Jellyfish House Installed At Old Town Square

Press release from the City of Fairfax:

12/16/2020 9:09 AM

A concrete structure that will house an innovative stormwater treatment system was recently installed at the site of the new Draper’s restaurant in Old Town Fairfax. The Jellyfish Filter is designed to improve water quality by removing pollutants washed into the storm drain during rain events. This is the first stormwater "best management practice" of its kind installed in the city.

The Jellyfish removes floatables, trash, oil, debris, suspended solids, fine silt-sized particles, and a high percentage of particulate-bound pollutants to include phosphorus, nitrogen, metals, and hydrocarbons. The goal is to keep all this harmful material out of the city’s streams and prevent it from reaching the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. The structure is empty for now, but the Jellyfish will be installed in its new home when the construction project nears completion.

Draper’s is being built on the Park View property at 3936 Old Lee Highway in the City of Fairfax, Va., which is owned by the Fairfax City Economic Development Authority. The new, modern building is replacing the former Fairfax Surf Shop, which was removed this fall.

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