The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start an investigation into recent floods that devastated parts of Fairfax County.
The corps will examine the reasons behind the severity of the flooding along Cameron Run during the recent storms. The stream swelled suddenly on the night of June 25, temporarily swamping 160 structures in the Huntington area and displacing scores of homeowners.
At this point, there is no comprehensive explanation why Huntington was so devastated.
“I want to get to the bottom of what caused this event,” said Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald Connolly on Monday.
Only a portion of the study — $25,000 worth — goes toward the Huntington flooding.
“It’s basically just a first step to look at why the flood levels were what they were,” said Stacey Underwood, study leader for the Army Corps of Engineers.
Some residents have maintained that the calamity was man–made, pointing to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge construction and water released from the Lake Barcroft Dam as potential culprits. Representatives of both the bridge projects and the dam have denied contributing to the flooding.
