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  • October

    NAO-2017-01520

    The applicant proposes to mechanically dredge approximately 22,000 cubic yards of material from Indian River Creek. The purpose of the project is to dredge a 20-foot drainage channel to a depth of -4 feet referencing North American Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) (with a 0.5 foot allowable overdepth, which equates to -4.5 feet NAVD or -3.0 feet MLW) along each of the tributaries in Indian River Creek to improve flow and tidal flushing out to the Chesapeake Bay.

  • September

    CENAO-WR-OT

    The purpose of this project is dredging of the Back River Channel with dredged material transport and placement at Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS) located approximately 17-miles east of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay in Federal waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE-Langley) needs to perform maintenance and new work dredging of the Back River Channel to maintain safe navigation for its vessels. This channel provides access and safe navigation in support of national defense to the JBLE-Langley located in Hampton, Virginia from the Chesapeake Bay.

  • NAO-2016-00624

    Mid-Atlantic Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMaC)-Regional Industrial Facility Authority (RIFA) proposes to establish and operate a single-user wetland compensatory mitigation bank to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands within a specified geographic service area. The proposed mitigation bank, to be known as Low Ground Mitigation Bank, is comprised of approximately 193 acres of land located on Mill Swamp, a tributary of the Chowan River, in Greensville County, Virginia. The public comment period ends October 28, 2017.

  • NAO-2016-1228

    The project is located on the James River a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, off U.S. Route 5 within a larger property known as Curles Neck Farm, Henrico County, Virginia. The applicant proposes to construct a sand and gravel mining pit on 130 acres and the materials will leave directly from the site via barge on the James River or by truck on U.S. Route 5. The applicants stated purpose is to provide construction materials for construction activities.

  • NAO-2017-01269

    The project is located in the Chesapeake Bay along Chesapeake Beach, between Joyce Avenue and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek/Fort Story, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The applicant proposes to construct a beach replenishment (nourishment) project along approximately 6,000 linear feet of shoreline at Chesapeake Beach.

  • NAO-2016-0046

    The proposed mitigation site (Site) is located on approximately 18.13 acres of a previous sand and gravel mining site. The Site is located in Philips Creek drainage basin which is a tributary that flows to the Atlantic Ocean in Northampton County, Virginia. The sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland mitigation site to be known as AO-6 Philips Creek (Branscome, Inc.). The purpose of the mitigation project is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and other waters of the United States in the Atlantic Ocean Drainage Basin.
  • CAMDEN COUNTY, N.C. -- The Dismal Swamp Canal offers boaters a tranquil and serene trip down the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. On average, more than 700 boaters utilize the canal between the months of September and December.

    Officials to delay opening Dismal Swamp Canal until end of October

    Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have delayed reopening the Dismal Swamp Canal until late October. “Recent weather events have delayed progress, and the latest condition survey of Turners Cut showed that additional dredging was needed,” said Keith Lockwood, Norfolk District Operations Branch chief.

  • NAO-2015-1337/17-V0901

    The City of Virginia Beach Department of Public Works, Engineering proposes to construct an open pile pier and approach road, dredge 1,000 cubic yards channelward of the pier end, install 2 mooring dolphins, 2 walking ramps and a retaining wall between the approach road and the pier. The proposed work would occur in the Eastern Branch of the Lynnhaven River adjacent to 321 Hutton Lane in Virginia Beach, VA. The purpose of the facility is to moor barges used for dredging projects in the Eastern Branch of the Lynnhaven River to offload dredge spoil into trucks which then haul the material to approved disposal facilities. The proposed approach road would impact 50 square feet of scrub shrub tidal wetlands, the dredging would impact 3,200 square feet of tidal vegetated wetlands, the proposed pier would shade 1,790 square feet of tidal wetlands. The public notice comment period ends on October 16, 2017.

  • NAO-2017-01457

    The applicant, Cape Harbor Holdings LLC, is proposing to construct a new marine terminal and boat yard on a former seafood and grain offloading facility in Cape Charles, Virginia. Project components include several shoreline stabilization structures (revetments, sills, and a sheet pile bulkhead); a loading platform; eight timber dolphins; a 600-ton travel lift; piers and boat slips for staging vessels; and 1.5 acres of mechanical dredging. Approximately 0.86 of non-tidal wetlands and 2000 square feet of tidal wetlands will be impacted by the project. Non-tidal wetland impacts may be compensated for with the purchase of commercial credits if available, or through permittee-responsible mitigation. The tidal impacts will be mitigated through the construction of a living shoreline.

  • August

    NAO-2017-00929

    The proposed project would occur on unnamed tributaries to White Run and wetlands adjacent to the tributaries. The proposed project is located in the Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock watershed. The site is located at 221 Luck Stone Road, Ruckersville, Greene County, Virginia. The applicant proposes to place fill into waters of the United States (U.S.) in order to expand the existing Greene Plant crushed stone quarry. Luck Stone proposes to extract the additional mineral reserves located adjacent to and northwest of the existing quarry for the stated purpose of meeting a current demand for aggregates as well as allowing the quarry to operate for the next 100 years without any future impacts to waters of the U.S.
  • Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), also known as Craney Island, is the “Jewel in the Port of Hampton Roads.” Since its construction in 1957, Craney Island’s centralized location provides a low-cost placement option for material dredged from Hampton Roads navigation channels, as well as from private dredging projects.

    Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled for Saturday

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Norfolk District will conduct aerial mosquito spraying Saturday over federal property on Craney Island.

  • 2015-01708, 17-V1370

    HHHunt proposes to construct Phase II (166 acres) of a residential development to be known as River Mill. Phase I of the development (75 acres) was previously authorized under the SPGP and the applicant is seeking reauthorization of Phase I under the individual permit process. The project is approximately 241 acres and is located on the west line of Route 1, south of the Chickahominy River, in Henrico County, Virginia. The project site drains into the Chickahominy River, a tributary to the James River.

  • Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled for Friday

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Norfolk District will conduct aerial mosquito spraying Friday over federal property on Craney Island.
  • A scenic view of the Dismal Swamp, or Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Virginia.

    Dismal Swamp Canal scheduled to reopen in September

    The Dismal Swamp Canal is scheduled to reopen to vessel traffic by the end of September, with the Lake Drummond Reservation and Feeder Ditch opening to canoes and kayaks on August 18, officials said.

  • NAO-2017-00044

    The applicant proposes to construct Section IIIB-Phase A of US Highway 121, which overlaps Corridor Q, and will be dual designated as US 460/121. The project involves construction of 2.8 miles of two-lane rural principal arterial highway on new alignment, with truck climbing lanes at some locations, and will cross Poplar Creek with a box culvert over which will be placed excavated material from elsewhere on the project. Proposed permanent impacts are 0.22 acres wetlands, 0.23 acres open water, 3,530 linear feet perennial streams, and 1,160 linear feet intermittent streams.

  • CENAO-WR-R

    The Norfolk District Regulatory Branch is proposing to host a series of quarterly or semi-annual one day Consultant Workshops for environmental consultants working within the Commonwealth of Virginia. These workshops will focus on various topics related to regulatory procedures.

  • NAO-2016-0633

    The proposed 110-acre Montebello Mitigation Bank is located on a 680-acre tract on Montebello Road in Orange County, VA. The Bank site is located along the headwaters of the Rapidan River and several tributaries to the Rapidan River. The Sponsor plans to reestablish streambanks and enhance the natural, wider riparian corridor to 200-feet in width along 6,078 linear feet of perennial and intermittent tributaries and restoration, enhancement and preservation of 7.27 acres of wetlands within the bank site. The purpose is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams and wetland loss in waters of the United States within the Rapidan – Upper Rappahannock HUC 02080103 watershed and a portion of Lower Rappahannock River Basin HUC 02080104.

  • NAO-2016-00893

    The project is being evaluated under the State Programmatic General Permit program (SPGP). In summary, the project requires a Department of the Army permit from the Norfolk District Corps of Engineers under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the proposed impacts to 0.16 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and 648 linear feet for the construction of a recreational site, commercial buildings, parking areas and connecting infrastructure associated with the proposed 74 acre Meadows development. The Corps’ permit action associated with this project is subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, state, and local agencies and officials; Native American Tribes; and other interested parties in compliance with Section 106 NHPA. This public notice provides an opportunity for members of the public to express their views on the undertaking’s effects on historic properties and resolution of adverse effects. Comments are requested to assist in evaluation of the effects of the project on historic properties and evaluation of alternatives or modifications which could avoid, minimize or mitigate adverse effects on historic properties.

  • July

    Craney Island mosquito spraying scheduled for tomorrow

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, has scheduled aerial mosquito spraying for tomorrow over Craney Island.

  • CENAO-WR-R

    This public notice is to serve as notification that effective immediately the Fredericksburg Field Office has a permanent telephone line.