Many thanks to the volunteers who participated in the Occoquan River cleanup on Saturday, Sep 21. Volunteers went out on the water from multiple sites along the river: Riverview Estates HOA boat ramp, Occoquan Forest HOA boat ramp, Lake Ridge Park & Marina, and the Lake Ridge HOA boat ramp. The amount of trash collected is shown below.
| Location | bags of trash | tires | miscellaneous items |
| Hooes Run | 13 | 2 | TV, lawn chair, garbage can, plastic barrel |
| Lake Ridge Park & Marina | 43 | 1 | |
| Lake Ridge commuter lot | 11 | two small grills | |
| Occoquan Forest | 1,000 lbs of trash | ||
| Riverview Estates | 14 | 2 | large piece of styro-foam dock float |
At the Lake Ridge HOA boat ramp on the Hooes Run section of the reservoir, eight volunteers collected trash.
A total of about 40 volunteers participated from Lake Ridge Park & Marina, some gathering trash by boat out on the Occoquan Reservoir, and some gathering trash at a stormwater pond near the Lake Ridge / Tacketts Mill commuter lot.
Trash collected by volunteers in boats from the Riverview Estates HOA boat ramp.
Volunteers at Occoquan Forest HOA collected about 1,000 lbs of trash.
