcome space constraints and expand the capacity of the stormwater management system. The vault system is designed to hold just over 4 million gallons of stormwater.

A smaller stormwater detention tank was already included in the approved plans for the school project for temporary storage of stormwater following rain events. In response to community appeals, the County collaborated with Arlington Public Schools to design and build a much larger detention vault under the athletic fields that will form a cornerstone to a watershed-scale solution to reduce flood risk in the Torreyson Run watershed.

 

 

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Cardinal Elementary School and athletic fields, 1644 N. McKinley Road, 22205, View Map

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