Environmental Services
Construction Inspections
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Inspection of construction activities in the public Right-of-Way including: construction of public improvements associated with private development sites; land disturbing activities; erosion and sediment control practices; installation of storm water management facilities. Serve as the Development Services Bureau’s representative on development sites. Public improvements include: water mains, sanitary sewer mains, storm sewers, curb and gutter, sidewalk, roadways, paving, line striping.
To Schedule a Site Inspection: 
call (703) 228-0760 or e-mail Tom Artley at tartley@arlingtonva.us
For Construction Information or Citizen Concerns:
call (703) 228-3693 or e-mail Tom Artley at tartley@arlingtonva.us
Topics of Interests
Public Right of Way (PROW)
Chesapeake Bay Preservation
Land Disturbance Activities
Storm Water Management
Erosion and Sediment Control
Public Right of Way (PROW):
Arlington County controlled and maintained areas are reserved for public use. They include: pedestrian usable spaces (such as sidewalks, ramps, crosswalks and bike paths) and mobile spaces (such as roadways, streets and driveway aprons).
Public Improvements from Private Developments:
Improvements renewal and repair activities that take place in the PROW resulting from Private Development and funded by that activity. They include Street, Curb and Guttering, Sidewalks, Driveway Aprons, Street and Roadway cuts and restorations which include street paving and striping.
Utilities:
Relocations, additions, attachments, and repair restorations of the Public Utilities resulting from Private Development. Public Utilities include Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer, Water Mains and Metering and Private Utilities (such as Gas, Electrical Power and Communication connections in the public right-of-way.
Chesapeake Bay Preservation:
State Erosion and Sediment Control Law (Title 10, Chapter 5) supports Federal efforts to preserve the Chesapeake Bay estuary and watersheds. Arlington County supports this effort through County Code chapters 57, 60 and 61. These codes are intended to enforce storm water quality standards associated with Private Development.
Land Disturbance Activity:
Activities associated with Private Development (as defined in Chapter 52 of the County Code) that change the contour or exposes bare earth to the weather elements. These activities are described in a Site Development Plan which identifies Pre- and Post-Construction vegetation and groundcover, grading and other site conditions as well as stormwater and erosion and sediment controls for preventative and preservation measures.
Storm Water Management:
As part of the Site Development Plan, changes resulting from construction activity may require installation of Storm Water Facilities or Structures. These may include detention facilities, direction control, infiltration facilities and green facilities such as Rain Gardens and Green Roofs.
Erosion and Sediment Control:
State Law Title 10 establishes Minimum Standards for Construction activities that are associated with Land Disturbance. It identifies by type those structures and/or devices best suited to control storm water runoff that may result in erosion and movement off site of sediment and water pollution. They include the more common sighted silt fence and stone construction entrances.
CONTACT US
Supervisor:
Tom Artley 703-228-3693
Inspectors:
Edward Byrd 703-228-0758
Mary Carrig 703-228-3817
George Hardy 703-228-3757
Joe Nichols 703-228-3587
Cheryl E. Parker 703-228-7479
Rod Stanley 703-228-3585
