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  • October

    Aerial

    USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth reschedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying for Oct 6

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial adulticide mosquito spraying on Monday, Oct. 6, over federal property on Craney Island, adjacent city property, and the Churchland area of Portsmouth.
  • Aerial

    USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth schedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying Oct 2

    NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial adulticide mosquito spraying on Thursday, October 2, over federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties, and the Churchland area in Portsmouth. This is the make-up date from the treatment that did not occur on Tuesday, September 30.

  • September

    Aerial

    USACE Norfolk District, City of Portsmouth schedule adulticide aerial mosquito spraying Sept. 30

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Tuesday, Sept. 30, over federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties, and the Churchland area of Portsmouth.

  • NAO-2022-02494 (LHR Gainesville, Prince William, Virginia)

    LHR Gainesville LLC requests authorization to construct a data center campus with 10 2-story data center buildings, two substation pads, and associated infrastructure. The work will occur on an approximately 196-acre property and result in impacts to 4.11 acres of forested wetlands and 3,770 linear feet of streams. All work is to occur in Prince William County, Virginia.

  • Community invited to Gathright Dam update on water, safety and river health

    COVINGTON, VA.- Residents and stakeholders are invited to attend the annual public information meeting at Gathright Dam on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Lake Moomaw Visitor Center, in Hot Springs, VA 24445.

  • 408-NAO-2025-0074; Lynnhaven River Basin Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project – Wetland (Thalia Creek/Princess Anne High School Site), City of Virginia Beach Public Schools

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is reviewing a request (NAO-2025-0074) from Virginia Beach Public Schools to build a 1,001-square-foot ADA-compliant boardwalk across a restored wetland at Princess Anne High School. The project, part of the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project – Phase 1 Wetland, would provide students safe access for outdoor education and scientific study. The boardwalk is expected to have negligible impact on the restored marsh. Public comments are invited.

  • USACE Norfolk District announces Regulatory Request System (RRS) training webinars

    Live webinars on the Regulatory Request System (RRS) will be held September 26, September 30, and October 2 to guide applicants through the permitting process.
  • Aerial

    USACE Norfolk District to conduct aerial mosquito treatment at Craney Island Sept. 18

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled an aerial mosquito treatment for Thursday, Sept. 18, over federal property at Craney Island.

  • NAO-2024-02685 (Desper Creek Technology Campus, Lousia, Virginia)

    The applicant requests authorization to construct a Data Center Campus, to be known as Desper Creek Technology Campus, and associated infrastructure, including, utilities, parking, and stormwater management ponds, within the Louisa County Technology District. The project site is approximately 190 acres and is located east of Mt. Airy Road, generally south of Route 33 in Louisa County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2025-00792 (Between the Bridges Mitigation Bank, New Kent County, Virginia)

    Clearwater Mitigation III, LLC proposes to establish a wetland mitigation bank in New Kent County, VA. The proposed bank site, known as Between the Bridges Mitigation Bank, is an approximately 62-acres site located south of Pocohontas Trail and Interstate 64, west of Courthouse Road, and east of Adkins Road (Route 618), adjacent to Jones Run, within the Middle James River Watershed.

  • NAO-2019-00041 (TREC Coastal Logistics Building 3, Suffolk, Virginia)

    Coastal Logistics Holdings, LLC is proposing to impact waters of the United States to construct a warehouse and associated infrastructure such as stormwater management, utilities, parking, and road access. The warehouse will support the storage and transport of goods, received through the Port of Virginia, throughout the region. All work is to occur in Suffolk County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2025-01026 (Hawkeye Mitigation Bank, Fauquier, Virginia)

    Davey Mitigation proposes to establish a stream mitigation bank in Fauquier County, VA. The proposed bank site, known as Hawkeye Mitigation Bank, is an approximately 59.2-acres site located north of Bear Wallow Road (Route 690), east of Cannonball Gate Road (Route 628), and west of Mountain Road, along a portion of Great Run, within the Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock Watershed.

  • NAO-2024-02919 (Wilcox Neck Mitigation Bank, Charles City, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (D & B Development, LLC) is proposing to establish Wilcox Mitigation Bank to offset non-tidal stream and wetland impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the work as described below.

  • 26-SPGP-RCIR (NAO-2025-00964) and 26-SPGP-LT (NAO-2025-00965)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District (Corps) is proposing to reissue and revise State Programmatic General Permit – Residential, Commercial, Institutional, and Recreational Developments (SPGP-RCIR) and State Programmatic General Permit – Linear Transportation Projects (SPGP-LT) to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • SUFFOLK, Va. -- A sign warns people of the danger at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot. In 1987 the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot became a matter of public concern when a piece of crystalline TNT was found at the Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Campus. Extensive historical research, investigations, and testing led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place this site on the National Priority list in 1999. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has managed the clean-up project on this site since. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Community invited to virtual FNOD RAB meeting Sept. 11

    Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during a quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) virtual meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Sept 11.

  • NAO-2009-01075 (Cape Henry Beach Nourishment Project, Virginia Beach, Virginia)

    The City of Virginia Beach is proposing the construction of a beach nourishment project along 2,300 linear feet of Cape Henry Beach, to restore and enhance coastal storm protection to residential, public, and commercial structures.

  • NAO-2025-00116 (Muscadine Mitigation Bank, Wight, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (HGS, LLC) is proposing to construct and operate Muscadine Mitigation Bank in Isle of Wight County to offset wetland impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the proposed work.

  • NAO-2001-00577 (Coverly Mitigation Bank, Amelia, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (Taylor Harvie III) is proposing to add approximately 3.25 acres to the approved Coverly Mitigation Bank to offset impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the work as described below.

  • August

    Public Notice for changes to District’s Regulatory Program practices

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), is notifying the public of changes to the District’s Regulatory Program practices related to requests for jurisdictional determinations (JD) and confirmations of delineations of aquatic resources.

  • NAO-2025-01646 (Village Area B, Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

    The applicant, Vakos Companies, requests authorization to permanently impact approximately 5.45 acres (237,382 square feet) of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, 0.04 acres (1,553 square feet) of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, 302 linear feet of perennial (R3) stream channel, and 508 linear feet of intermittent (R4) stream channel. These impacts are associated with the construction of a mixed-use development, known as Village Area B, which will include single-family and multi-family residential housing alongside commercial and office space. The project area is located on the northwest side of Lake Anna Parkway, approximately 0.5 miles west of the intersection of Lake Anna Parkway and Brock Road; at Latitude 38.207086 and Longitude -77.602450; in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.