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  • August

    NAO-2018-02236

    The applicant proposes to fill 0.50 acres of wetlands and 2,301 linear feet of waters for the purpose of constructing a data center complex.
  • 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.

    Gathright Dam’s fourth pulse release of 2019 set for Sept. 4

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s fourth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Sept. 4. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

  • NAO-2008-00254

    The applicant proposes to discharge fill material in 2.56 acres of forested wetlands for the purpose of constructing an office building and attendant structures, including access roads and parking lots, to expand the existing on-site financial services call and data center.

  • NAO-WRR-20190816

    Norfolk District's Regulatory Branch and EPA Region III will hold a stream-restoration meeting for stakeholders to seek input and feedback regarding the potential development of regional curve and/or reference-reach information throughout Virginia.
  • Carissa Agnese, Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District planning department senior biologist, first met Dan Porter, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron base energy manager, while doing a site survey at Joint Base Langley Eustis, Virginia, for a power generation plant.

    From strangers to family

    Thinking she was just going to perform a regular biological site survey, Carissa never suspected that one hour would end up changing the rest of her life. Carissa Agnese, Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District planning department senior biologist, has what is called polycystic kidney disease. It’s a hereditary disease that grows cysts on the kidney, eating away at the tissue until they can’t function anymore.
  • Built in 1934, Deep Creek Bridge is a federally owned and operated facility. The bridge passes over the Dismal Swamp Canal where U.S. Route 17 crosses in Chesapeake, Va. (Official U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE pushes ahead with Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has mapped out plans to replace the aging Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, alongside its state and city partners.
  • 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.

    Gathright Dam’s third pulse release set for Aug. 14

    Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s third water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Aug. 14.
  • Aerial

    Updated notice of district mosquito spraying date

    Due to logistical issues, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will now conduct aerial mosquito treatment over federal property of Craney Island, Virginia, Aug. 13.

  • NAO-2016-00332

    The District Engineer has established a restricted area in waters surrounding Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story
  • an oyster shell is propped up against rocks next to water

    City, district holding reef habitat site public meeting Aug. 21

    Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Virginia Beach are holding an informational meeting about Phase 1 of the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project, the reef-habitat site. It's slated for Aug. 21.

  • NAO-2006-6860

    The District Commander has received a joint application for Federal and State permits for Key West Cottages located in Chincoteague, Virginia to construct rental cottages, pool, bathhouse. A beach area would include a spartina marsh, bulkhead and oyster reef. The dredged boat basin would include a kayak launch. Additional bulkheads would be located throughout the site to support the construction of cottages and infrastructure. A viewing platform along with other supporting amenities are part of this proposal to support the guest and the resort area. A sunken hull located channelward of the property would also be removed during construction.

  • July

    man sits in chair

    From slide rule to role model: Longtime project manager set to retire from Norfolk District

    NORFOLK, Va. – A major asset at Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is calling it a career after more than four decades on the job. Beloved, admired and respected among Corps colleagues and partners alike, Robert Pretlow is stepping away after 44 years of federal service.

  • NAO-2019-01232

    The sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream-mitigation site known as the Oxbowe Farm Mitigation Bank. Its purpose is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands, streams and other waters of the United States.

  • NAO-2012-00080

    On June 21, the Norfolk District Regulatory Branch issued a public notice soliciting comments as part of the scoping process for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate project alternatives and public-interest review factors for the Virginia Electric Power Company (Dominion) proposal known as the “Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton Aerial Transmission Line Project.” In response to several requests, the comment period will be extended until Sept. 3.

  • Notice of Norfolk District mosquito spraying date

    Weather permitting, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct aerial mosquito treatment over federal property of Craney Island, Virginia, July 26.
  • WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation Dredge Marion works to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel just off shore from James City County, Va., Nov. 6 2013. The river plays a role in the economies of Richmond and Hopewell, providing a navigation channel of 25 feet deep for ships to move goods to and from the inland ports. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Norfolk District begins James River dredging

    NORFOLK, Va. – James River Federal Navigation Project engineers are ramping up efforts to minimize shoaling effects and improve safe navigation along Central Virginia’s winding watershed. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Cottrell Contracting Corp. commenced maintenance dredging Sunday in the 7.6-mile Dancing Point-Swann Point channel.
  • 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.

    Gathright Dam’s second pulse release of 2019 set for Wednesday

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to carry out the year’s second water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

  • NAO-2018-01405

    Nestle Purina Petcare Company proposes the expansion of an existing clay mining operation in King William County, Virginia that will result in permanent impacts to 0.53 acres of nontidal forested wetlands and 492 linear feet of stream channel.

  • NAO-1995-04001

    Dam Neck Danger Zone Modification- The Corps of Engineers is amending an existing permanent danger zone in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean south of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay off of the coast of Virginia. This amendment identifies the area within the current danger zone boundary where live fire exercises are no longer conducted and no restriction to surface navigation exists. In addition, the amendment removes references to live fire range conditions and safety procedures since shore-to-sea gunnery operations are no longer conducted.

  • NAO-2005-05265

    The Navy proposes to impact 1.64 acres of emergent wetlands and 0.135 acres of forested wetlands - total of 1.78 acres of nontidal wetlands - for the construction of a new Control Building and construction of a roadway course for related training scenarios within the Small Arms Testing and Evaluation Compound facility at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek – Fort Story, in Virginia Beach, Virginia.