The resolution recommends that:
- The Fairfax County Environmental Quality Advisory Council (EQAC) investigate how the county is reviewing the environmental and health risks associated with the county’s current practices,
- FCPA partner with Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) to install enhanced stormwater management measures to address potential toxic runoff from synthetic field materials,
- Fairfax County put in place a synthetic field disposal tracking system to improve transparency and accountability regarding the disposal of synthetic turf field material, and
- Fairfax County re-create the synthetic turf field citizen task force to monitor and review environmental and health effects of synthetic turf fields and infill as new information becomes available.
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MCA Resolution on the Use of Synthetic Turf in Greater McLean