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  • December

    NAO-2011-00025

    The applicant proposes to repair about 6,150 linear feet of eroded shoreline in three priority areas. Repair will include construction of 18 near-shore riprap breakwaters with a total of 39,908 cubic yards of fill placed shoreward of the structures.

  • Suffolk, Norfolk District secure safe navigation in unique agreement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District began maintenance dredging of the Bennett’s Creek Federal Navigation channel in Suffolk, Va., today
  • 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.

    FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets December 6, 2018

    SUFFOLK, Va. — Restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, remain an ongoing

  • November

    DoDEA: Officials celebrate new Fort Campbell High School

    Hundreds of people – Fort Campbell High School students, faculty and staff, Department of Defense Education Activity representatives, and Fort Campbell leadership – packed into the high school’s commons today to celebrate the high school’s dedication with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
  • Woman in orange life vest and glasses smiles off camera to the right while working outside on a plastic tube used for oyster reef restoration

    USACE scientist keeps conservation, construction coexisting

    Although the basic functions of USACE are vital, there’s more to the Norfolk District team than digging, dredging and directives. Student, educator, scientist and whale disentagler Shannon Reinheimer is featured in this installment of the Norfolk District feature series Builders of Bulwark.

  • NAO-2018-01909

    This is a proposed Virginia Aquatic Resource Trust Fund (VARTF) mitigation site UJ-4 Cole in the Upper James River Basin and is named the "Cole" site.

  • NAO-1992-1455

    NASA Wallops' has submitted an application to re-nourish their shoreline back to pre-Hurricane Sandy conditions in order to protect NASA, US NAVY, and MARS facilities on the island. The project will include dredging, beach nourishment, and the placement of breakwaters along the shoreline of Wallops Island Flight Facility.
  • Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite (left) and Sgt. Maj. Bradley J Houston (right) presents Cherie Kunze and Col. Patrick Kinsman with an award for being the seventh best district throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for awarding contracts to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

    District small business among the top in Corps of Engineers

    The Norfolk District Small Business Program is among the top 10 in awarding contracts to Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses.

  • NAO-2017-01846

    The Ohio Creek Watershed Project proposes to improve neighborhood quality by strengthening flood resiliency, support economic opportunity, and increase neighborhood connectivity in Norfolk, Virginia.

  • CENAO-WRR-MBI

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (USACE) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) working with the Interagency Review Team (IRT) and the public announce the release of the 2018 MBI Template for use in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This Template replaces and supersedes the February 2010 version of the MBI Template.
  • girl holds up floating bridge model made out of foam and tape while boy looks at the water the model in going into

    Norfolk engineer inspires students in design challenge

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District played a key role in an engineering-design challenge that attracted students from across Newport News Public Schools.
  • photo of members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers take part in an on-camera interview on the deck of the derrick boat Elizabeth

    Overhaul underway on Norfolk District’s ‘workhorse’ vessel

    NORFOLK, Va. – A handy operations vessel built during World War II but used in recent decades by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is getting a much-needed overhaul.

  • NAO-1995-08595

    The sponsor proposes to amend and restate the VARTF Program Instrument (Instrument) dated July 14, 2011, which amended the Memorandum of Understanding dated December 18, 2003, which previously amended the initial Wetlands Restoration Trust Fund Program Memorandum of Understanding dated August 18, 1995.
  • Fifth-grade boy for Norfolk Christian Schools is hanging a black and white disk from a rope off of a dock while his female teacher kneels beside him to help

    USACE Norfolk District oyster restoration reaps STEM results

    Norfolk Christian Schools students took part in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics - collectively known as STEM - event held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Oyster Reef Team here, Nov. 1. The trip to the Norfolk District oyster reef was also designed to give the students a first-hand experience in conservation and restoration of the native mollusk.

  • October

    Virginia Beach, Corps to host open house for Lynnhaven Ecosystem Restoration Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Virginia Beach are hosting an informational meeting about the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project on Wednesday, September 12 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Frank W. Cox High School, 2425 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach.

  • NAO-2018-0374

    The applicant proposes to construct a new water withdrawal on the Meherrin River, pump station, raw water transmission piping, and a water treatment plant.

  • NAO-2007-03447

    The project consists of the discharge of fill material into waters of the United States associated with the construction of three land bays for data center buildings and associated infrastructure at the subject location. The project is called Project Nova.

  • NAO-2018-01644

    The proposed Mitigation Site is approximately a 17 acre parcel. The Site is currently being used for grazing and pasture with approximately 3 acres of mature forest. The site contains an unnamed tributary to Tanyard Branch within the Roanoke River Basin in Charlotte County, Virginia.
  • Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives.

    After Michael rainfall, USACE cancels final Gathright Dam pulse release for the year

    Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, have canceled this year's final pulse release scheduled for Oct. 17 at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va.
  • The Lynnhaven is a priority, Tier I Tributary in Virginia for native oyster restoration designated by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries Goal Implementation Team.

    Virginia Beach, Corps to host open house for Lynnhaven Ecosystem Restoration Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Virginia Beach are hosting an informational meeting about the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project today, Wednesday, October 10 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Frank W. Cox High School, 2425 Shorehaven Drive, Virginia Beach.