General Info

The Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, governed by the Fairfax County government in Virginia, issues permits for home improvement and commercial and residential construction projects. It provides a home improvement loan program. The department offers information related to air quality and airborne and ground-based contaminants. The Department of Public Works and Environmental Services is responsible for the planning and design of capital projects that include commercial revitalization, neighborhood improvement, sanitary sewers, trails, sidewalks, pump stations, wastewater treatment plants, county buildings and transportation systems. It provides information related to land use and development projects. The department offers recycling, trash disposal, stormwater runoff, flood and erosion control, and wastewater collection and treatment programs.