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  • April

    Public comments for Virginia Beach's Grommet Island Park construction closes May 11

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a request for construction at Grommet Island Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia, that may impact a current USACE project mitigating erosion.

  • NAO-2019-02015

    A construction proposal regarding a mixed-use development as part of the Cosby Village development, to include the construction of buildings, parking lots and associated infrastructure, with impact to 1.12 acres of palustrine forested wetlands, emergent wetlands, open water, shrub wetlands and ephemeral stream is open for public comment.

  • Sandbridge Beach maintenance, structural activities request closes May 11

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, received a request for permission to alter a USACE project located in Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and can potentially impact the Sandbridge Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project.

  • NAO-2015-0898

    On March 29, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a notice for public comment regarding Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s proposal to discharge dredged and/or fill material into waters of the U.S. associated with the construction of the pipeline; the public comment period is extended until May 28.

  • NAO-1995-08595

    The Nature Conservancy, the Sponsor of the Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (VARTF), proposes to amend the “VARTF 2019 Amended and Restated Program Instrument” by replacing their 2009 Compensation Planning Framework with the 2021 “Nature Conservancy’s Watershed Approach to Compensation Planning for the Virginia Aquatic Resources Trust Fund."

  • NAO-2017-00637

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, received an application to expand an existing, previously permitted technology campus by adding additional data center buildings, a larger substation and a cell tower in Prince William County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2019-01843

    The project is located adjacent to the York River, south of Jenkins Neck Road, in Gloucester County, Virginia. The applicant proposes to permanently impact 0.24 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands associated with the construction of a single-family residence.

  • March

    A multidisciplinary team from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an assessment of a local site for conversion into a federally supported community vaccination center, March 23, 2021, in Norfolk, Virginia. FEMA officially opened that location today as a Type 2 center, capable of administering approximately 3,000 vaccinations a day and directly supporting President Joe Biden’s goal of administering 100 million vaccinations within the first 100 days of his administration.

    Norfolk District’s site assessment for FEMA assists Virginia vaccination center opening

    A multidisciplinary team from the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency in an assessment of a local site for conversion into a federally supported community vaccination center here last week.
  • Map overview of Mountain Valley Pipeline application

    NAO-2015-0898

    Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC submitted an application for a Department of the Army permit under the provisions of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (Section 10) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for proposed discharge of material into waters and work in and under navigable waters of the U.S.

  • NAO-2021-00197/21-V0257

    WATERWAY AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK:  The project is located in the Levisa Fork River and tributary streams, near Grundy, Virginia. PROPOSED WORK AND PURPOSE:  The applicant proposes to construct 1.78 miles of new roadway, dually designated U.S. Highway 121/460-Poplar Creek Phase B.  The road will consist of 2 lanes with truck climbing lanes where necessary.  The project is proposed to extend from the east end of the dually designated U.S. 121/460 Poplar Creek Phase A Section, near State Route 604 (Poplar Creek Road), that is currently under construction to U.S. Route 460 near Grundy, VA.  Due to the mountainous terrain, road construction will require removal of a large amount of material to establish a suitable road alignment in the terrain.  Some of this material will be utilized as road fill but a large amount of excess fill material will require disposal.  This excess material will be disposed of in a valley resulting in stream impacts and utilize an existing disposal site permitted as part of the Phase A construction.

  • NAO-2008-02007/ 20-V1244

    KempDel, Inc. and Rixre 2, LLC propose to permanently impact 7.81 acres of forested wetlands and temporarily impact 0.22 acres of forested wetlands for the construction located north of Nimmo Parkway at its intersection with Seaboard Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

  • NAO-2018-01698

    WATERWAY AND LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED WORK: The project is located in tributaries to Poorhouse Creek, Bull Mountain Fork, North Fork Poorhouse Creek which are tributaries to the South Mayo River, northeast of the town of Stuart in Patrick County, Virginia. PROPOSED WORK AND PURPOSE: The applicant proposes to improve 7.8 miles of existing Route 58. The proposed work would begin just east of Cloudbreak Road (State Route 610), extend approximately 0.5-mile on a new location alignment from south of Poor Farmer’s Farm Country Store to join the existing alignment east of the Lovers Leap overlook. From east of the overlook to Central Academy Road (State Route 640), the existing two lanes would be upgraded and converted for westbound (uphill) traffic, and two new eastbound (downhill) lanes would be constructed on new location west of existing Route 58. From Route 640 to the existing four-lanes at Stuart, improvements to the existing alignment would include minor modifications to roadway geometry.
  • Rendering produced by RHI, 2020. Future view from within the columbaria courts looking east at the existing Air Force Memorial.

    USACE to host Arlington National Cemetery project Industry Day for contractors

    NORFOLK, Virginia - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District is scheduled to host a virtual “Industry Day” event on April 13 from 12:00-3:30 p.m. for construction contractors interested in the Arlington National Cemetery Southern Expansion (ANCSE) project and Defense Access Roads (DAR) project.
  • Norfolk District “Careers Virtual Open House” graphic created by Sheree Perry, Norfolk District visual information specialist.

    Army Corps of Engineers to host virtual careers open house

    NORFOLK, Virginia - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District is scheduled to host a “Careers Virtual Open House” event March 17 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to fill multiple vacancies within the organization.

  • CENAO-WR-O Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project

    This public notice serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, notification relating to proposed placement of suitable dredged material at the Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

  • Norfolk District’s Final Regional Conditions, 401 Water Quality Certification, and Coastal Zone Management Act Determination for the Sixteen 2021 Nationwide Permits

    The purpose of this Public Notice is to provide an update on Norfolk District’s Final Regional Conditions, the Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) and the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) determination for the reissuance of 12 existing nationwide permits (NWPs) and four new NWPs published as a final rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 2744) on January 13, 2021. The Norfolk District received the CZMA determination on December 17, 2020 and the Section 401 WQC on December 21, 2020 from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 16 NWPs and the regional conditions applicable in Virginia, including the Northern Virginia Military Installations within Baltimore District’s Area of Responsibility. The Section 401 WQC and CZMA determination were provided for the entire set of NWPs proposed in the September 15, 2020 Federal Register (85 FR 57298). However, Norfolk District developed new regional conditions to address only the Section 401 WQC and the CZMA conditions for the 16 NWPs finalized in the January 13, 2021 Federal Register.
  • 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.

    District conducting controlled flood release at Gathright Da

    COVINGTON, Va. – Operators at Gathright Dam began a controlled flood storage release Tuesday due to increased rainfall. Beginning at 9 a.m., operators at the dam gradually increased the release rate from 1,200 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 5,000 cfs over a three-hour period. This change in release rates will increase river stages at the dam about 2.7 feet and approximately 2.5 feet in Covington over the next 6 to 10 hours.

  • Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project, Sewells Point to Lamberts Bend Channel – Proposed Maintenance and New Work Dredging, Transport, and Alternative Placement at Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS).

    Pursuant to Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972, 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 Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS). Approximately 12.1 million cubic yards (MCY) of maintenance and new work dredged material from the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Project, Sewells Point to Lamberts Bend Channel (SPLB), was evaluated to determine compliance with the criteria in Part 227 of MPRSA, Section 103.

  • NAO-2020-01667

    The proposed project is located west of Interstate 95 (I-95), north of Centreport Parkway and south of Stafford Regional Airport in Stafford County, Virginia. The proposed project is located in waters associated with unnamed tributaries to Potomac Creek, which flows to the Potomac River. The applicant proposes to construct two 630,000 square foot buildings with approximately 1,100 tractor trailer parking spaces, 350 trailer loading spaces, approximately 1,800 employee parking spaces, and associated stormwater management and utilities. The proposed project will result in permanent impacts to 0.79 acre of wetlands and 1,506 linear feet (0.23-acre) of stream channel. The purpose of the proposed work is to provide large-scale distribution facility in proximity of I-95 in Stafford County between Richmond and Northern Virginia to remain market competitive.

  • Section 408 Review of Sand Maintenance Activities, Sandbridge Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Interested parties are hereby notified of a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. Section 408) that has been received and will be evaluated by the Norfolk District. The action being considered is located in Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia and has the potential to impact the Sandbridge Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. The action is proposed at 3008 Sandfiddler Road and includes sand maintenance activities to remove excess sand that has migrated onto private property and place it back onto Sandbridge Beach.