Occoquan Dam Siren Test

Town of Occoquan

Mayor's E-Newsletter Update

Irregular, Unscheduled Updates from Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta

November 13, 2023

Occoquan Dam Siren Test

Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 14, at 10:00 a.m., Fairfax Water will once again be testing the Occoquan Dam warning siren. Established in part through funding secured by Congressman Gerry Connolly, the siren is designed to alert people and encourage them to seek higher ground in the highly unlikely event of a massive failure of the high dam that is located approximately a mile to the west of town.

For more information on the dam, the impact zone, and the test itself, -- including how you can expect the siren to sound -- go to www.occoquandamsiren.com.

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Settled in the middle of the 18th century, the historic riverfront town of Occoquan is home to a variety of historic buildings and an eclectic mix of more than one hundred shops and restaurants. It is particularly well known for its annual spring and fall craft shows. For more information on the town check out its web site at www.occoquanva.gov. Not already receiving this email newsletter regularly? Click here to sign up.

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© Earnie Porta, 2023. All rights reserved. Earnie Porta is the Mayor of the Town of Occoquan, Virginia. The Mayor's E-Newsletter Update is a successor publication to both Earnie Porta's E-Newsletter Update as well as his previous Mayor's E-Newsletter Update, the latter of which he published while serving as Mayor from July 2006 through June 2014. Like both prior publications, this newsletter is not an official publication of the Town of Occoquan and is produced and distributed at no cost to the town. The Town of Occoquan assumes no responsibility or liability for the information contained in this publication.