Norfolk District USACE - Public Notices http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/ Public Notices from Norfolk District USACE en-us Tue, 15 May 2012 10:35:00 -0400 80 NAO-2003-1984 May 15, 2012: PER Properties has proposed to construct a grain terminal on the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia. The facility will be located at 3991 Elm Avenue, formerly referred to as the "Allied Site". This facility will store and ship about 5 million bushels of grain annually.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 15 May 2012 10:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-0938 May 10, 2012: The Nature Conservancy proposes to establish, design, construct, and monitor an In-lieu Fee (ILF) mitigation site on approximately 161 acres of private land to be purchased by the Nature Conservancy. The site is located adjacent to the 776-acre Pinnacle Natural Area Preserve in Russell County, Virginia. The goal of this mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for unavoidable permitted impacts, within the authorized service area (Tennessee River Basin), by performing stream and riparian buffer enhancement and preservation. This mitigation site is being established pursuant Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Attachments: Pinnacle_Underwood_prospectus_3-27-12.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-0941 May 10, 2012: The Nature Conservancy proposes to establish, design, construct, and monitor an In-lieu Fee (ILF) mitigation site approximately 10 acres of private land to be purchased by the Conservancy (or partners). The site is located within the boundary of the 5,200-acre Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) in Charles City County, Virginia. The goal of the mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for impacts, within the authorized service area (Lower James River Basin), by providing wetland, stream and riparian buffer preservation. This mitigation site is being established pursuant Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Attachments: Fowlkes_prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 May 2012 05:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-0950 May 10, 2012: The Nature Conservancy proposes to establish, design, construct, and monitor an In-lieu Fee (ILF) mitigation site on approximately 53 acres of private land to be placed under deed restriction by the Nature Conservancy. The site is located along Cobb Mill Creek near Oyster Harbor in Northampton County, Virginia. The goal of the mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for impacts, within the authorized service area (Atlantic Ocean Basin), by providing wetland, stream and riparian buffer preservation. This mitigation site is being established pursuant Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Attachments: Oyster_Cubberly_prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 May 2012 05:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-0937 May 8, 2012: The Nature Conservancy proposes to establish, design, construct, and monitor an In-lieu Fee (ILF) mitigation site approximately 197 acres of private land and will be placed under easement with the Nature Conservancy. The site is located adjacent to the 1,853 acres protected as part of the Church Neck Conservation Corridor in Northampton County, Virginia. The goal of this mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for unavoidable permitted impacts, within the authorized service area (Chesapeake Bay Basin), by performing wetland and wetland buffer preservation. This mitigation site is being established pursuant Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Attachments: prospectus_3_13_12.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 8 May 2012 13:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2004-3638 May 7, 2012: Boxley Material Company proposes to expand an existing overburden site in Martinsville (previously permitted in 2004; USACE and DEQ permits expired) which will be used for the relocation and construction of the operations plant and office facilities. Impacts will be to 1.29 acres of palustrine forested wetlands and 0.15 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands for a total of 1.44 acres. Mitigation will be accomplished via the purchase of compensation credits through an approved bank.

Attachments: Boxley_PN_Maps.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 7 May 2012 11:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-0666 May 4, 2012: The applicant proposes to widen existing Telegraph Road in Fairfax County to four lanes, from South Van Dorn Street (Rt. 613) to South Kings Highway (Route 633). The roadway typical section will include shoulders, 11-foot-wide lanes, and curb and gutter. A shared use path is proposed for the north side of Telegraph Road and a sidewalk is proposed for the south side. A three-chamber, three-sided bottomless culvert will be constructed to replace the twin corrugated metal pipes in Dogue Creek. Water and sewer lines will be relocated. The applicant states that widening of Telegraph Road is essential to handle increased traffic volumes at Ft. Belvoir following the implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).

Attachments: dwgs_NAO-2012-0666.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 4 May 2012 11:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1384 May 4, 2012: This project involves the widening of Route 50 in Fairfax County, between Routes 742 and 661. Stream and wetland impacts were previously authorized on November 16, 2011 under a Letter of Permission (LOP) 1, and this VDOT project is under construction. Due to design revisions and utility relocations, the applicant is proposing additional impacts at Cub Run which will exceed the limits allowable under the LOP-1. The following additional impacts at Cub Run are subject to this public notice: 75 square feet of permanent palustrine forested (PFO) wetland impacts; 1,777 square feet of permanent palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland impacts; 5,674 square feet of conversion of PFO to PEM wetlands; and 355 linear feet of temporary stream impacts. The new proposed total impacts at this crossing will now be 1,354 linear feet of stream impacts and 107,712 square feet (2.47 acres) of wetland impacts.

Attachments: document2012-05-02-092754.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 4 May 2012 11:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice CENAP-OP-R-2011-1111-24 April 27, 2012: Brasil Telcom of America proposes to replace a submarine telecommunications cable from Ocean County, New Jersey to Bermuda. The Regulatory Branch, Philadelphia District, will manage the Army Corps permit application. The Norfolk district is providing public notice of this permit application as a portion of the cable could be within 200 miles of Virginia, on the outer continental shelf. Additional information may be obtained by contacting James Boyer, at the Philadelphia Regulatory Branch, at james.n.boyer@usace.army.mil or (215) 656-5826. Expiration: May 26, 2012

]]> Philadelphia District Regulatory Office Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1806 April 25, 2012: The project consists of the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States associated with the development of an additional aircraft hangar and associated infrastructure. The project is called United Airlines Maintenance Hangar. The project is located on an approximately 15-acre parcel southwest of the intersection of Autopilot Drive and Materials Road at Washington Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County, Virginia. The work will occur in tributaries to Horsepen Run. Approximately 1.9 acres palustrine emergent wetlands will be impacted by the proposed project. The work includes grading associated with the construction of an aircraft hangar, aircraft apron, stormwater management facilities, underground utilities and taxiway improvements. Compensatory mitigation will be provided.

Attachments: UnitedAirlines_MaintenanceHangar_PN_exhibits.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:05:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Federal Public Notice April 23, 2012: Section 401 certification and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) consistency determination for 2012 Nationwide Permits. As of April 23, 2012, the Norfolk District Corps of Engineers has received both the Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification and the CZMA consistency determination from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for the 2012 Nationwide Permits.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-2439 April 16, 2012: Mr. Roger Jefferson proposes to place fill material in waters of the U.S. to construct a permanent irrigation source to irrigate the crops necessary to support his dairy operation. The project includes the construction of an instream impoundment using an earthen dam, with a standpipe and an emergency spillway to impound approximately 27,600,000 gallons of surface water. Comments on this project should be made in writing and should be received by the close of business on May 17, 2012.

Attachments: 2011-2439_Project_Details.pdf, 2011-2439_Project_Plan.pdf, 2011-2439_Stream_Comp_Plan.pdf, 2011-2439_USGS_Map.pdf, 2011-2439_Vicinity_Map.pdf, 2011-2439_Wetland_Comp_Plan.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-2691 March 30, 2012: The applicant proposes to mechanically dredge approximately 65,000 cubic yards (CY) of subaqueous bottom material from designated Areas B, C, D, and E around the L-head of Pier CAD-A at the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Cheatham Annex (CAX) in York County, Virginia. Continued maintenance dredging is necessary to maintain adequate water depths the berthing areas at Pier CAD-A. The applicant has requested to conduct three (3) to four (4) maintenance dredging cycles over the next ten (10) years. Each dredging cycle is anticipated to remove 65,000 CY or less of dredged material, with a 3-4 month construction period. The dredged material will be placed on barges and transported for placement at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS) in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 17 miles east of Cape Henry.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-01751 March 29, 2012: The Fairfax County Department of Transportation is proposing the widening of Lorton Road from Silverbrook Road to Ox Road (Route 123), including Furnace Road from its intersection with Ox Road to Lorton Road, in Fairfax County, Virginia. The project site contains Giles Run and unnamed tributaries to Giles Run and consists of the widening of 2.8 miles of road, associated utility installations and infrastructure improvements. The proposed project would permanently impact approximately 0.92 acres of palustrine forested wetlands, and 2,927 linear feet of stream channel (2,313 linear feet of permanent impacts and 614 linear feet of temporary impacts). The proposed impacts will be mitigated offsite through the purchase of 5,304 stream credits from the Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Bank and 1.84 mitigation credits from the Loudon County Wetlands and Streams Restoration Bank.

Attachments: LortonRoadPlanView.pdf, LortonRoadVicinityMap.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Federal Public Notice March 26, 2012: The In-Lieu Fee (ILF) sponsor proposes to establish an ILF that will provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to nontidal wetlands and streams within the specified service area. The ILF sponsor proposes to identify streams or wetlands in southwest Virginia suitable for and capable of providing compensatory mitigation through the enhancement, restoration, creation, and preservation of wetlands and stream channels and their associated buffers. A copy of the prospectus, including maps, is enclosed.

Attachments: Revised_Master_Prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Wetland Hydrology Determinations for the 2012 Monitoring Season March 22, 2012: The Norfolk District believes it beneficial to the public to provide seasonal Public Notices (PNs) regarding preceding precipitation conditions for shallow groundwater well monitoring associated with wetland determinations. The purpose of this PN is to inform the public of relevant parts of our process, and our interpretation and findings regarding current precipitation conditions for the 2012 monitoring season. This is accomplished by our analysis of several rainfall recording stations and our use of hydrology monitoring wells spaced across the Hampton Roads region.

Attachments: Allsites-soil_temps-Feb2012.pdf, Lake_Kilby_rainfall_as_of_02_Mar2012.pdf, Langley_rainfall_as_of_01_Mar2012.pdf, Norfolk_rainfall_as_of_01_Mar2012.pdf, VA_Precipitation_trends_as_of 22_March2012.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Federal Public Notice March 21, 2012: American Infrastructure-Virginia, Inc. proposes to construct a 1.2 mile extension of Middle Ground Boulevard between Jefferson Avenue (Route 143) and Warwick Boulevard (Route 60) in Newport News, VA, including sidewalks, a 10-foot wide shared use path, and an overpass over an existing railroad. Associated with the project are direct impacts to approximately 1.62 acres of nontidal forested wetlands. The purpose of the project is to address traffic congestion on several surrounding roadways and to provide for an east/west transportation connector between Jefferson Ave. and Warwick Blvd. For unavoidable impacts to forested wetlands, the applicant proposes to purchase credits at a 2:1 ratio (3.24 acres) from an approved mitigation bank that serves the project site.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Federal Public Notice March 16, 2012: Effective immediately, and until further notice, the attached Regional Conditions are applicable within the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 2012 Nationwide Permits (NWPs), which were printed in the Federal Register on February 21, 2012 and will become effective on March 19, 2012. The Regional Conditions specify additional restrictions and requirements that have been placed on the applicable Nationwide Permits to ensure that impacts within the Commonwealth of Virginia will not be more than minimal.

Attachments: NAO_NWP_REG_CONDITIONS_09MAR12.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Re-Opening to Navigation March 14, 2012: Effective at 8:30 AM on March 19, 2012 the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina will return to their normal operating schedule to accommodate vessels desiring to use the Dismal Swamp Canal (Route 2) of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2012-00389 March 12, 2012: The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation bank to be known as Fort AP Hill Offsite Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects associated with US Army Fort AP Hill that result in unavoidable impacts to streams, wetlands and other waters of the United States in the Mattaponi River Drainage basin. The goal of the bank is to provide improved water quality, habitat functions within the wildlife management area, Mattaponi River. In addition, to establish a self-sustaining, functional aquatic system to replace the functional values of streams and wetlands anticipated to be adversely affected for the authorized service area.

Attachments: 12_0210_Revised_AP_Hill_Prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-1073 March 9, 2012: The Linden 55 Plaza project consists of the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States associated with the commercial development of the subject tract. The project is located on an approximately 28.18-acre parcel east of the intersection of Apple Mountain Road (Route 79) and John Marshall Highway (Route 55) in Warren County, Virginia. The work will occur in Manassas Run and its tributaries. Approximately 1.31 acres palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 0.55 acre palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) and 959 linear feet of stream beds will be impacted by the proposed project. The work includes grading associated with the construction of lots, access roadways and utility and road improvements. An additional 60 linear feet of stream beds and 0.004 acre PFO will be temporarily impacted for installation of a water main. Compensatory mitigation will be provided.

Attachments: 2010-1073_Linden_55_Plaza_plan.pdf, 2010-1073_Linden_55_Plaza_vicinity.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:15:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-02410 March 9, 2012: This same project was previously Public Noticed on 15 November 2011; however, the wetland impacts were underestimated. This revised Public Notice has the correct wetland impacts. The Chesapeake Regional Airport in Chesapeake, VA, proposes to expand the north terminal area by constructing new hangars, a new airport restaurant, a new aircraft wash rack, a new connector taxiway, a new airport access road, and relocating the airport security fence. The applicant claims the project will impact no more than 19.8 acres of forested wetlands, some of which have recently been clear-cut. The applicant proposes to compensate for these wetland impacts by purchasing credits from an approved wetland mitigation bank.

Expiration date: April 08, 2012

Attachments: Ches_Airport-project_area.jpg, Ches_Airport-Deep_Creek_USGS_quad.pdf, Ches_Airport-project_plans.pdf, Ches_Airport-wetland_delineation_confirmation.pdf, Project_study_area_with_correct_wetland_impacts.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:15:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00210 February 24, 2012: Curtis Contracting, c/o Mr. Stephen Ordung, proposes to construct a 7.6-mile passive-use recreation trail parallel to and on the north side of Route 5, in Charles City County, from 0.25 miles west of the Chickahominy River Bridge to the intersection of Route 5 and Route 614 (Sturgeon Point Road). The trail will be eight feet wide, and primarily within VDOT right-of-way. The project will permanently impact a total of 1.25 acres of wetlands, including 0.19 acres of forested, 0.52 acres of scrub/shrub, and 0.54 acres of emergent wetlands. The project will temporarily impact 0.12 acres of wetlands. The purpose of the project is to provide low-impact passive-use recreational opportunity along Route 5, and ultimately, a connecting trail from James City County to Richmond. The wetland impacts will be mitigated by purchase of 1.7 acres of mitigation bank credits from Weatherbury Mitigation Bank.

Expiration Date: March 24, 2012

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Web, 22 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2006-01180 February 15, 2012: Pearce Dean, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory tidal wetland mitigation bank to be known as Wythe Creek Salt Marsh Tidal Mitigation Bank. The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 3.51 acres of pasture, forested fringe, and tidal wetlands. The site is located at 106 Collins Lane approximately 1,500 feet west of the intersection of Carys Chapel Road and Wythe Creek Road in York County, Virginia. The proposed bank site drains to an un-named tributary to Brick Kiln Creek, a tributary to the Northwest Branch of Back River.

Expiration Date: March 14, 2012

Attachments: Wythe_Creek_Prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:50:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Retrospective Review - Executive Order 13563 February 7, 2012: On Monday, January 23, 2012 the Corps published a Federal Register notice to extend the retrospective comment period to 02 March 2012 (originally expired on 17 Jan 12). Please use the Retrospective Review link to see the extension notice.

Expiration Date: March 2, 2012.

]]> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:30:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-0529 February 1, 2012: This shoreline stabilization is located at 16901 Sandy Point Road, in Charles City County on the James River. The purpose of the project is to stabilize approximately 5,300 linear feet of shoreline through the construction of offshore rock sills and breakwaters, with beach nourishment and planting of native wetland vegetation. The sills range in length from 40 to 250 feet and the breakwaters will range in length from 70 to 100 feet. The overall length of the combined structures will be 3,430 linear feet. These structures will cover approximately 16,723 square feet of subaqueous bottom, approximately 51,755 square feet of fill will be placed channelward of Mean Low Water, and approximately 55,173 square feet of non-vegetated intertidal area will be filled for shoreline stabilization. A proposed 5-foot wide by 16-foot long open-pile pedestrian bridge will be constructed over a tidal creek. To provide boat access, a 12-foot wide by 38-foot long concrete boat will be constructed in the James River.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:50:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-1100 February 1, 2012: The Norfolk District has received an application from Henry County for the proposed Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre to provide pre-developed infrastructure, transportation and pad site improvements of a size necessary to attract an industrial user capable of providing a transformational, substantial positive economic impact to the Martinsville/Henry County area. The project is located in Henry County, Virginia and Rockingham County, North Carolina along Paterson Branch, a tributary to Marrowbone Creek and the Roanoke River. The entire parcel known as the Roma-Sharpe property is 739 acres; for the proposed phase one, 249 acres will be developed. Stream impacts are proposed to be 12,301 linear feet. Wetland impacts will be 0.67 acres. Compensation and mitigation are proposed as follows: 5,395 linear feet of stream (including Patterson Branch on the Sharpe Property) will be preserved onsite for a total of 1,201 compensation credits and 0.89 acres of wetlands; approximately 6,500 additional credits will be purchased from stream mitigation banks and 0.97 wetlands credits will be purchased from a wetland mitigation bank. Offsite compensation on the Bryant Tract is proposed as 12,126 linear feet of stream and 7 acres of wetlands. Comments should be received by close of business March 1, 2012. A Public Notice will be run concurrently by the Wilmington District ACOE for impacts in North Carolina.

Attachments: Commonwealth_CrosWIM_24x36.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_1.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_2.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_3.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_4.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_5.pdf, Commonwealth_CrosWIM_Sheet_6.pdf, Drawing_1-Vicinity_Map_of_Commonwealth_Crossing.pdf, Drawing_2_Vacinity_Map_Bryant_OffsiteMit.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-01201 January 31, 2012: The bank sponsor, Mr. Ashlby, proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Swift Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank at Moseley. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams in portions of the James River drainage basin. The goal of the bank is to restore enhance, and preserve in perpetuity approximately 298 acres of land, containing waters of the U.S.

Attachments: SwiftCreekUmbrellaMitigationBank-Prospectus.pdf, USGSmap.pdf, Plans.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-2206 January 26, 2012: The Corps has received a prospectus to establish a tidal wetland mitigation bank in Portsmouth, Virginia. The bank sponsor, Hull Creek Mitigation, LLC, proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland mitigation bank to be known as Hull Creek Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to tidal wetlands and other waters of the United States in the Hampton Roads / Elizabeth River Drainage basin. The Bank Sponsor plans to establish this Bank by restoring tidal wetlands on approximately 4 acres of historically filled tidal wetlands. Comments on this project should received by the close of business on February 27, 2012.

Attachments: NAO-2011-2206-HullCreekMitigationBankProspectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-00429 January 16, 2012: Chesterfield County Economic Development proposes to permanently impact 0.99 acre of forested wetlands and to permanently convert 0.26 acre of forested wetlands to emergent wetlands to continue construction of a county thoroughfare from Meadowville Road to Enon Church Road and Bermuda Hundred Road within the Meadowville Technology Park. The proposed main road corridor and a shorter connector road total approximately 6,200 linear feet . Proposed wetland impacts are for the construction of a road crossing and associated erosion and sediment control measures and a waterline crossing.

Attachments: ImpactMap1.pdf, VicinityMap.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1734 January 13, 2012: Norfolk Southern Railway Company proposes to construct additional rail capacity at Portlock Rail Yard, an existing railroad yard and transportation facility located in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake, Virginia. The additional rail capacity will accommodate the addition of passenger rail service to existing main tracks that are currently used exclusively for freight rail traffic. The project will impact 0.88 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands and 5,150 linear feet of an existing ditch on the west side of the railroad tracks in the south portion of the project area where two existing storage tracks will be extended. The comment period expires February 13, 2012.

Attachments: 11614_Portlock_Yard_Sh35.pdf, 11614_Portlock_Yard_Sh36.pdf, 11614_Typical_Section_Exhibit.pdf, Norfolk_Southern_Portlock_Alternatives.pdf, Norfolk_Southern_Project_Location_maps.pdf, Portlock_Yard_Project_drawings.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:15:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00647 January 10, 2012: The applicant, Arlington Dominion LLC, is proposing to construct a luxury apartment complex in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Plantation Greens project will include a 368-unit apartment complex, associated roadways, and infrastructure. The project requires the extension of Cahoon Parkway, which is part of the City’s Master Transportation Plan; and the project also includes and a 2-acre commercial outparcel (to be occupied by the Surf Rider Restaurant) at the intersection of Cahoon Parkway & Grassfield Parkway. This permit application represents the entire development, associated roadways and infrastructure. There are 9.43 acres of forested and scrub-shrub (PFO, PSS) wetlands and 0.27 acre of intermittent Waters of the U.S. (R4OW) on the site. The wetland impacts associated with the proposed project have been reduced to 4.12-acre of forested and scrub shrub wetlands and 0.06 acre of waters of the U.S. Compensatory mitigation will be accomplished through purchasing wetland credits (2:1 for PFO and 1.5:1 for PSS) from an approved mitigation bank in the subject watershed.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Web-based training in RIBITS, Norfolk's Interactive Web-Based Mitigation Band and In-Lieu Fee Tracking System January 10, 2012: In February 2012, Norfolk District's Regulatory Office will hold two web-based training sessions for the public in the use of the Corps' national web-based mitigation bank and in-lieu fee program tracking system known as RIBITS (Regulatory In-lieu Fee and Bank Information Tracking System). The training sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, February 28 at 10AM (EST) and Tuesday, February 28 at 2PM (EST). Registration will be first-come, first served and must be received by February 1, 2012. To register, contact Jeanne Richardson at jeanne.c.richardson@usace.army.mil or Steve Martin at steven.m.martin@usace.army.mil.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00523 Graham and David Mitigation Bank January 5, 2012: This is an amended Public Notice to reflect receipt of the final prospectus for public comment and review. Comments already received under the original notice that ran from December 7, 2011 to January 5, 2012 will be considered as will any new comments. The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Graham and David Mitigation Bank. It will consist of preservation of 5,891 linear feet (LF) of perennial streams, 47,288 LF of ephemeral streams, 2.3044 acres of wetlands, 288 acres of preservation and enhancement of proposed uplands buffers and 106 acres of watershed buffers, comprising nearly the entire watershed for the project location. In addition the proposed Bank site contains and proposes to preserve a unique travertine waterfall stream system and habitat for Federally threatened and endangered Roanoke Logperch (Percina rex) and several other state species of concern. The proposed credits are 0.44 wetlands credits and 43,537 stream credits.

Expiration Date of February 6, 2012.

Attachments: Graham_and_David_Mitigation_Bank_Prospectus.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:20:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-02495 January 4, 2012: Mr. Steven Ash and Mr. Frederic McGhee propose to mechanically dredge 1200 cubic yards of sandy material from an existing 680 foot long by 25 foot wide channel to restore depths to minus six feet at mean low water. The applicants also propose to construct a 270 foot long by 22 foot wide stone jetty adjacent to the dredged channel, extending 226 feet channelward of mean high water. Finally, four low-profile timber groins are to be constructed extending a maximum of 48 feet channelward of mean high water and all material from the channel dredging will be placed as beach nourishment within the groin cells.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:40:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Temporary Closure of Canal December 21, 2011: On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, the Corps of Engineers will begin repairs to the South Mills Lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal. Therefore, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina will stop operating after the last scheduled locking at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. The Dismal Swamp Canal, Route 2 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, will be temporarily closed to through vessel traffic until repairs are complete. The repairs are expected to take 60 to 90 days.

The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Route 1 through the Great Bridge lock at Chesapeake, Virginia, will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Operators will monitor Channel 13. Should you have any questions concerning this matter, please call 757-201-7642.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:40:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-1997-02347 December 16, 2011: Mr. Gordon Shelton, on behalf of Tidewater Yacht Agency, proposes to extend a 100 linear foot portion of Pier E (existing) and dredge 181,210 square feet (4.16 acres) of sub-aqueous bottom to deepen the outer berths and entrance to Tidewater Yacht Agency in order to increase mooring capacity for, and adequately accommodate larger vessels with a deeper draft. The dredge material will be mechanically excavated and transported via barge for placement in the Craney Island Rehandling Basin. The project is located in the main branch of the Elizabeth River, at 10 Crawford Parkway, Portsmouth, Virginia.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-00857 December 15, 2011: Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC proposes to operate and reclaim an approximately 437 acre surface mine. Approximately 104.2 acres of the proposed project area has been previously mind. The proposed project involves the construction of permanent excess spoil disposal fills, temporary sediment control ponds, and backfill reclamation of the mined area. The proposed mine operation will impact approximately 7,720 linear feet of stream channel (2,790 perennial, 2,360 intermittent, and 2,570 ephemeral) and 0.03 acres of emergent wetlands. The applicant's stated purpose for the project is recovery of coal reserves from the Lower Banner, Upper Banner, and Splashdam coal seams.

Attachments: 11V1758_locationand_key.pdf, 11V1758quad.pdf, 11V1758Sheet2.pdf, 11V1758Sheet3.pdf, 11V1758Sheet4.pdf, 11V1758Sheet5.pdf, 11V1758Sheet6.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-02520 December 9, 2011: Bavon Beach Homeowners Association proposes to construct (4) rip rap breakwaters and to place 44,000 cubic yards of high quality sand for 5.5 acres of beach replenishment of which 2.2 acres will be sprigged with various wetland and beach grasses. Total interidal/subtidal area impacts for both the proposed breakwaters and the beach replenishment will be approximately 6.2 acres. The rock and/or sand used in the construction will be either barged in or trucked in over state roadbeds. The stated purpose for the proposal is to stabilize this severely eroded shoreline to benefit 21 shoreline properties; and, to create habitat for the Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle (Cincindela dorsalis dorsalis), species listed as Threatened on the Endangered Species List and whose life cycle depends on open bay beaches. There are no submerged aquatic beds and/or wetland vegetation to be adversely effected by the proposed construction activities.

Attachments: Bavon_Beach_Drawings.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-02483 December 8, 2011: The Nature Conservancy proposes to establish, design, construct, and monitor an In-lieu Fee (ILF) mitigation site on approximately 20 acres of Nature Conservancy land within the 3,200 acre Piney Grove Preserve in Sussex, Virginia. The goal of this mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for unavoidable permitted impacts, within the authorized service area (Chowan River Basin), by performing stream and riparian buffer restoration. The ILF Sponsor plans to establish this site by restoring 4,200 linear feet of two headwater tributaries and preservation of a 100-foot forested buffer along the tributaries on approximately 20 acres. In addition, to providing mitigation, the restoration activities will also provide enhanced and protected habitat for several natural heritage species including the Red-cockaded Woodpecker. This mitigation site is being established pursuant Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and/or Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.

Attachments: Funding_VARTF.pdf, Map3-ChowanRiverBasin.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:55:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00523 December 7, 2011: The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Graham and David Mitigation Bank. It will consist of preservation of 5,891 linear feet (LF) of perennial streams, 47,288 LF of ephemeral streams, 2.3044 acres of wetlands, 288 acres of preservation and enhancement of proposed uplands buffers and 106 acres of watershed buffers, comprising nearly the entire watershed for the project location. In addition the proposed Bank site contains and proposes to preserve a unique travertine waterfall stream system and habitat for Federally threatened and endangered Roanoke Logperch (Percina rex) and several other state species of concern. The proposed credits are 0.44 wetlands credits and 43,537 stream credits.

Expiration Date of January 5, 2012.

Attachments: NAO-2009-523_Graham_and_David_Project_Vicinity_and_Service_Map.pdf, NAO-2009-523_Graham_and_David_WOUS_JD_Map.pdf, NAO-2209-523_Graham_and_David-Phasing_and_Concept_Design.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 07 Dec 2011 14:35:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Revision of Tidewater Joint Permit Application (JPA) December 1, 2011: The Tidewater Joint Permit Application (JPA) has been revised to include some additional data fields. Specifically, text boxes have been added on Page 6 to General Information #7 for project location information to now include the zipcode and the latitude/longitude for the project location.

Attachments: TidewaterJPA2008_fillableform_Revised_30NOV11.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0238 November 30, 2011: The project consists of the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States associated with the development of a residential called Lenah Mill. The project is located an approximately 613-acre parcel southwest of the intersection of Route 616 (Goshen Road) and Route 50 (Lee Jackson Memorial Highway) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Approximately 0.2 acre palustrine forested wetlands, 0.3 acre palustrine emergent wetlands, 4.2 acres palustrine open water, and 890 linear feet of stream beds will be impacted by the proposed project. The work includes grading associated with the construction of residential lots, access roadways, on- and off-site utilities and road improvements, a landscaping berm along Route 50, three storm water management ponds including embankment and riser structure improvements and trails. Compensatory mitigation will be provided.

Attachments: 2011-0238_Lenah_Mill_plan_view.pdf, 2011-0238_Lenah_Mill_vicinity_map.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:30:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-2185/2011-V1427 November 23, 2011: Adams Construction Company proposes to dredge the Dan River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to a maximum depth of 5 feet, to remove 30,000 cubic yards (maximum) of sand annually. This operation has been ongoing and this application is being processed as an After-the-Fact permit. Comments on this project should be made in writing and should be received by the close of business on December 23, 2011.

Attachments: Aerial_Photos.pdf, Drawings.pdf, Project_Narrative.pdf, Site_Photos.pdf, USGS_Project_Location_Map.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:40:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0118/11-V0941 November 23, 2011: Titan America, LLC proposes to expand its existing limestone quarry, located in Botetourt County, Virginia, by an additional 79 acres. Comments on this project should be made in writing and should be received by the close of business on December 23, 2011.

Attachments: Compensation_Plan_Drawings.pdf, Project_Impact_Drawings.pdf, ProjectAerial.pdf, RCC_Conceptual_Stream_Compensation_Plan.pdf, Vicinity_Map.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:35:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0335 November 22, 2011: Real Investments, Inc. proposes to develop 12 residential lots in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The project, as proposed, will impact 1.578 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands. As compensation, the applicant proposes to purchase 3.14 credits from White Cedar LLC Mitigation Bank. In addition, 4.762 acres of wetlands on the property will be avoided and the applicant proposes to protect the avoided wetlands via recordation of a restricted instrument on the property's chain of title.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:10:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice District Initial Public Notice Compliance with Executive Order 13563 for Comments November 16, 2011: The Regulatory Branch has posted a web public notice for a Corps Federal Register notice requesting public comments regarding our plan for a retrospective review under Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,". Executive Order 13563 directs federal agencies to review existing significant regulations and identify those that can be made more effective or less burdensome in achieving regulatory objectives. Please see the public notice for further details and comment methods.

Expiration Date: January 17, 2012.

Attachments: FRnotice.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:15:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-01973 November 15, 2011: Greene County Virginia proposes to place fill in waters of the U.S. to construct a water supply reservoir near Stanardsville, Virginia. The applicant proposes impact approximately 2.2 acres of wetlands, 2.15 acres of open water, and 15,891 linear feet of stream channels. The applicant proposes to compensate for these impacts by purchasing credits and an approved mitigation bank.

Attachments: Greene_county_proposed_reservoir_drawings_11-9-11.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:50:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-02410 November 15, 2011: The Chesapeake Regional Airport in Chesapeake, VA, proposes to expand the north terminal area by constructing new hangars, a new airport restaurant, a new aircraft wash rack, a new connector taxiway, a new airport access road, and relocating the airport security fence. The applicant claims the project will impact no more than 12.3 acres of forested wetlands, some of which have recently been clear-cut. The applicant proposes to compensate for these wetland impacts by purchasing credits from the Lower James River Wetland Mitigation Bank, Greenway Farms.

Attachments: COE_confirm_wetlands_NAO-2008-02410.pdf, Deep-Creek-USGS-quad.pdf, project_plans.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:40:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-0080 November 9, 2011: The proposed Middle James Environmental Bank, Eastview mitigation bank site is located on approximately 190 acres of farmland. The site is located between State Route 601 and State Route 602 and south of Walton Fork in Buckingham County, Virginia. The proposed bank site drains to Walton Fork a tributary of the James River.

Attachments: Prospectus_PN.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:55:00 -0500 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2007-4401 October 24, 2011: Dinwiddie County proposes to construct a light industrial development to include parking, stormwater management and roads on a 208-acre parcel. The purpose of the project is to construct a readily accessible mixed-use development along a highly traveled corridor in Dinwiddie County to create jobs, improve the economy and increase tax revenue for the County. Expiration Date: November 25, 2011.

Attachments: Impact map.pdf, Vicinity map.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:16:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2007-03524 October 19, 2011: Westlake Development, LLC proposes to develop a 492.13-acre residential community to include roads, utilities and storm water management facilities. The site consists of 9.4 acres of non tidal wetlands and 29,108 linear feet (4.08-acres) of streams. The chosen development plan will require the need to permanently impact 0.39-acre of Palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 2,295 linear feet of stream (0.43-acre) and the conversion of 0.03-acre of PFO to emergent wetlands. In addition, proposed temporary impacts to 475 linear feet of stream will be necessary for utility crossings. The applicant has demonstrated avoidance and minimization through various development plans submitted. Expiration Date: November 19, 2011.

Attachments: Westlake_Development_Plan.pdf, Westlake_Development_Vicinity_Map.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:46:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2007-4569 October 19, 2011: Dominion Golf LLC is proposing to remove portions of the wetland mitigation bank known as Eastern Henrico Mitigation Bank to create a Nutrient Offset Trading Bank (NOTB). Specifically Phases 2 and 3 of the Bank and the uplands within Phase 1 of the Bank will be used to create the NOTB. The NOTB will be planted with a mix of wetlands species and will remain protected in perpetuity under the current Bank Deed Restriction Document. The Nutrient Credit Exchange Program is administered by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality which will have oversight of the proposed NOTB. Expiration Date: November 19, 2011.

Attachments: Eastern-Henrico-Location-Map.pdf, Eastern_Henrico_Mit_Bank_Revised_Map_With_Phase_1_10-18-11.pdf, EHMB_and_Nutrient_Bank_Approved_MBI-Revised_Version_9-13-11.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-1996-3072_11-V1201 October 19, 2011: The City of Virginia Beach proposes to conduct new work dredging of Western Branch of the Lynnhaven navigation channel. The channel was originally dredged to a design width of 30 feet and to a depth of -4.0 feet mean low water (MLW) with a -1.0 foot overdepth allowance. The new work dredging will occur along Stations 226+05 to 263+10. The new work dredging includes the removal of approximately 15,000 CY of material and the widening of the channel from 30 feet to 40 feet and deepening of the channel from -5.0 feet MLW (with max. overdredge depth) to -6.0 feet (with max. overdredge depth).

Attachments: NAO-1996-3072_11-V1201_PN_Plans.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2001-0802 October 18, 2011: Virginia Electric and Power Company proposed to install a 350 foot permanent floating debris barrier upstream of the existing Cushaw Power Station and associated dam/spillway. The project is located on the James River in Amherst/Bedford Counties, Virginia. Expiration date: November 17, 2011.

Attachments: NAO-2001-0802_Drawings.pdf, NAO-2001-0802_USGS_Topo.pdf

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00949 October 11, 2011: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wallops Flight Facility is requesting the Corps of Engineers modify the existing danger zone published at 33 CFR §334.130, "Atlantic Ocean off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet, Virginia". This public notice is being done concurrently with the Federal Register notice. Expiration Date: November 10, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1976/11-V1358 October 5, 2011: Bayshore Concrete Product Corp. has submitted a proposal for the dredging and pier expansion at Cape Charles Harbor in Northampton County, Virginia. The dredging proposed is to increase the depth of a portion of the existing Cape Charles Federal Channel and construct a bulkhead and pier. The project is an expansion of the existing concrete plant to facilitate the construction of tunnel sections for the planned improvements to the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.

Attachments: Vicinity Map, MyTopo Map

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1237 September 22, 2011: R.A. Burgess Environmental Construction proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory regional stream and wetland mitigation bank to be known as the R.A. Burgess Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to design a self-sustaining aquatic system to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States, including nontidal streams and wetlands, in the Rappahannock River Drainage basin.

Attachments: Brandy Parcels Vicinity Map, Happy Acres Vicinity Map, Historic Aerials, Draft Prospectus, Service Area Map, Representative Site Photographs

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1939 September 19, 2011: The Corps has received a prospectus to establish a wetland and stream mitigation bank in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Reedy Creek Mitigation, LLC, proposes to establish Reedy Creek Mitigation Bank to provide compensation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States and state waters in the Nottoway River watershed, part of the Chowan River drainage basin. The purpose of the Bank will be to provide offsite compensation for the unavoidable loss of streams and wetlands as a result of aquatic impacts from development projects authorized under Section 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbor Act, and Section 62.1-44.15:20-23 of the Code of Virginia provided such impacts have met all applicable requirements and are approved by the respective permitting agencies.

Attachments: Prospectus, Prospectus Master Plan, Project Location Map, Project Vicinity Map

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00018 September 19, 2011: The bank sponsor, Mr. Andrew Mikel (Rappahannock Regional Solid Waste Management Board), proposes to design and restore portions of Accokeek Creek and associated tributaries within the 202 acres site. In addition, the sponsor proposes to preserve the existing 161 acres of nontidal forested wetlands and 21,771 linear feet of streams and operate a compensatory stream and wetland mitigation bank to be known as R-Board Environmental Bank Hampstead Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and waters of the United States in the Potomac River Drainage basin. The goal of the bank is to restore and/or preserve 21,777 linear feet of stream channel and 161 acres of existing wetlands with approximate 300 foot wide forested buffers.

Attachments: R-Board Environmental Bank Prospectus, Site Location and Topography Map, Virginia Hydrologic Unit Code Map, Conceptual Mitigation Map

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Proposed Reissuance Norfolk District Regional Permit September 15, 2011: The Norfolk District has the following Regional Permit that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011: Regional Permit 20(RP-20) for the creation of artificial reefs and dredging of old shellfish reefs when the material will be used to create new or enhance old reefs owned, operated or managed by the Commonwealth of Virginia. This permit is issued for a category of activities in Virginia that have minimal environmental impacts. The Norfolk District proposes to reissue this permit for five years.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-02727 September 12, 2011: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is requesting the Corps of Engineers modify the existing restricted area published at 33 CFR §334.260, "York River, VA.; naval restricted areas" to include areas historically noted on nautical charts as closed to the public and traditionally enforced by Commander Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown. These waterways shall remain restricted pursuant to authorities granted in 33 U.S.C. 1 while the proposed regulation is formally developed.

Replies to this notice should be made in writing, addressed to the Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers (Attn: CENAO-WR-RS, Nicole Ange), 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096, and should reach this office not later than the close of business on October 12, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Public Notice for Hurricane Irene September 7, 2011: This is a post-disaster announcement to public sponsors of Federal flood risk management projects that may have sustained damages as a result of Hurricane Irene. Those that wish to apply for Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance from the US Army Corps of Engineers must meet eligibility requirements listed within the Notice and submit a written request. This written request must include all requirements listed within the Notice, and must be signed by an officer or responsible official of the Public Sponsor. All requests for assistance must be received NLT 6 October 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0364 September 07, 2011: Elizabeth River Crossings, LLC is proposing the construction of a new, two-lane Midtown Tunnel which will run on a curvilinear alignment to the northwest of the existing Midtown tunnel in the Elizabeth River, in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. The proposed new tunnel will provide for east-west travel, connecting U.S. Route 58 and the Western Freeway in Portsmouth to Brambleton Avenue/Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk. The tunnel project will include two temporary marshalling piers on the Portsmouth side, a temporary floating pier, three temporary 37-pile dolphins, 18,165 square feet of permanent shallow water fill to house the new tunnel support building, and a 320-foot long permanent steel pile bulkhead which will protect the new tunnel. The tunnel installation will require dredging approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of material. Dredged material placement options include ocean placement at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS) and upland disposal at a regional landfill. This project will impact approximately 1,176 square feet of non-tidal vegetated wetlands, 7,361 square feet of tidal vegetated wetlands, 15,848 square feet of non-vegetated tidal wetlands (primarily rip rap), and approximately 25 acres (1,097,612 sq. ft.) of Elizabeth River bottom, of which seven acres is located within the recently dredged Federal Navigation Channel.

Expiration date: October 8, 2011

Attachments: Maps and Site Plans

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Regular Lockings to Great Bridge Lock Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway September 02, 2011: Repairs to the Great Bridge Locks, damaged during Hurricane Irene, in Chesapeake, Virginia have been completed. Lockings have returned to normal openings 24 hours a day, seven days a week schedule, 365 days a year.

Great Bridge locks open on demand, but work in conjunction with the Great Bridge Bridge openings. Vessel operators may contact the Great Bridge Lock at 757-547-3311 if additional locking information is required. Lock and bridge operators will monitor Channel 13.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:55:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Limited Lockings to Great Bridge Lock, Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway August 31, 2011: Repairs to the Great Bridge Locks, damaged during Hurricane Irene, in Chesapeake, Virginia continue. Limited lockings will occur on August 31, 2011 at 8:00 pm, September 1, 2011 at 9:00 am, and September 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Exact time will vary depending on tide and water levels in canal. One locking in each direction will occur at each scheduled time.

Schedules beyond September 1, 2011 will be announced when available. Vessel operators may contact the Great Bridge Lock at 757-547-3311 for the latest lock repairs. Lock and bridge operators will monitor Channel 13.

Expiration date: September 2, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2090 August 30, 2011: Mr. Lynnwood Hammock proposes to construct an irrigation pond for dairy operation. The project is located in Pie Creek, a tributary to the Pigg River, in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Expiration date: October 3, 2011.

Attachments: Hammock Pond Drawings, Hammock Pond Vicinity Map, Hammock USGS Topography Map

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 2007-03082; 11-V1231 August 24, 2011: WSWL Properties, LLC proposes to construct a commercial development consisting of approximately 537,000 square feet of commercial space. The project includes the construction of building pads, parking, roads, road and utility improvements, storm water management pond, and landscape buffers. As proposed the project will permanently impact 4.33 acres of forested wetlands and 0.19 acres of emergent wetlands and will temporarily impact 0.21 acre of forested wetlands and 0.02 acre of emergent wetlands. The project will also impact 0.48 acre of isolated non-jurisdictional wetlands. To mitigate for the proposed impacts, the applicant proposes to purchase 8.66 credits from the Coverly Wetlands Mitigation Bank. The applicant indicated that wetland impacts have been minimized by clustering the proposed development in the western portion of the site. The applicant is also proposing to implement Low Impact Development techniques and to establish and maintain a 25 foot vegetated buffer around the wetlands not proposed for impacts.
Expiration date: September 23, 2011.

Attachments: Courthouse Village Marketplace - Schematic Grading Exhibit, Courthouse Marketplace - Vicinity Map

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:55:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-01630/V11-1166 August 23, 2011: - The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has applied to perform maintenance dredging at Kiptopeake State Park. The permit application consolidates two previous dredging permits and adds additional new area for coverage under a single Standard Permit.

Expiration date: September 23, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-3093 August 17, 2011: Fluor Enterprises, Inc. proposes to modify the subject Department of the Army permit which was authorized in 2009 for a transportation project located in the watersheds of Pohick Creek, Neabsco Creek, Powells Creek, Chopawamsic Creek, and Aquia Creek, beginning in Arlington County and extending along I-95 and I-395 to Stafford County, crossing through the City of Alexandria and Fairfax and Prince William Counties. The permittee was authorized to expand and enhance the existing I-95 High Occupancy Vehicle system, including conversion of lanes to include High Occupancy Toll (HOT) traffic and construction of new entry/exit points. The permittee proposes to modify the permit to eliminate the northern six miles of the project in Arlington Co., revise the alignment at certain locations, revise the design with more detailed engineering, and add noise barriers. Impacts to wetlands will decrease and impacts to streams will increase with the proposed revisions.

Expiration date: September 16, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway - Closure of Canal August 11, 2011: Effective immediately and until further notice, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia, and South Mills, North Carolina, will be closed. The restriction is temporary until the fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is contained and smoke levels diminish for safe navigation.

This action is in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation to assist in access to the Dismal Swamp for firefighting efforts.

The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, through the Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia, will be open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Operators will monitor Channel 13.

Expiration date: none.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Lock Hours July 21, 2011: Beginning July 26, 2011 and until further notice, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina, will be operated only at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., 7 days a week. The drawbridges adjacent to these locations will be operated in conjunction with the lock openings.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-05001 July 20, 2011: Lyon Shipyard proposes to remove accumulated sediment on and around the marine railways at Lyon Shipyard's full service ship repair facility. The project is located in the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River a tributary to Chesapeake Bay, at the foot of Brown Ave east of the Campostella Bridge in Norfolk, Virginia. Expiration Date: August 20, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund Program Instrument July 15, 2011: This is to announce the Final Instrument to establish a wetland, stream, and aquatic resource In-Lieu Fee program for Federal and State permits.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2005-03525 July 11, 2011: Hunton Park Land Partners proposes to permanently impact 0.27 acre of forested wetlands and 181 linear feet of stream channel for the construction of a single family residential development to be known as "Cottage at Hunton Park". The project site is approximately 13.5 acres and is located north of I-295, east of Route 33, south of Hunton Park Boulevard, and in Henrico County, Virginia. The project site drains into the Chickahominy River, which drains into the James River. Expiration Date: August 12, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:05:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2005-03525 July 8, 2011: Hunton Park land Partners proposes to permanently impact 0.27 acre of forested wetlands and 161 linear feet of stream channel for the construction of a single family residential development to be known as "Cottage at Hunton Park". The project site is approximately 13.5 acres and is located north of I-295, east of Route 33, south of Hunton Park Boulevard, and in Henrico County, Virginia. The project site drains into the Chickahominy River, which drains into the James River. Expiration Date: August 8, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 8 Jul 2011 10:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-03144 July 7, 2011: Amelia Environmental Bank, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory mitigation bank to be known as Amelia Environmental Bank. The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 1,102 acres of a 1,621-acre property. The site is located east of State Route 642 (Amelia Springs Road), is bisected by Little Creek, and bordered by Flat Creek west of the Appomattox River, Amelia County, Virginia. Expiration Date: August 8, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 8 Jul 2011 10:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-00275 June 28, 2011: The City of Norfolk Public Works proposes to install an air sparging system along the toe of the Campostella landfill which will impact 5,416 square feet of non-tidal wetlands, 11,480 square feet of tidal wetlands, and 40 linear feet of stream. The project is located in the tributaries to Steamboat Creek in Norfolk, Virginia. Expiration Date: July 29, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice State Programmatic General Permit June 22, 2011: The Norfolk District is proposing the reissuance of and modifications to the State Programmatic General Permit (SPGP) for Residential, Commercial, Institutional and Linear Transportation Projects. Expiration Date: July 22, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-1018 June 10, 2011: Adams Construction Company proposes to dredge up to 26,000 (maximum) cubic yards of sand annually, from the Dan River to a maximum depth of 5 feet below normal bottom depths (immediately upstream and downstream of the project site). The upper and lower limits of the dredged area extend a total of 1400 feet in length and 100 feet in width. This operation has been ongoing and this application is being processed as an After-the Fact (ATF) permit. The project is located along the south bank of the Dan River, 2 river miles west of the South Boston city limits. Expiration date: July 8, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 11-V0171 / NAO-2010-00683 June 8, 2011: Wythe County Board of Supervisor proposes to complete construction of an industrial park known as "Progress Park". The project consists of 4 phases. Total proposed permanent impacts for completion of the project are 0.63 of emergent wetlands, 3,388 linear feet of stream channel, and 0.192 acre of open water. Total proposed temporary impacts are 1.02 acre of wetlands and 956 linear feet of stream channel. Proposed impacts are for the construction of building pads, railroad extension, roads, and sewer line crossings. The project site is located east of the Town of Wytheville, north of Reed Creek, at the intersection of E. Lee Trinkle Drive and Peppers Ferry Road, in Wythe County, Virginia. The project site drains into Reed Creek, a tributary to the New River. Expiration Date: July 7, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00949 June 2, 2011: The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers has established a temporary Danger Zone for the period of June 27, 2011 through July 10, 2011 from 1800 Local time until 2400 (midnight) Local time around Wallops Flight Center NASA in Accomack, Virginia for the Minotaur-I/ORS-1 satellite rocket launch. Expiration Date: July 10, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-052 / 11-V0273 May 25, 2011: THIS IS A 15 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE. The Department of the Air Force proposes to construct 5,417 linear feet of rip-rap revetment. In addition, 3,128 linear feet of gapped sill will be installed as a living shoreline that will create 6,064 square feet of vegetated wetlands and enhance 73,130 square feet of vegetated estuarine shoreline and enhance approximately 2,000 linear feet of estuarine shoreline. The project will impact approximately 4,733 square feet of intertidal wetlands, convert 2,776 square feet of vegetated intertidal wetlands to rocky, intertidal habitat, convert 49,260 square feet of subaqueous bottom to rocky habitat, fill 7,450 square feet of subaqueous bottom with sandy fill. The project is located on the west shore of the confluence of the northwest and southwest branches of the Back River, a tributary to the James River in the City of Hampton, Virginia. Expiration Date: June 9, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 25 May 2011 17:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00296 May 23, 2011: Vulcan Construction Materials, LP. proposes to expand an existing quarry by an additional 105 acres. The project will result in unavoidable impacts to 0.72-acres of wetlands and 5,277 linear feet of stream channel. The project is located in the Aquia Creek basin, a tributary to the Potomac River. Site is located north of Route 610 and at the terminal end of Tolouca Road in Stafford County, Virginia. Expiration date: June 24, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 24 May 2011 12:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0835 May 19, 2011: David and Nancy Watts propose to construct 359 linear feet of riprap in front of two existing, failing bulkheads and along a currently un-protected shoreline at the subject property. The project is located in the Great Wicomico River a tributary to the Potomac River, at 1271 Island Point Road, Heathsville, in Northumberland County, Virginia. Expiration Date: June 18, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 19 May 2011 13:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-00455 May 18, 2011: Capital One Services, Inc. proposes to construct a mixed-use development known as Capital One corporate campus, consisting of office buildings, residence/retail buildings, civic space, a Metro station, a hotel, public parks, access roads and other associated infrastructure, on an approximately 26-acre site. The project site contains an unnamed tributary to Scott Run and is located in the northwest quadrant of the intersection of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495) and Dolley Madison Boulevard (Route 123) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Expiration Date: June 17, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 18 May 2011 19:05:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00949 May 18, 2011: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Wallops Flight Facility is requesting the Corps of Engineers modify the existing danger zone published at 33 CFR §334.130, "Atlantic Ocean off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet, Va.; danger zone." Expiration Date: June 17, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 18 May 2011 19:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 11-V0633 / NAO-2011-00984 May 18, 2011: Francis A. Burke proposes to construct (2) 140' and (2) 100' long rip rap breakwaters equally spaced between the existing breakwaters permitted in 2005. Also proposed is the placement of 8,000 cubic yards of beach nourishment with plantings above mean high water. The project is at a private residence at the end of Burkes Lane, off of Windmill Point Road, County of Lancaster, Virginia. All proposed work is located in the Chesapeake Bay. Expiration Date: June 17, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 18 May 2011 12:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Proposed NRCS Categorical Exclusions Request for Comments May 16, 2011: Please see our public notice regarding a request for comments about a proposal to authorize Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) approved categorical exclusions for inclusion under Nationwide Permit 23 (NWP 23). The Corps is soliciting comments on the proposed categorical exclusions from interested parties, and the comment period will expire July 12, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 16 May 2011 11:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2668 May 12, 2011: Harmony Investments, Inc proposes to construct a development that includes a 120-bed hotel with a conference room, fitness center, pool, a 147-space parking lot, and a restaurant for guests only. The project is located in the Chincoteague Channel a tributary to the Atlantic Ocean, at 4001 Main Street Chincoteague, Virginia. Expiration date: June 12, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 13 May 2011 11:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Draft Clean Water Act Guidance Request for Comments May 11, 2011: Please see our public notice regarding a request for comments about the Corps and EPA proposal to issue clarifying guidance for determining which waters and wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA) programs. The we are soliciting comments on the proposed draft guidance from interested parties, and the comment period will expire July 1, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 11 May 2011 17:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0085 May 11, 2011: Staples Mill Marketplace, LLC proposes to construct a commercial retail area including two anchor retail stores, five road front parcels, a storm water BMP, and parking. The project proposes to discharge fill material into 5.55 acres of palustrine forested wetlands and 844 linear feet of jurisdictional streams. The proposed work is planned on a site of approximately 31 acres of land located at the corner of Staples Mill Road and Hungary Springs Road in Henrico County, Virginia. Expiration date: June 10, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 11 May 2011 11:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice RP-05 Extended April 29, 2011: On December 6, 2010, the Norfolk District issued a public notice proposing to extend and modify the Regional Permit 5 (RP-05). This public notice expired on January 4, 2011 and the 2006 Regional Permit 5 (06-RP-05) was scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011 but was further extended until April 30, 2011.

Due to comments received, we are still working on the required environmental decision documents. Therefore, to insure that this regional permit does not expire, the expiration date of Regional Permit 5 is hereby further extended until May 31, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2769 April 26, 2011: Evergreen Environmental, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Evergreen Kettle Run Mitigation Site. The project is located on approximately 63.336 acres adjacent to Burwell Road, south of the intersection with Old Dumfries Road (Route 605) in Fauquier County, Virginia. Expiration date: May 26, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0694 April 18, 2011: Hungry Run Mitigation, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as the Hungry Run Mitigation Bank. The proposed mitigation bank site is located east of State Route 637 (South Poe's Road) and west of the Rappahannock River in Rappahannock County. Expiration Date: May 18, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-1313 March 25, 2011: DBKP, LLC proposes to construct 'The Shoppes at Port Drive', a commercial office building complex along the front portion of the subject 18.869 acre property. Due to the presence of substantial acreage of wetlands onsite the applicant has modified previous designs to minimize impacts to the site, eliminating 3 of the initially proposed commercial buildings and associated parking so that the total proposed impacts to wetlands is now 52,117 sq ft of permanent impact to Palustrine wetlands, (now PSS; area that was timbered by the previous owner approximately 5-7 years ago), and an additional 6,150 sq ft of proposed temporary impacts for utility line construction. The project is located in the Headwaters of Rocky Branch, a tributary to Hatcher Run and Arthur Swamp, Along Boydton Plank Road, north of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Expiration date: April 25, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-02559 March 23, 2011: Chesterfield Development Corporation requests authorization for additional impacts associated with Wynwood, a phased and ongoing multi-use (single and multi-family residential and commercial) project. The site drains to Blackman Creek, Horsepen Creek and Deep Creek, tributaries to the Swift Creek Reservoir and Swift Creek within the James River drainage basin. The proposed work is planned on a site containing approximately 221 acres of land located on the north line of Woolridge Road and the east line of Otterdale Road in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Expiration date: April 22, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2004-4206 March 22, 2011: On September 1, 2010, the Corps of Engineers issued an individual permit to the City of Norfolk to authorize maintenance dredging and channel improvements to re-establish recreational navigation in a 6,400-foot long channel in Broad Creek, beginning south of the Virginia Beach Boulevard crossing over Broad Creek in Norfolk, Virginia. The City of Norfolk is requesting that this original permit be modified to include a 168-foot channel extension to the north, towards the Virginia Beach Boulevard crossing. The proposed channel extension will result in another 8,000 square feet of dredged area, for a total dredged area of approximately 334,000 square feet. Expiration date: April 21, 2011

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2277 March 14, 2011: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority proposes the construction of Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project Phase 2 that will include roadway improvements, surface and aerial parking facilities, station facilities, utility relocations, substations, at-grade and elevated guideways, rail tunnels and other associated infrastructure. Approximately 3.032 acres of palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 0.027 acre palustrine scrub shrub wetlands (PSS), 0.487 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) and 1,113 linear feet of stream bed will be permanently impacted by the proposed work. An additional 1.296 acres of wetlands will be temporarily impacted and 2.246 acres of PFO/PSS will be converted to PEM. The project is located on an alignment in the median of Route 267 from Wiehle Avenue in Fairfax County to Dulles International Airport and beyond along the Dulles Greenway to Route 772 in eastern Loudoun County, Virginia. Expiration Date: April 14, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 2012 Proposed Nationwide Permits Request for Comments March 11, 2011: On February 16, 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published in the Federal Register its proposal to reissue 48 of its existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and issue two new NWPs. Norfolk District's proposed Regional Conditions are also attached as part of this notice. Expiration Date: April 18, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Richmond Field Office Territory March 11, 2011: The Norfolk District Regulatory Branch announces the expansion of the Southern Virginia Regulatory Section's Richmond Field Office Territory.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:12:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Wetland Hydrology March 10, 2011: The Norfolk District believes it beneficial to the public to provide seasonal notices regarding precipitation for shallow ground water conditions associated with wetland determinations. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of relevant parts of our process and our interpretation and findings regarding current precipitation conditions for the 2011 monitoring season.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Extension of 06-Regional Permit-05 March 10, 2011: The Norfolk District is hereby further extending Regional Permit 5 (RP-05) until April 30, 2011 while we work towards the reissuance and modification of Regional Permit 5 which authorizes the construction of small impoundments in certain waters of the United States, with the exception of urban stormwater management ponds. Expiration Date: April 30, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2007-03646 March 4, 2011: Byrd Creek, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as "Varina Stream Mitigation Bank." The site drains into the James River. Stream mitigation is proposed on an unquantified portion of a site containing approximately 182 acres of land located on the east line of Osborne Turnpike and the north line of Kingsland Road in Eastern Henrico County, Virginia. Expiration Date: April 4, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2080 March 1, 2011: The City of Danville proposes to construct a fire station on 4 acres of land located southwest of Lynn Street and northeast of Monument Street and bisected by Colquhoun Street in the City of Danville, Virginia. Expiration Date: April 3, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00053 March 1, 2011: King William Land Development, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as King William Stream Mitigation Bank. The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 423 acres of mixed agricultural and forested land off of Old New Castle Road (State Route 605) approximately 1.3 miles south of Manquin in King William County, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 31, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 01 Mar 2011 18:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund - Final Draft Instrument February 28, 2011: This is a federal public notice to announce the Final Draft Instrument to establish a wetland, stream, and aquatic resource In-Lieu Fee program for Federal and State permits. The proposed service areas are major watershed basins: The Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, Chowan River, Lower James River, Middle James River, Upper James River, New River, Potomac River, Rappahannock River, Roanoke River, Shenandoah River, Tennessee River and York River. Expiration Date: March 31, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2006-7720 February 24, 2011: The city of Chesapeake proposes to convert the existing Dominion Boulevard/US17 to a limited access 4-lane toll facility from the Interstate 464/64 interchange to a point approximately 0.75 miles south of Cedar Road. The project is located in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, a tributary to the Elizabeth River, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 28, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0025 February 23, 2011: The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries proposes to repair approximately 2,300 linear feet of eroded shoreline on the west side of the entrance road of the Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Six (6) near-shore breakwaters and beach nourishment will cover approximately 322,565 square feet channelward of mean low water and approximately 63,015 square feet landward of mean low water. The project is located on the west side of the entrance road of the Hog Island WMA on the James River in Surry, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 25, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00176 February 18, 2011: James Madison University proposes to construct a new dam in Newman Lake that will result in the permanent loss of 2.75 acres of palustrine open water. The project is located off of Port Republic Road between Greek Row and Champions Drive in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, VA. Expiration Date: March 24, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0259 February 16, 2011: Little Georgia Creek LLC (Sponsor) proposes to establish the Little Georgia Creek Mitigation Bank (LGCMB) to provide compensation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States in the James River drainage basin. Expiration Date: March 18, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-0284 February 14, 2011: Brunswick County Mitigation Bank, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a stream compensatory mitigation bank. The project is located adjacent to the Meherrin River and Saddletree Creek, south of Governor Harrison Parkway, at Saddletree Farm at 7064 Governor Harrison Parkway, Brodnax, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 16, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:42:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-01968 February 14, 2011: The Hampton Roads Sanitation District proposes to impact 2.9 acres of forested wetlands through the construction of the Coliseum Pressure Reducing Station and Off-Line Storage Facility, which consists of a pumping station and four above ground storage tanks that are approximately 140 feet in diameter and 34 feet in height. The approximately 10 acre project site is located north of Butler Farm Road and east of Magruder Boulevard in Hampton, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 15, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-02557 February 14, 2011: The Department of Air Force, Joint Base Langley-Eustis proposes to clear, grub, grade, and reseed 5.47 acres of nontidal wetlands within the one thousand foot by one thousand foot clear zone on the west side of Felker Army Airfield at Fort Eustis. Expiration Date: March 15, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:55:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Web Public Notice for Wind Energy Projects We have posted an informational public notice regarding wind energy projects. This public notice provides permit guidance regarding offshore renewable energy projects in Commonwealth of Virginia waterways and coastal waters out three miles, and on the Outer Continental Shelf.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2011-00202 February 8, 2011: Dale Land, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a stream compensatory mitigation bank. The proposed mitigation bank, "Neabsco Creek Mitigation Bank", will be constructed in phases and is located south and east of Dale Boulevard (Route 784), east of Spriggs Road (Route 643) and north of Minnieville Road (route 640) within a highly developed residential area in Prince William County, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 10, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 06-V1882 / NAO-2006-05745 February 2, 2011: THIS IS A 15 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE. Wilton Family Investments, LLC proposes to continue construction of a single family residential development known as "Iron Mill". Iron Mill will consist of 232 residential lots and will include portion of a county thoroughfare. Impacts to waters of the U.S. were previously authorized under Individual Permit number 06-V1882 which has expired. The applicant has requested reauthorization to permanently impact 0.738 acre of forested wetlands and to temporarily impact 0.042 acre of emergent wetlands for the construction of lots, road crossings and associated erosion and sediment control measures, and utility line crossings. The project site is approximately 129 acres and is located on the north line of Route 10, south of Ecoff Avenue, in Chesterfield County Virginia. The project site drains into Great Branch, a tributary to Proctors Creek, which drains into the James River, a navigable water of the U.S. Expiration Date: February 16, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-05745_06-V1882/NAO-2006-05745_06-V1882.htm NAO-2007-1076 February 2, 2011: The City of Norfolk Department of Utilities proposes to make improvements to the existing Western Branch Reservoir Dam for the purposes of providing reliable water supply storage for Norfolk and other communities; preventing a hazard to downstream residents, structures, roadways, or environment from potential failure of a High Hazard dam; complying with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation's (DCR) dam safety regulations; and complying with the City of Norfolk's operating permit. The project is located in the Western Branch Reservoir and Western Branch Nansemond River, a tributary to the Nansemond River, off Route 10 (Godwin Boulevard) to Lockwood Circle, in Suffolk, Virginia. Expiration Date: March 4, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:05:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2001-1092 January 26, 2011: County of Franklin proposes to permanently impact 3,266 linear feet of ephemeral, intermittent and perennial streams and 0.079 acres of wetlands for the expansion of the current sanitary landfill capacity for Franklin County. The project parcel contains multiple unnamed tributaries to the North Fork of Little Chestnut Creek, a tributary to the Pigg River. The parcel is located to the east of the existing Franklin County Landfill, 9340 Virgil H. Goode Highway (Route 220 South), Rocky Mount, VA 24151. Expiration Date: February 27, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2001-1092/NAO-2001-1092.pdf Extension of the Norfolk District Regional Permit 5 (RP-05) January 18, 2011: The Norfolk District is hereby extending Regional Permit 5 (RP-05) until March 31, 2011 while we work towards the reissuance and modification of Regional Permit 5 which authorizes the construction of small impoundments in certain waters of the United States, with the exception of urban stormwater management ponds. Expiration Date: March 31, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Updated draft National Wetland Plant List available for review and comment January 10, 2011: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced it is soliciting public comments on the updated draft National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) developed as part of an ongoing interagency effort to identify and assign wetland plant ratings (indicator status) to species found in the U.S and its territories.

http://www.usace.army.mil/CECW/Pages/nnpi.aspx

Look for a link to additional information in the "Announcements" section, for the announcement dated January 6, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2001-03946 January 6, 2011: Bubba's Marina Expiration proposes to construct approximately 120 linear feet of vinyl bulkhead, no more than 48 feet channelward of mean high water and to backfill with approximately 770 cubic yards of fill material. The proposed project will impact approximately 350 square feet of non-vegetated wetlands and 3,075 square feet of subaqueous bottom. The project is located in the Lynnhaven River, at 3323 Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Expiration Date: February 5, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 10-V1256/NAO-2008-02534 January 6, 2011: Dominion Virginia Power proposes to construct and operate a third nuclear unit at the existing North Anna Power Station (NAPS) which currently operates two nuclear units. The proposed project involves the construction of permanent excess spoil disposal fills and lay down areas, storm water basins, road crossings, culverts, cooling towers, intake structure, outfalls, fills to accommodate the separation of existing NAPS facilities, and the inundation of shoreline wetlands from an associated 3-inch water level increase in Lake Anna and in the waste heat treatment facility. The North Anna Power Station Unit 3 project is located at the existing North Anna Power Station (NAPS) near the town of Mineral in Louisa County, Virginia and includes components in Orange, Spotsylvania, Caroline, Hanover and King William Counties. Expiration Date: February 14, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-1992-1455 January 4, 2011: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility proposes to extend the seawall beginning at the southern end of the existing seawall by approximately 4,600 feet south and place beach fill along approximately 19,400 feet of the shoreline. The project is located along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline, at Wallops Island, Virginia. Expiration Date: February 2, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Final Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Supplement December 22, 2010: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, announces the availability of the Final Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Supplement to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 10-V1137 / NAO-2006-05476 December 7, 2010: Davis Boulevard LLC proposes to permanently impact 3.02 acres of non-tidal wetlands, 1.19 acres of open water ditches, and 12 linear feet of intermittent stream for Lakes at Marsh Pointe, a mixed-income residential community that will consist of 111 single-family lots and 207 single-family attached homes. The project is located on approximately 88 acres located south of Blythewood Lane and east of Davis Boulevard in Suffolk, Virginia. The work will occur in tributaries to Shingle Creek, which drains to the Nansemond River and is part of the lower James River watershed (HUC 02080208). Expiration Date: January 6, 2011.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Regional Permit 5 Proposed Reissuance and Modification December 6, 2010: The Norfolk District is proposing the reissuance and modification of Regional Permit 5, scheduled to expire January 31, 2011, which authorizes the construction of small impoundments in certain waters of the United States, with the exception of urban stormwater management ponds. Expiration Date: January 4, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 10-V1552 / NAO-2009-01641 November 22, 2010: Virginia Rail Express proposes to construct a third rail track adjacent to the existing two tracks within the CSX Transportation right-of-way corridor from approximately Arkendale in Stafford County to Powell's Creek in Prince William County. The proposed development would impact approximately 2.207 acres of wetlands (1.89 acres of permanent impacts and 0.317 of temporary impacts) and 1,438 linear feet of stream channel (1,340 linear feet of permanent impacts and 98 linear feet of temporary impacts). Expiration Date: December 22, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 10-V1787 / NAO-2007-02441 November 16, 2010: Dominion Resources Services, Inc. proposes to permanently impact 1,456 linear feet of stream channel, 0.132 acre of emergent wetlands, and 0.021 acre of scrub/shrub wetlands for the construction of an industrial solid waste management facility at the existing Chesterfield County Power Station for the disposal of fossil fuel combustion products. The project would also temporarily impact 0.89 acre of tidal forested wetlands for construction access associated with the construction of the bridge across Proctors Creek. The project site is generally located north of Coxendale Road, west of the James River, and in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The site drains into Proctors Creek, a tidal tributary to the James River. Expiration Date: December 16, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-02260 November 10, 2010: Hampstead Mitigation LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream and wetland mitigation bank to be known as Hampstead Mitigation Bank. The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 311 acres of land containing livestock pasture, agricultural fields, and mature forest. The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia. The proposed bank site drains to Potomac Run, a tributary of Potomac Creek, which flows into the Potomac River. Expiration Date: December 10, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2361 October 27, 2010: K. Hovnanian Homes of Virginia, Inc. is proposing the development of a residential community called PMW Farms. The work includes the construction of 275 single family homes, access roadway and other associated infrastructure. The project is located an approximately 105-acre parcel in the northern quadrant of the intersection of Fort Evans Road and River Creek Parkway in the Town of Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. The work will occur in tributaries to Goose Creek. Expiration Date: November 29, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:33:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-00850 October 26, 2010: Fishing Bay Harbor Marina proposes to excavate 30,100 cubic yards of upland to create an expanded marina basin at the head of the existing man-made canal's marina facility. The project is located in a man-made canal that is a tributary to Fishing Bay, at the existing marina facility at 519 Deagle Road, near the town of Deltaville, County of Middlesex, Virginia. Expiration Date: November 26, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:50:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Acting Chief Regulatory Office October 26, 2010: Mr. Keith Lockwood has completed his temporary appointment as the Acting Chief of the Norfolk District Regulatory Office. Effective October 25, 2010 and until a permanent Regulatory Office Chief is hired, the Norfolk District Regulatory Office announces the following interim personnel changes: Mr. Rick Henderson will serve as the Acting Chief of the Regulatory Office. Mr. Nick Konchuba will serve as the Acting Deputy Chief, in addition to his duties as Chief, Northern Virginia Regulatory Section. Mr. Vinny Pero will serve as the Acting Chief, Enforcement and Compliance Section.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-1189, et. al. October 19, 2010: The Virginia Department of Transportation proposes to repair pipe crossings at nine different locations by installing steel rebar and mesh inside the pipes, then covering with shotcrete (a form of concrete) up to 4 inches thick. At each location, the resulting pipe invert (bottom) elevations would be raised at least four inches. The invert elevations of the existing pipes range from 0" to 15" above the stream bottom, and present some degree of obstruction to the movement of aquatic organisms. The projects are located in Culpeper County, Madison County, Albemarle County, and Fauquier County. Expiration Date: November 19, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2401 October 18, 2010: The City of Virginia Beach Public Works Department proposes to develop a multi-use facility including canoe/kayak launch and permanent dredged material transfer facility. The project includes new work dredging to construct an access channel from the terminus of the Western Branch channel in order to connect to the location of the proposed dredged material transfer station and canoe/kayak launch. The project is located in and along Thalia Creek, a tributary to the Western Branch of the Lynnhaven River, at 4338 Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Expiration Date: November 17, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:30:00 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 10-V1584 / NAO-2005-01458 October 13, 2010: Vulcan Construction Materials proposes to expand the overburden storage area for the existing mining operation. As proposed the project will impact 1.22 acres of forested wetlands, 0.88 acre of emergent wetlands, 0.63 acre of open water, and 440 linear feet of stream channel. The project site is located within the existing Vulcan Richmond Quarry, located at 1800 Deepwater Terminal Road, in the City of Richmond, Virginia. The site drains into Goode Creek, a tributary to the James River, a navigable water of the U.S. Expiration Date: November 12, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway October 5, 2010: Effective at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina and the drawbridges on US Route 17 will return to their normal operating schedule to accommodate vessels desiring to use the Dismal Swamp Canal (Route 2) of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:35:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice RP-37 Expiration and NWP-37 Reinstatement The Norfolk District’s Regional Permit 37 (05-RP-37) is scheduled to expire on November 21, 2010. This permit currently authorizes certain Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) performed or funded activities under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program that occur in waters of the United States, including wetlands, that have minimal environmental impacts.

Through recent coordination with NRCS, the Norfolk District has determined the RP-37 is no longer needed and will not be reissuing this permit because it covers the same activities as the Nationwide Permit 37. However, when the RP-37 was issued in 2005, it suspended the Nationwide Permit 37.

Therefore, on this date, the Nationwide Permit 37 is hereby reinstated for use in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Regional Permit 37 will expire on November 21, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0044/NAO-2010-0055 October 5, 2010: The sponsor, Byrd Creek LLC, is proposing to design, construct, and operate, under the Byrd Creek Mitigation Bank Umbrella agreement, two wetland and stream compensatory mitigation banks to be known as the Pickle Site and the Bedford Hills Site.The first proposed site, the Pickle Site, is located on approximately 23 acres of undeveloped agricultural land and riparian areas contiguous with the existing Byrd Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank and drains to Byrd Creek, a tributary of the James River. The second proposed site, the Bedford Hills Site, is located on 179.75 acres of former agricultural and silvicultural land approximately 2.5 miles southeast of the existing Byrd Creek Wetland Mitigation Bank and drains to Little Lickinghole Creek. The sites are located in Goochland County, Virginia. Expiration Date: November 4, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2006-05999 October 1, 2010: Paramont Coal Company Virginia, LLC proposes to operate and reclaim an approximately 1,100 acre surface mine. The proposed project involves the construction of permanent excess spoil disposal fills, temporary sediment control ponds, and backfill and reclamation of the mined area. The Doe Branch Surface Mine project is located in multiple streams in the Big Sandy River watershed, including Slate Branch, unnamed tributaries to Barts Lick Creek, Doe Branch, unnamed tributatires to Doe Branch, and Wolfpen Branch which lie in the headwaters of Barts Lick Creek and Russell Prater Creek, tributaries to the Russell Fork River near the town of Haysi in Dickenson County, Virginia. Expiration Date: November 1, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Enforcement and Compliance Section September 30, 2010: The Norfolk District Regulatory Branch announces the creation of an Enforcement and Compliance section.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:15:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-02966 September 21, 2010: The Virginia Department of Transportation proposes to construct, as a Design-Build project, a 0.8 mile-long four-lane highway (US Rt. 460) and a two-lane connector road (Rt. 80 Connector). The project will connect existing Rt. 80 in Virginia to the US Rt. 460 four-lane highway being built in Kentucky. The Rt. 460 Connector project is located in multiple streams in the Big Sandy River watershed, including Grassy Creek, Hunts Creek and several unnamed tributaries, beginning at the Kentucky state line and continuing east, just north of the community of Breaks, in Buchanan and Dickenson Counties. Expiration Date: October 21, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 21 Sep 2010 11:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-2117 September 15, 2010: The Department of the Navy proposes to conduct maintenance dredging activities, via both hydraulic and mechanical methods, of existing slips, approaches and basins in Little Creek at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek (JEBLC). These areas will be dredged to previously authorized depths ranging from -8.0 feet to -31.0 feet below the mean low water (MLW) line. The project is located in Little Creek, Little Creek Channel, Little Creek Cove and Desert Cove, which are all tributaries to the Chesapeake Bay, at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Expiration Date: October 15, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund September 14, 2010: Our public notice of June 9, 2010 is modified as follows: If payments, estimates given by the Corps and/or VDEQ previously, and associated with existing permits, are not received by the Trust Fund prior to January 10, 2011, applicants/permittees will need to contact the Nature Conservancy to determine the cost and availability of credits. TNC is under no obligation to accept the estimated cost or lieu fee contribution amount contained in Corps or VDEQ permits.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2008-3101 - 15-DAY Comment Period September 10, 2010: THIS IS A 15 DAY PUBLIC NOTICE. CenterPoint Properties requests a modification to their previously authorized permit to include road improvements required as proffers for the construction of an intermodal center. The modification will require the addition of permanent impacts to 0.33 acres of non-tidal wetlands for the widening of approximately 1,280 linear feet of existing roadway to accommodate an additional twelve foot travel lane, supporting stormwater infrastructure, and asphalt multi-use trail, and street lighting. Additionally, temporary impacts to 0.23 acres of non-tidal wetlands are proposed to allow for construction of the road and trail. The project is located in Speights Run, a tributary to Lake Kilby and Lake Cahoon (impoundments of the Nansemond River), at 2820 Holland Road in Suffolk, Virginia. Expiration Date: September 25, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:45:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Restricted Lock Operating Hours

Beginning September 15, 2010 and until further notice, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina, will be operated only at 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., 7 days a week. The drawbridges adjacent to these locations will be operated in coordination with the locks.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Marine Corps Base Quantico Sept 7, 2010: The United States Marine Corps has requested the establishment of a permanent restricted area in the waters of the Potomac River and Chopawamsic Creek, in the vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico (MCB), Quantico, Virginia. Expiration Date: October 7, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:10:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Regional Supplement September 1, 2010: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, announces the publication and one-year trial implementation period of the Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Interim Regional Supplement (supplement) to the 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual (1987 Manual).

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice 15 Day Public Notice - RP-19 Modification Two Sept 1, 2010: THIS IS A 15 PUBLIC NOTICE. We propose to further modify Regional Permit 19 (08-RP-19), Sections III., #1 for State and Local Approvals and Section IV., #2 Procedures to provide an exception to the requirement that applicants must obtain a state and/or local approvals prior to the commencement of work in waters of the United States from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and/or the local wetlands board for maintenance dredging activities covered under Activity #3. For certain applicants, such as a federal agency or other governmental agencies, VMRC may not require a permit for maintenance dredging activities and the local wetlands board may not assert jurisdiction over the project. Expiration Date: Sept 16, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0278 August 25, 2010: Wal-Mart proposed to construct a 157,000 square foot building with a garden center and grocery component, associated parking area and an approximate 3-acre stormwater management pond and 2 outparcels on 27 acres. The proposed development would impact 1.63 acres of forested wetlands and 0.26 acres of open water ditches. The project is located in forested wetlands and nontidal ditches that are a tributary to the James River, northwest of the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Mercury Boulevard on 5 parcels in Newport News, Virginia. Expiration Date: September 24, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-01218 August 25, 2010: Healy's Environmental Umbrella Mitigation Bank (c/o Gene Ruark) proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream and wetland mitigation bank. The project is to be located in (2) seperate waterways. One portion of the umbrella bank is to be located in the Healy's Pond and the other is in the headwaters of Wilton Creek. Both waterways are tributaries of the Piankatank River and located within the County of Middlesex, Virginia. Expiration Date: September 24, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:25:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2009-2479 August 24, 2010: Virginia Community College System proposes to expand the existing Tidewater Community College (TCC) campus in Chesapeake, Virginia. Impacts are proposed to an emergent tidal ditch, non-tidal emergent wetlands, non-tidal forested wetlands, a tidal stormwater pond, and an isolated man-made pond. The project is located at 1428 Cedar Road in Chesapeake, Virginia in an unnamed tidal tributary to the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, as well as nontidal wetlands. Expiration Date: September 24, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0837 et al. August 23, 2010: Virginia Department of Transportation proposes to repair pipe crossings at five locations, by installing steel rebar and mesh inside the bottom of the pipes, then covering with shotcrete (a form of concrete) up to 4 inches thick. All concrete will be poured and cured in the dry and isolated from stream flows. The five locations are in Augusta County, Rockbridge County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County. Please refer to the public notice for details on each project number and location. Expiration Date: September 24, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0902 August 19, 2010: William F. Geier proposes to mechanically dredge a 155' long by 15' wide channel to a depth of 4' mean low water (MLW) and construct an L-head pier. The project is located in George's Cove of Dymer Creek a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, at the private residential shoreline property located at 756 Poplar Neck Road, County of Lancaster Virginia. Expiration Date: September 20, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:30:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-0902 August 16, 2010: Norfolk Dredging Company proposes to dredge an area adjacent to the their storage yard in Deep Creek in order to provide safe mooring depths for dredges, barges, and tugs. The area was previously dredged in the 1950's, but no records of the previous dredging or permits could be located. The dredging will be performed by mechanical method, and approximately 16,300 cubic yards of material will be removed from a 3.76 acre area along an existing bulkhead, up to the edge of the Federal Project Channel (Norfolk Harbor Channel). The project is located in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, a tributary to the Elizabeth River, at 1520 Shipyard Road, Chesapeake, Virginia. Expiration Date: September 15, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice NAO-2010-01741 Norfolk District Regulatory Branch has posted the following public notice: August 13, 2010: The Naval Warfare Center, Dahlgren is requesting the Corps of Engineers modify existing danger zones published at 33 CFR 334.230. The proposal is located in Upper Machodoc Creek and the Potomac River, near Dahlgren in King George County, Virginia. Expiration Date: August 30, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-01741/NAO-2010-01741.pdf 08-LOP-02/08-RP-19 Modification August 11, 2010: We propose to modify the Norfolk District's Letter of Permission 2 (08-LOP-02), Special Condition #9 and Regional Permit 19 (08-RP-19), Activity #3(b) to read as follows: "All dredged material must be disposed of in a currently approved dredged material management site, in an approved upland disposal site, or at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area/Rehandling Basin. The disposal of dredged material into wetlands is not authorized by this permit. The currently approved dredged material management sites do not include ocean disposal sites. The use of ocean disposal must be permitted under separate authorization." Expiration Date: August 26, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/LOP2_RP19/LOP2_Modification_PN.htm NAO-2006-01594 August 10, 2010: Floyd A. Raduege proposes to construct three marsh toe sills with returns that will taper into the bank of the shoreline along the property lines, and to place sand fill, which will be planted with Peltandra virginica (arrow arum) and Pontederia cordata (pickerelweed), landward of the proposed marsh toe sills. Approximately 190 cubic yards of stone will be used to construct a 119-feet-long by 8-foot-wide marsh toe sill and will impact approximately 880 square feet of wetlands. Approximately 100 cubic yards of sand fill will be placed as beach nourishment landward of the marsh toe sill and will impact approximately 1342 square feet of wetlands. The project is located in the Chickahominy River a tributary to the James River, at 632 W. Riverside Drive, Lanexa, Virginia. Expiration Date: September 10, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:15:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-01594/NAO-2006-01594.pdf NAO-2008-3000 August 10, 2010: Lake Gaston Enterprises, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream and wetland mitigation bank to be known as the Lake Gaston Stream Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams within the specified service area (map enclosed). The proposed bank will primarily involve the enhancement, restoration, and preservation of stream channels and their associated buffers . A copy of the prospectus, including maps, is enclosed. The Bank is contained within approximately 80.19 acres of a 175.89 acre property located in Brunswick County, Virginia approximately one mile north of the Virginia and North Carolina state line. Expiration Date: September 10, 2010. Note: The Prospectus is 27 MB and may take a few minutes to load.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-2611/NAO-2007-2611.htm NAO-2007-2611 August 10, 2010: Appomattox Mitigation Holdings, LLC, proposes to expand the existing Appomattox Mitigation Bank to provide off-site stream compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States provided such activities have met all applicable requirements and are authorized by the appropriate agencies. The Appomattox Mitigation Bank is located southwest of the Appomattox River, northeast of the town of Mannboro, in Amelia County, Virginia. The bank drains into the Appomattox River, a tributary to the James River. Expiration date: September 10, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:18:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-2611/NAO-2007-2611.htm NAO-2010-01856 August 9, 2010: Innisfree Village Farm Mitigation Bank LLC proposes to establish the Innisfree Village Farm Mitigation Bank to provide compensation for unavoidable impacts to waters of the US in the James River drainage basin. The proposed bank site is located on approximately 463 acres of land located off of Walnut Level Road, Crozet, Albemarle County, Virginia. The site drains to Doyles River, a tributary of Moorman's River and eventually the James River. Expiration Date: September 8, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-01856/NAO-2010-01856.pdf NAO-2009-1920 August 5, 2010: The Department of State Police proposes development of the Virginia State Police Driver training Facility for the purpose of providing training for law enforcement and emergency services personnel. The approximate 700 acre proposed site is located within the boundaries of Fort Pickett Military Reservation, Nottoway County, southeast of the tow of Blackstone, VA. Expiration date: September 7, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-1920/NAO-2009-1920.htm NAO-2009-02374 August 5, 2010: The Virginia Port Authority proposes to maintenance dredge approximately 2,600,000 square feet, or 50,000 cubic yards of substrate from the Elizabeth River abutting the Portsmouth Marine Terminals, extending to the Federal Navigation Channel, to a depth no greater than -47 feet MLW, so that container ships are able to dock and unload cargo at the Terminals. Expiration Date: September 6, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-02374/NAO-2009-02374.pdf Acting Chief of Norfolk District Regulatory Branch Acting Chief of Norfolk District Regulatory Branch - Effective August 2, 2010: The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers Regulatory Branch announces the retirement of Bob Hume, Chief, Regulatory Office on July 29, 2010 and appointment of Keith Lockwood, Acting Chief, Regulatory Branch. Expiration date: October 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:20:00 -0400 http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice RP-19 Proposed Modification July 28, 2010: We propose to modify Regional Permit 19 (08-RP-19), activity #3, Maintenance dredging for previously authorized projects, by deleting the following sentence clause from the last sentence of condition “a”, “… or exceed controlling depths for ingress/egress whichever is less.” Expiration Date: August 13, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/RP19Mod/RP19Mod.pdf NAO-2006-5835 July 16, 2010: South Atlantic Properties proposes to construct the following: condominium and office units, a self storage facility, parking, and an access road to be known as Atlee Common Road, within a commercial development known as Atlee Commons. The project site is located on the west line of Sliding Hill Road, generally south of the Hanover County Municipal Airport, and in Hanover County, Virginia. The site drains into Lickinghole Creek, a tributary to the Chickahominy River, which drains into the James River, a navigable water of the U.S. Expiration Date: August 16, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-5835/2006-5835.pdf NAO-2008-0291 July 8, 2010: Lake Powell Mitigation Bank, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation bank to be known as the Lake Powell Mitigation Bank. The Bank Sponsor plans to establish this Bank by widening and stabilizing the dam breach to prevent further erosion and deposition of sediments in downstream tidal areas and restore the natural tidal flow regime, constructing a sill upstream of the breach, planting native woody specimens and/or seeding with a wetland seed mix in nontidal wetland areas and removing/controlling invasive species. The proposed mitigation bank is located within the boundaries of Lake Powell, a lake that is partially drained as a result of a breach of a dam in 2006. The site is located southwest of the City of Williamsburg and is bisected by Route 31, Jamestown Road, in James City County, Virginia. The proposed bank site (the Bank) drains to Mill Creek a tributary to the James River. Expiration date: August 9, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:25:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/PN.asp NAO-2007-03433 July 8, 2010: Norton Coal Company, LLC proposes to develop a coal surface mining operation containing 162.08 surface acres in the Levisa Fork/Home Creek/Bull Creek watershed (as defined by the Virginia Department of Conservation 14 digit Hydrologic Unit Codes). Approximately 44.63 acres are remining. The project is located in Convict Hollow of Bull Creek and Poplar Creek of the Levisa Fork near the community of Maxie, in Buchanan County, Virginia. Expiration date: August 9, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-03433/NAO-2007-03433.htm NAO-2007-00415/10-V1002 June 23, 2010: HC Land Company, L.C. proposes to construct a residential subdivision, consisting of fifty-two single-family homes, access roads, a stormwater management pond, and other associated infrastructure, on an approximately 23-acre site. The proposed development would permanently impact 2.54 acres (554 linear feet of stream) of jurisdictional wetlands and Waters of the United States, including 0.04 acre of palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 0.11 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM), 2.32 acres of palustrine open water (POW) and 554 linear feet of intermittent stream channel. The project site contains unnamed tributaries to Neabsco Creek, and is located southwest of the intersection of Hoadly Road and Prince William Parkway, in Prince William County, Virginia. Expiration Date: July 23, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:45:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-00415_10-V1002/NAO-2007-00415_10-V1002.pdf NAO-2010-00377 June 21, 2010: Shirley Design/Build LLC proposes to construct a six-lane, limited access, divided highway that connects Phases I and II of the Fairfax County Parkway to the existing Franconia-Springfield Parkway Interchange. The project is located in unnamed tributaries to Accotink Creek, north of the Fort Belvoir Engineering Proving Ground at the intesection of Rolling Road and Hooes Road (Rt. 7900) in Fairfax County. Expiration Date: July 21, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:50:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/PN.asp Permit 21 (NWP 21) Suspended June 18, 2010: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has suspended the use of Nationwide Permit 21 (NWP 21) in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, and announced this decision in the June 18, 2010, edition of the Federal Register. NWP 21 has been used to authorize discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States for surface coal mining activities. The suspension of NWP 21 is effective immediately.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NWP21/NWP21.pdf Pre-Application and/or Jurisdictional Waters Determination Request Form June 17, 2010: Effective immediately, the Norfolk District is requiring the use of the attached "Pre-Application and/or Jurisdictional Waters Determination Request Form" for ALL requests for the presence and/or absence of wetlands and/or waters of the United States on a particular property and/or formal jurisdictional determination requests. Copies of the new form will be placed on the Corps website under Commonly Requested Information.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/Preapplication_Form/Preapp_Request_Form.htm VARTF PN 060910 June 9, 2010: Our public notice of May 10, 2010 is modified as follows: If payments, estimates given by the Corps and/or VDEQ previously, and associated with existing permits, are not received by the Trust Fund prior to September 9, 2010 applicants/permittees will need to contact the Nature Conservancy to determine the cost and availability of credits. TNC is under no obligation to accept the estimated cost or lieu fee contribution amount contained in Corps or VDEQ permits.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/VARTF/VARTF%20PN%20060910.pdf NAO-2010-00631 June 9, 2010: Bristow Manassas, LLC proposes to construct a business park, consisting of office and warehouse buildings with parking, access roads, utilities, off-line stormwater management ponds and off-site infrastructure, to include utilities and improvements to Route 619, on an approximately 152-acre site. The project site contains Broad Run and unnamed tributaries to Broad Run, and is located west of the Manassas Regional Airport, south of Piper Lane, southeast of Milford Road and east of Bristow Road (Route 619) in Prince William County, Virginia. Expiration date: July 8, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-00631/NAO-2010-00631.htm Realignment of Western Section June 4, 2010: The Norfolk District Western Virginia Regulatory Section announces a shift of counties/territories.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:25:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/Realignment%20Western%20Section/document2010-06-03-163423.pdf NAO-2007-03480 June 2, 2010: Vulcan Construction Materials, LP proposes to expand an existing stone mining site in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The applicant determined other locations adjacent to the existing site and surrounding county do not meet their needs or will result in greater loss of waters of the U.S. The applicant proposes to excavate and fill waters of the U.S. for the purpose of crushed stone and rock production in two phases. The project is located southwest of Belfield Road (SR 606) and Norfolk and Western railroad, west of Glen Mill Road (SR 687), and north east of Robinson Creek outside the town of Lawrenceville in Brunswick County, Virginia. The project will impact non-tidal wetlands and unnamed tributaries of Robinson Creek a tributary of the Meherrin River. Expiration date: July 2, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-03480/NAO-2007-03480.htm NAO-2008-1067 May 27, 2010: Chesapeake Land Development, LLC proposes to construct a 36-lot residential subdivision on a 26.25 acre site. The applicant proposes to fill 1.167 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands and open water vernal ponds to construct a residential subdivision and associated stormwater management facilities. The proposed project is located south of Shipyard Road at its 45 degree bend north of Millville Road in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is located within the watershed of the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River via Deep Creek. Expiration date: June 27, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 27 May 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-1067/NAO-2008-1067.htm NAO-2010-1148 May 24, 2010: Orange County Department of Public Works proposes to expand an existing 62-acre municipal solid waste landfill which would result in permanent impacts to 1.37-acre of forested wetlands, 0.25-acre of emergent wetlands, 0.29-acre of open waters, and 1,347.42 linear feet of streams. The project is located in unnamed tributaries to Clear Creek, a tributary to the York River, within the existing 62-acre Orange County Landfill located in the County of Orange, Virginia. Expiration date: June 24, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 24 May 2010 11:25:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-1148/NAO-2010-1148.htm NAO-2010-0543 May 19, 2010: New River-Highlands Resource Conservation and Development Council and Black Diamond Resource Conservation and Development Council propose to establish an ILF that will provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to non-tidal wetlands and streams within the specified service area. The ILF sponsors propose to identify streams or wetlands in southwest Virginia suitable for and capable of providing compensatory mitigation through the enhancement, restoration, creation, and preservation of wetlands and stream channels and their associated buffers. The proposed service areas are the following watersheds: Upper Roanoke River, Upper Dan River, Upper Yadkin River, Upper and Middle New River, Tug River, Upper Levisa River, North Fork Holston River, South Fork Holston River, Upper Clinch River, and Powell River. Expiration date: June 18, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 18 May 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-0543/NAO-2010-0543.html NAO-2008-2566 May 13, 2010: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic is proposing to rehabilitate the taxiways, infield safety zones, and the stormwater management system that service Runway 10128 at Chambers Field, Naval Station Norfolk (NS Norfolk).Expiration date: June 13, 2010

There is a web link just for the project drawing and it is a 12 MB file that will take a short time to load.

Here is the web link for the Public Notice page:

http://bit.ly/NAO-Notice

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 14 May 2010 10:20:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-2566/NAO-2008-2566.pdf Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund May 10, 2010: In compliance with 33 CFR parts 325 and 332, known as the 2008 Mitigation Rule, The Nature Conservancy ("TNC") has responsibility to determine the cost of a mitigation credit represented by work performed by The Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Previously, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) indicated the estimated amount due as an in lieu fee contribution to compensate for particular impacts permitted under the Clean Water Act by the Corps and/or by VDEQ. Such estimates previously provided by the Corps and/or VDEQ will be honored if paid by June 8, 2010. TNC will assume responsibility to determine wetland and stream mitigation credit costs and the availability of credits. Therefore, previous estimates are not guaranteed after June 8, 2010, but will be determined by TNC.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 10 May 2010 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/VARTF/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20PN%20TF%20New%20Estimates%20May%202010%20Final.pdf NAO-2004-4206 May 6, 2010: The City of Norfolk proposes to perform maintenance dredging and channel improvements by dredging an estimated 26,000 cubic yards of silt and fine-grained sand to reestablish recreational navigation in an approximately 6,400 foot long channel in Broad Creek beginning south of the Virginia Beach Boulevard crossing over Broad Creek. The project is located along the west side of Broad Creek, a tributary to the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River, between Interstate 264 and Virginia Beach Boulevard (Route 58) in Norfolk, Virginia. Expiration date: June 7, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 06 May 2010 10:40:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2004-4206/NAO-2004-4206.htm NAO-2010-0450 April 19, 2010: Mr. Fred S. Fisher, III proposes to construct a new 1,044-foot gapped rock sill structure in front of an existing brick and mortar seawall that is beginning to be undermined. Approximately 3,100 cubic yards of sand and cobble fill will be placed between the breakwater and the seawall to create a planting terrace. The project is located along the James River shoreline, at the Westover Plantation, at 7000 Westover Road in Charles City County, Virginia. Expiration date: May 19, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-0450/NAO-2010-0450.pdf NAO-2008-0596 April 13, 2010: Henrico County Director of Public Works proposes to construct the North Gayton Road extension which includes 2.2 miles of highway, combined on existing and new alignment, starting at the intersection of West Broad Street (U.S. Route 250), traversing toward the northeast on a new alignment and bridgework crossing Interstate 64 and Bacova Road, intersecting Kain Road and Pouncy Tract Road, eventually tying into existing Shady Grove Road, and terminating at Twin Hickory Road. The proposed impacts include 1, 437 linear feet of stream channel, 0.79 acres of palustrine forested wetlands, 0.11 acres of palustrine schrub/shrub wetlands, 0.27 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands, and 0.05 acres of palustrine open water. The project would impact non-tidal wetlands and cross an unnamed tributary of Little Tuckahoe Creek a tributary of Tuckahoe Creek and the James River. Expiration date: May 13, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-0596/NAO-2008-0596.htm 10-V0462/NAO-2007-03158 April 13, 2010: Kinloch Development Corporation proposes to continue construction of an existing single family residential development known as Kinloch totaling approximately 645 acres. The applicant proposes to permanently impact 0.124 acre of forested wetland and 481 linear feet of stream channel for the construction of driveway crossings and roads and associated erosion and sediment control structures. Previously authorized impacts for the development of Kinloch are 0.859 acre of permanent wetland impacts and other waters and 0.679 acre of temporary wetland impacts. The project site consists of two tracts of land located in Goochland County, Virginia. One tract is approximately 26 acres and is located on the west side of Route 623 and north of Tuckahoe Creek Parkway. The other tract is approximately 41 acres and is located on the east line of Route 676 and generally north of Route 621. Expiration date: May 12, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2007-03158_10-V0462/NAO-2007-03158_10-V0462.htm NAO-2008-2864 April 2, 2010: Chesterfield Department of Transportation proposes to improve an existing road way by straightening a curve to improve safety of the road and line of site distance. The old road bed will be abandoned and a new road will be constructed. The applicant avoided and minimized impacts to wetlands and streams by shifting the road away from wetlands and streams as much as possible while maintaining the required line of site for safety. Impacts for the new road total 0.60 acres of palustrine forested wetlands and 177 linear feet of stream channel. The project is located on Chalkly Road and starts 260 feet north of the intersection of Chalkly Road and Ecoff Road and ends 1,500 feet to the north crossing Great Branch a tributary to Proctors Creek and the James River, Chesterfield County, Virginia. Expiration date: May 3, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-2864/NAO-2008-2864.htm NAO-2000-01503 March 30, 2010: Centerville, II, LLC proposes to develop three single-family home lots at the southern terminus of Kinderly Lane, one of which is entirely upland and the other two have uplands on the west side. The project name is Charlestowne Shores, and would result in the permanent loss of no more than 0.87 acres of non-tidal wetlands. The project is located at the southern terminus of Kinderly Lane in Chesapeake, Virginia. The project would impact non-tidal wetlands that abut a tributary to Stumpy Lake, which is itself a tributary to Gum Swamp and the Intracoastal Waterway. Expiration date: April 14, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2000-01503/NAO%202000-01503.pdf NAO-2009-2766 March 25, 2010: Roanoke River Wetlands and Stream Mitigation Bank, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation bank to be known as the Roanoke River Wetlands and Stream Mitigation Bank. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to nontidal wetlands and streams within the specified service area (map enclosed). The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 173 acres of pasture land. The site is located east of Pawnee Lane, north of Rockwood Park Road and west of Old Quarry Road in Franklin and Henry Counties, Virginia. The proposed bank site drains to Reed Creek a tributary of the Smith River which is a tributary in the Roanoke River basin. Expiration date: April 24, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-2766/09-2766.htm NAO-2010-00016 March 24, 2010: Falling Springs, LLC has submitted a prospectus to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream bank. The proposed stream mitigation bank is to be located on an approximately 319 acre tract of land off of Route 360, near the Town of Heathsville, County of Northumberland, Virginia. The site’s watershed drains into the waters of the Coan Mill Stream and the Coan River that is a tributary to the Potomac River basin. It is located within HUC code # 02070011. Due to the file size (11MB), download time may take several minutes to access the attachment. Expiration date: April 23, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-00016/NAO-2010-00016.htm NAO-2010-00502 March 16, 2010: The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) proposes to construct eight (8) variable length headland breakwaters, one 105-foot long spur with 60-feet of flank protection, extend one (1) existing jetty by 116-feet, and extend an existing rip-rap revetment by 95-feet. Maintenance of approximately 30-feet of existing revetment is also proposed, along with 10,000-cubic yards of beach nourishment landward of the proposed breakwaters. The project is located on the north shore of the York River adjacent to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) campus in Gloucester County, Virginia. Expiration date: April 14, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-00502/NAO-2010-00502.pdf NAO-2009-2102 March 11, 2010: Harris Creek Preservation LLC has submitted a prospectus (below) for a tidal mitigation bank (to be known as Stony Point Mitigation Bank) to be located at the physical address 392 Harris Creek Road in Hampton, Virginia. The site is bordered by Back River to the north and west, Marina Cove Boat Basin and Harris Creek to the East, and Harris Creek Road to the South. The Back River and Harris Creek drain directly to the Chesapeake Bay.

Stony Point Mitigation Bank Prospectus (3.05 MB)
Expiration date: April 12, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-2102/NAO-2009-2102PN.pdf Guidelines for Projects Involving Road Crossing Pipe/Culvert Maintenance March 8, 2010: The Norfolk District Army Corps of Engineers announces the implementation of the following guidelines and requirements for maintenance of existing road crossing pipes/culverts. The purpose of this notice is to ensure that such projects comply with the intent of existing Nationwide Permit (NWP) General Conditions, specifically with respect to General Condition Numbers 2 and 9, and Regional Condition #4.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/maint%20of%20existing%20road%20crossing%20pipes_culverts/maint%20of%20existing%20road%20crossing%20pipes_culverts.pdf NAO-2010-0439 March 8, 2010: Navy Region Mid-Atlantic proposes to demolish Piers 4 and 5, excavate the material on which they sit and replace them with a new open pile Pier 5. Pier 5 will be 230 feet wide and 1,225 feet long. In addition, the applicant proposes to upgrade 1,000 feet of the marginal wharf along Hitchcock Street, and mechanically dredge approximately 622,000 cubic yards of material to a maximum depth of -48 feet MLW. The project is located in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Drawings Expiration date: April 6, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:oo:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-0439/NAO-2010-0439.pdf 2010 Wetland Hydrology Determinations March 3, 2010: The Norfolk District believes it beneficial to the public to provide seasonal notices regarding preceding precipitation conditions for shallow ground water well monitoring associated with wetland determinations. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of relevant parts of our process, and our interpretation and findings regarding current precipitation conditions for the 2010 monitoring season.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/2010%20Wetland%20Hydrology%20Determinations/2010%20Wetland%20Hydrology%20Determinations.htm NAO-2010-1470 March 3, 2010: As part of the revitalization of the Grandy Village neighborhood, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority proposes to construct a 70-unit mid-rise apartment building for senior citizens, a two-lane connector road which will extend Wiley Drive to Kimball Terrace, a parking lot, and a stormwater management basin. The project is located on the northern side of the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River, at the Grandy Village neighborhood, off of Kimball Terrace in Norfolk, Virginia. Expiration date: April 2, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 03 Mar 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-1470/NAO-2010-1470.htm NAO-2006-07115 March 3, 2010: The City of Norfolk proposes to restore up to 6,000 LF of dune along the Willoughby shoreline under this modification. This is proposed to be completed using sand excavated and dredged from areas along the Ocean View shoreline. The project is located on the Ocean View and Willoughby Spit shoreline in Norfolk, Virginia, along the shore of the Chesapeake Bay. **This is a 15 day public notice.** Expiration date: March 18, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-07115/NAO-2006-07115.htm NAO-2009-0044 February 26, 2010: The Living River Restoration Trust proposes to restore approximately 3.64 acres of the benthic habitat that has been severly degraded as a result of historic creosote use at a former upland facility. Approximately 20,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment will be dredged and placed in barges. The project is located in the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River at Money Point in Chesapeake, Virginia. Expiration date: March 29, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 26 Fri 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-0044/NAO-2009-0044.pdf NAO-2009-2607 February 17, 2010: Spotsylvania County proposes to improve a 0.68-mile section of Massaponax Church Road. The proposed roadway improvements to Massaponax Church Road would result in unavoidable impacts to 0.044-acre of forested wetland, 0.103-acre of emergent wetland, 415-linear feet of intermittent stream, and 540-linear feet of perennial stream. The project impacts also include temporary impacts to 0.021-acre of forested wetland, 0.009-acre of emergent wetland, 10-linear feet on intermittent stream, and 66-linear feet of perennial stream. To mitigate for impacts to wetlands and streams, the applicant proposes to purchase 0.21 wetland credits at the Blackjack Wetland Mitigation Bank in Culpeper County, Virginia. To mitigate for stream channel impacts the applicant proposes to create an off-site stream mitigation area known as the Mount Sion Stream Mitigation Site. The project is located in unnamed tributaries to Massaponax Creek a tributary to the Rappahannock River, within the County of Spotsylvania, Virginia. The Massaponax Church Road project starts at its intersection with Mills Road (Route 17) and proceeds south 0.68-miles.
Overall Map-1 (1.4 MB)
Overall Map-2 (1.0 MB)
Topo Map (2.6 MB)
Expiration date: March 19, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-2607/NAO-2009-2607.pdf Mitigation Bank Instrument Revised Template February 10, 2010: Norfolk District Regulatory Office working with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Interagency Review Team (IRT) members announces the release of a revised Template Mitigation Bank Instrument ("MBI" or "Template"). Use of this Template MBI is required for bank proposals and draft mitigation bank instruments submitted for consideration to the Virginia IRT after February 24, 2010, and may be required for instruments that are not fully complete by February 24, 2010.

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/MBI%20revised%20template%20021010/MBI%20revised%20template%20021010.htm NAO-2005-2431 February 9, 2010: : Rex Alphin proposes to construct a 9.66 acre pond to store 58 acre-feet (18.9 million gallons) for agricultural irrigation and replace direct pumping from the Blackwater River. The proposed project will impact 2.24 acres of emergent and scrub-shrub wetlands. The proposed maximum withdrawal is 1.8 million gallons daily, 50 million gallons monthly, and 200 million gallons yearly, based on historical pumping records from the existing Blackwater River intake. The existing river intake will remain for water withdrawal during low water periods. The applicant proposes to provide compensatory mitigation by constructing a wetland bench along the rim of the pond to offset wetland impacts. The bench elevation is proposed to be just above the normal pool and spillway elevation of +28 feet NAVD88. The project is located on farm property in wetlands adjacent to Corrowaugh Swamp, a tributary to the Blackwater River, near Walters, Virginia. Expiration date: March 12, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2005-2431/NAO-2005-2431.pdf Great Bridge Lock Closure January 26, 2010: The lock at Great Bridge, Chesapeake, Virginia, will be closed to navigation between the hours of 6:00 AM and 9:00 PM on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Route 1 of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, will be closed to through vessel traffic at this time. Expiration date: February 9, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/GBL%20Closure/GBL%20Closure%20Feb%202010.pdf NAO-2009-01264 January 21, 2010: GS Stonehouse Green Land Sub, LLC proposes to develop Land Bay 3 and Tract 12 at the Stonehouse Subdivision in James City County, Virginia. The project was previously described in the Public Notice dated June 19, 2009. As part of the project, the applicant also proposes to regrade stormwater BMP #2, which is located adjacent to Fieldstone Parkway. James City County has required the regrading so that the BMP will meet current standards. The proposed work will impact 0.31 acres of scrub/shrub wetlands. The BMP will be replanted after the regrading has been completed. GS Stonehouse also proposes to install a pipe to withdraw water from Richardson’s Millpond for irrigation. The pipe installation will temporarily impact approximately 14 square feet of emergent wetlands and 31 square feet of open water. Expiration date: February 4, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-01264_09-V0523/NAO-2009-01264rev.pdf NAO-2009-2840 January 20, 2010: Greenbanx Inc. proposes to sponsor and establish a compensatory mitigation banking agreement to provide mitigation to compensate for impacts to wetlands and streams within Hydrologic Unit Codes 02070008 and 02070010. The project is located on an approximately 352-acre parcel along Hogback Road (Route 651) about one half mile northwest of its intersection with James Monroe Highway (Route 15) in Loudoun County, Virginia. The project is called Greenbanx Environmental Bank. The work will occur in the South Fork of Sycolin Creek and it tributaries. Expiration date: February 19, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-2840/NAO-2009-2840.htm 08-V0453/NAO-2008-01081 January 15, 2010: Mr. Herbert Fitzgerald, Realty Ventures Group, proposes to temporarily affect 0.04 acre of palustrine forested wetlands, 40 linear feet of stream and 0.26 acre of open water for the purpose of constructing sanitary sewer and to discharge fill material in 0.46 acre of palustrine forested wetlands, 1,446 linear feet of stream and 0.04 acre of open water for the purpose of constructing a residential subdivision and associated infrastructure including access and drainage and erosion control structures, including stormwater management ponds. The proposed work is planned on a site containing approximately 239 acres of land located at the western terminus of Quailwood Road and on the south line of Brad McNeer Parkway in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The site drains to Spring Run and Swift Creek within the James River watershed. Expiration date: February 15, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-01081_08-V0453/NAO-2008-01081_08-V0453.htm NAO-2008-02942 January 14, 2010: Vint Hill Economic Development Authority proposes to develop commercial Phases I and II of the Vint Hill EDA project. Permanent impacts associated with the commercial portions of the project will include 0.24 acre of palustrine emergent wetland, 0.31 acre of palustrine forested wetland, 622 linear feet of intermittent stream channel and 1,099 linear feet of perennial stream channel. The project site is located south of Broad Run Church Road (Route 600), north of Rogues Road (Route 602), north of Dumfries Road (Route 605) and directly east of Kennedy Road (Route 652) in Fauquier County, Virginia. Expiration date: February 15, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-02942/NAO-2008-02942.htm NAO-2008-2493 January 12, 2010: The City of Chesapeake Public Works proposes to construct a 61 acre recreational park to serve the greater Deep Creek community. The Deep Creek project proposes to construct the following recreational and support facilities: four multi-purpose fields, four baseball fields, dog park, child recreational areas, nature trail, four storm water management ponds, storm water pipes, potable water, waste water, power utilities, restroom facilities, equipment storage sheds, and shoulder improvements to George Washington Highway. The project is located in Deep Creek, a tributary to Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, on a 233 acre City-owned property located at 437 George Washington Highway South, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Expiration date: February 12, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2008-2493/NAO-2008-2493.htm NAO-2006-07328 January 12, 2010: Bishop Development Property, LLC is proposing a project consisting of constructing a mixed use residential/commercial development with a nature trail and associated infrastructure. The project has been reviewed for avoidance and minimization and has gone through several alternatives in order to achieve the least damaging, practicable alternative. The approximately 63 acre project site is located north of Broad Run Church Road (Route 600), south of Lee Highway (Route 29/15), west of Vint Hill Road (Route 215) and bisected by Riley Road in Fauquier County, Virginia. Expiration date: January 27, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-07328/NAO-2006-07328.htm NAO-2009-0939 January 11, 2010: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing a project which involves the stabilization of an eroding strip of land (berm) and placement of low weirs across a canal and minor ditch between Lake Tecumseh and Asheville Bridge Canal in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The project includes a boat portage rollover mechanism, approved by local users, to allow boats to continue to move between the lake and Asheville Bridge Canal. The project is located in Lake Tecumseh a tributary to Ashville Bridge Creek and Back Bay, north of Sandbridge Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Expiration date: February 8, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2006-0939/NAO-2006-0939.htm NAO-2010-00011 January 8, 2010: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory tidal and nontidal wetland mitigation bank to be known as Wallops Tidal and Nontidal Wetland Mitigation Bank.The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 4,522 acres of federally owned land. The site is located at Wallops Flight Facility in Accomack County, Virginia. The proposed bank site drains to Hog Creek, Bogues Bay, and Chincoteague Inlet, tributaries of the Atlantic Ocean. Expiration date: February 8, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2010-00011/NAO-2010-00011.htm NAO-2009-02467 January 4, 2010: Purdue Grain & Oilseed, LLC is proposing to construct a mooring buoy for tugs and barges using a 16,000 lb. anchor, 90' chain, swivel and mooring buoy. The project is located in the Rappahannock River in Lancaster County, approximately 3/4 miles off the southern shore of Beach Road in White Stone, Virginia. Expiration date: February 3, 2010

]]> Norfolk District Regulatory Office Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:55:00 -0400 http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/technical%20services/Regulatory%20branch/PN/NAO-2009-02467/Purdue%20Mooring%20Buoy%20Public%20Notice.pdf