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  • March

    NAO-2020-1000 (Bremo Bluff Power Station)

    Virginia Electric and Power Company proposed to construct a and operate a new fossil fuel combustion products management facility that would facilitate the mandated closure of the coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundment at the Bremo Bluff Power Station located in Fluvanna County, Virginia. Public comments should be received by the close of business on March 24, 2022.

  • NAO-1998-02442 (Botetourt Center at Greenfield)

    Botetourt County proposes to widening an existing road within the Botetourt Center at Greenfield resulting in temporary and permanent impacts to an unnamed tributary of Tinker Creek. The perennial stream is located on the eastern side of Lots A, B, and C, and west of International Parkway. The impact area is located at approximately 37.438669 (latitude), -79.919651(longitude) and consists of 244 square feet of permanent stream impact across 105 linear feet of stream. Public comments should be received by April 9, 2022.

  • NAO-2006-05832 (Creighton Road)

    Henrico County Department of Public Works is proposing to construct a new 1,250 foot segment of Creighton Road between Sandy Lane and Dabbs House Road as well as widening the existing Creighton Road to a four-lane divided roadway with a raised concrete median, turn lanes in select locations and sidewalks to improve motorist and pedestrian safety. Public comments should be received by the close of business on April 8, 2022

  • NAO-1995-08595 (Meadow Creek)

    The Nature Conservancy (Sponsor) proposes to modify the existing Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund MJ-5 Meadow Creek Site (Site) by adding preserved and restored wetland credits to the Site. The project is located along Meadow Creek, in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia.

  • NAO-2005-04124 (Rountrey Subdivision Section 9)

    Rountrey Subdivision Section 9 includes construction of 113 single-family home lots, stormwater management facilities, roads and utilities impacting 3.40 acres of forested wetlands and 170 linear feet of stream channel for the purpose of providing housing in the growing community of Chesterfield County, Virginia. The Permittee Responsible Mitigation site includes construction of 5.72 acres of forested wetlands from existing fields including impacts to 0.15 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands that will be converted into 0.15 acres of palustrine forested wetlands for the purpose of providing compensatory mitigation for Rountrey Subdivision Section 9. Public comments should be received by the close of business on April 4, 2022. 

  • NAO-2007-03620 (Fountainhead compensatory mitigation site)

    The proposed Fountainhead compensatory mitigation site is located on approximately 739 acres of combined regional park and private land. The project is located adjacent to the existing Northern Virginia Stream Restoration Mitigation Bank (Bank), along the Wolf Run stream reach, along unnamed tributaries to the Occoquan and in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Sponsor proposes to modify the existing Bank by adding the Fountainhead preservation area which includes 19,720 linear feet of stream channel and 193.2 acres of riparian buffer.

  • February

    CORRECTED - USACE schedules virtual FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meeting for March 3

    SUFFOLK, Va. — Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during a virtual quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. March 3.

  • Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project, Atlantic Ocean Channel and Meeting Area 1 – Proposed Maintenance and New Work Dredging, Transport, and Placement at the Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site and the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area

    Pursuant to Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972 and USACE policy 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 337.1, this Public Notice serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (Corps) notification relating to proposed placement of suitable dredged material at the Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site (DNODS) and the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA).

  • NAO-2020-01368 (Mill Race Wetland Mitigation Bank)

    The sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland mitigation site to be known as the Mill Race Wetland Mitigation Bank. The site is located along Cedar Run, a tributary to the Occoquan in Fauquier County, Virginia (38.634531, -77.637636). Please advise once completed. Thank you and have a great day!

  • NAO-2020-00426, VMRC# 21-2154 (Balls Ford Road Data Center)

    Microsoft Corporation has proposed to construct a data center to be known as MNZ01 Balls Ford Road Data Center. The 40-acre project site is located on the north line of Balls Ford Road, east of Jacksonville Avenue, in Prince William County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2020-01704 / VMRC# 21-0584 (Upper Machodoc Creek)

    The Department of the Navy PWD South Potomac proposes to construct shoreline stabilization at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren near the mouth of the Upper Machodoc Creek and along the Potomac River in King George County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2021-00669 (Courtland Farm Mitigation Bank)

    JB Courtland Wetlands, LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream/wetland mitigation site to be known as Courtland Farm Mitigation Bank. The proposed bank site is located east of Route 15, generally north of Courtland Farm Lane, in Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE REISSUANCE OF THE NATIONWIDE PERMITS AND NORFOLK DISTRICT’S FINAL REGIONAL CONDITIONS, 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION, AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT DETERMINATION FOR THE 41 NATIONWIDE PERMITS

    On December 27, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 73522) announcing the reissuance of 40 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and one new NWP. These 41 NWPs will go into effect on February 25, 2022, and they will expire on March 14, 2026. This Public Notice also announces Norfolk District’s Final Regional Conditions, the Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) determination for the 41 nationwide permits (NWPs). Point of contact is Melissa Nash, who may be reached at (757) 201-7489 or by email at melissa.a.nash@usace.army.mil

  • NAO-2021-02947, VMRC# 22-V0149 (Centreport Parkway)

    Chesterfield Retail, LC has proposed to construct a large-scale distribution facility with associated parking, internal access roads, and stormwater structures. The project would impact 0.71 acre of forested wetlands, 247 square feet of emergent wetlands, and 2,693 linear feet of steam channel. The project is located west of Centreport Parkway and north of Mountain Valley Road, Stafford County, Virginia

  • January

    NAO-2021-02700 (Accomack County Airport)

    Accomack County Airport proposes to construct a 35-foot wide asphalt paved taxiway turnaround located along the northeast side of the existing runway in Melfa, Virginia.

  • NAO-2019-0941 (West Neck Creek)

    Samet Corporation is proposing the construction of a 219,000 square foot distribution warehouse (called Project Door) at the intersection of Dam Neck Road and Harpers Road in Virginia Beach, VA. The project will impact 0.73 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands and 2,523 linear feet of intermittent stream. The public comment period ends on February 28, 2021.

  • NAO-2020-00669 (Chesapeake Shore)

    The Bay Creek South, LLC (Sponsor) proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland mitigation site to be known as the Chesapeake Shore Mitigation Bank (Bank). The proposed Bank is located on approximately 298 acres of abandoned golf course, forest, and agricultural land and is located along Old Plantation Creek a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay in Northampton, Virginia. The purpose of the Bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and other waters of the United States in the Lower Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin.
  • Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management

    Norfolk District receives $328M for Virginia projects

    Last week, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced the work plans for two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act– which will provide the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with an additional $328 million for fiscal year 2022.

  • Ocean View Dune Restoration – City of Norfolk, VA

    Sea Mist LLC proposes to restore the historic coastal primary sand dune landward of +5 ft NAVD88 via sand replenishment and plantings, and establish the development limits on West Ocean View Ave. in Willoughby Beach on Lots 1, 1A,2, 18A, 19, 20 of Block 24 and a portion of 11th View Street.

  • Proposed USACE and Dominion Energy Virginia Funding Agreement

    This Public Notice announces the preliminary intent of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District (Corps) to accept and expend funds from the Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (Dominion) to expedite processing of their Department of the Army (DA) permit applications and subject to certain limitations.