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  • June

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its 2015 FNOD quarterly restoration advisory board meeting March 25, 6-8 p.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia.

    Remedial action plan up for discussion at FNOD virtual public meeting

    NORFOLK, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a virtual public meeting June 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss a proposed remedial action plan for an area of concern at Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot in Suffolk.

  • ​NAO-2018-01295, 20-V0636

    Spotsylvania County, Department of Public Works, is proposing to construct four (4) additional cells and an access road at the existing Livingston landfill located at 6241 Massey Road, in Spotsylvania County Virginia.

  • NAO-2008-00254

    Mr. Garrett Hart proposes changes to the previously authorized impacts on his project at Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. He has modified his project to discharge fill material in an additional 0.5 acres of palustrine forested wetlands and 75 linear feet of streambed to construct a road for access purposes.

  • NAO-DHA-RMO-20-002

    The Norfolk District is looking to bring in a budget analyst under the direct-hire authority by June, 17.
  • Cover of Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Feasibility Study

    Virtual public meetings set for Miami-Dade Back Bay study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade County, its non-federal sponsor, will host a pair of online public meetings this month on the Miami-Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The public is invited to learn more about the study and its findings at the identical virtual sessions, scheduled for 5-7 p.m. June 9 and 1-3 p.m. June 11. USACE staff will be available to answer questions.
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    USACE announces Gathright Dam pulse-release dates for 2020

    COVINGTON, Va. – Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform six pulse releases from Gathright Dam and Lake Moomaw in the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia between June and October.

  • Craney Island toll charges

    Effective Aug. 1, new tolls will be established for placement of dredged material at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area.

  • May

    The community of a little more than 700 people located in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay is experiencing erosion, sea-level rise and subsidence. Multiple projects, including an active dredging program and soon to be built jetty, are ongoing or being studied by The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to find ways to combat the effects of these elements. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE awards contract to Virginia company to construct jetty at Tangier

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a contract for more than $2.9 million to Gloucester-based Coastal Design & Construction Inc. to construct an approximately 685-foot-long stone jetty at the entrance of the Tangier Island Federal Navigation Channel, located on the western side of the island.

  • NAO-2018-00095

    The applicant proposes to dredge, by mechanical method, no more than 402 cubic yards of material from an 18-foot wide by 164-foot long area to create a new navigation channel from the Edgewater Haven Municipal Channel to his residence in Norfolk. The new channel, at maximum depths of -4 feet MLW including over dredge, will impact 2,223 square feet of mudflat, 20 square feet of vegetated tidal wetlands and 2,627 square feet of subaqueous bottom. The applicant has reduced the channel to the minimum necessary to achieve the project purpose. Mitigation proffered consists of the purchase of 169 square feet of mitigation bank credits. A general dredged materials management plan has been provided.

  • NAO-2020-00713

    The Sponsor proposes to add land to the established Dry Fork Mitigation Bank. The Sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate an additional wetland and stream compensatory mitigation site known as the Maybreys Meadows Mitigation Bank in Tazwell County, Virginia. The purpose of the compensatory mitigation project is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and streams and other waters of the United States

  • NAO-2013-01821

    Mojax LLC proposes a residential development north of Snake Hill Road and west of its intersection with McQuay Lane in Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2007-03951

    Bryan's Cove Developers propose filling .56 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands in order to expand the existing residential development located at 1800 Shipyard Road in Chesapeake, Virginia.
  • Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing a $3.28 million restoration of Bellwood Manor House at the military supply depot in Richmond, Virginia. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. Restoration work is expected to begin later this month and the project should be completed in a year. (Courtesy photo)

    Bellwood Manor House set for $3.28M renovation

    NORFOLK, Va. – The historic Bellwood Manor House at Defense Supply Center Richmond is getting a face-lift. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $3.28 million contract to Facility Support Services for renovation of the house, which was built between 1790 and 1804 and is listed as a national and state landmark.

  • Norfolk District Wetland Attribute Form

    The Norfolk District Regulatory Office has developed the Norfolk District Wetland Attribute Form. The Form was developed to provide a detailed, rapid, and qualitative description of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of wetlands being evaluated under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 permitting process. The Form will provide additional supporting documentation regarding the condition of areas proposed to be impacted and assist the Norfolk District in making more informed permit decisions. This Form does not take the place of a function/values assessment. The Form is not to be used for compensatory mitigation. We highly recommend applicants complete the Form as a component of all permit applications that propose to impact an acre (1) or more of wetlands.

  • NAO-2014-00708

    In accordance with 33 CFR 325.2(a)(d)(2), the District Commander hereby extends the public notice comment period until June 7, 2020. For the James River Water Authority’s Department of the Army Permit Application for the construction of a raw water intake, installation of raw water lines and the upgrade an existing access road for the James River Water Supply project in Fluvanna County, Virginia.   

  • April

    Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, signs a Chief’s Report for the New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages Study at headquarters in Washington, April 23, 2020. Holding up the study’s placemat is Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon (background), USACE deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations.

    New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages Study takes crucial step

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study aimed at improving navigation and generating transportation-cost savings for deep-draft ships using New York and New Jersey Harbor terminals reached a key milestone Thursday. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and USACE commanding general, signed a Chief’s Report, recommending the New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages Study’s findings for authorization by Congress.

  • NAO-2019-1754

    The applicant proposes to construct an expansion of the existing data center by constructing two additional single-story data center buildings, a two story administrative building, roads, stormwater management facilities, and associated utilities on a 292 acre parcel known as Project Echo Site 7.
  • Sandbridge beach

    Sandbridge Beach renourishment work underway

    The Sandbridge Beach Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project’s 2020 renourishment cycle kicked off sand-borrow and placement operations April, 8.

  • CENAO-WRR-200421

    The purpose of this Public Notice is to inform the general public that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District signed a Funding Agreement (Agreement) with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), to accept and expend funds to expedite the processing of their Department of the Army (DA) permit applications, subject to a series of limitations.

  • NAO-2017-1240

    The applicant proposes to construct a development consisting of 20 single family detached dwellings. The project includes the extension of Flax Mill Way and the development of a storm water management facility on the Eastern edge of the property in the City of Chesapeake, Va.