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  • July

    Ordnance Corps, Fort Lee, Norfolk District and other Army leaders ceremoniously shovel the first dirt for the construction of the new Ordnance Training Support Facility. The center will house ordnance historical collections and focus on providing training to Ordnance Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo/Chris Hart)

    Army, USACE, Fort Lee officials celebrate Ord. facility ground-breaking

    A ground-breaking ceremony was held July 12 to kick-off construction of the Ordnance Training Support Facility.

  • NAO-2014-02045

    The project is located on the Pamunkey River a tributary to the York River and the Chesapeake Bay, at Northbury Farm to the intersection of Quaker Road and Norfolk Southern Railroad, New Kent County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2017-00164

    Loudoun County proposes the construction of a 4-lane divided highway in a variable width corridor extending from the terminus of the existing Northstar Boulevard near Tall Cedars Parkway, north to Route 50 (John Mosby Highway) in Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2017-00700

    The proposed mitigation bank is located on 159 acres of the approximately 952-acre Sunnybank Farm property about one mile northeast of Middleburg, in Loudoun County, Virginia. The work will occur in Wancopin Creek and tributaries to Wancopin Creek and Goose Creek.

  • 2017 Supplemental Decision Documents Posted

    The purpose of this Public Notice is to inform the public that we have posted our Supplemental Decision Documents for the reissuance of the 2017 Nationwide Permits. These decision documents supplement the National Decision Documents completed by Corps Headquarters.

  • Supplemental Decision Documents posted

    The Norfolk District regulatory office has posted the Nationwide Permit Supplemental Decision Documents.

  • NAO-2002-00234

    Home Depot USA Inc. proposes to construct a warehouse expansion on approximately 30 acres of the 82-acre site adjacent to Rainville Road in Frederick County, Virginia. The project is located on an approximately 82.7-acre parcel at 201 Rainville Road in Frederick County, Virginia. The work will occur in tributaries to Wrights Run.

  • NAO-2010-0404/ VMRC#17-V1047

    This request from Virginia Port Authority is for both new and maintenance dredging at Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, VA. The purpose is to maintain safe navigation of vessels calling at NIT as well as meeting the requirements of larger shipping vessels.

  • NAO-2002-03027/ VMRC#17-V1093

    In order to maintain deep water access to its commercial marine repair facility, Marine Hydraulics International proposes maintenance dredging to a depth of -38.14 feet at mean low water. The location of the existing berthing area is located in Norfolk, on the Elizabeth River, at approximate location latitude 36.8617 and longitude -76.3125. Approximately 85,000 cubic yards of material will be mechanically dredged, placed in scow barges, and transported to the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area and deposited in the Rehandling Basin.

  • June

    CENAO-WR-R 17-SPGP-01

    The Norfolk District announces the issuance of the 2017 State Programmatic General Permit (17-SPGP). Effective June 29, 2017, this permit supersedes and replaces all previous versions.

  • NAO-2016-1368

    Sandyford LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate wetland and stream compensatory mitigation bank (Sandyford Umbrella Mitigation Bank) to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and streams within the specified geographic service area. The proposed mitigation site, is approximately 139 acres of land within the James River Basin, Prince Edward County, Virginia.
  • 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.

    Mosquito spraying scheduled for portions of Portsmouth Wednesday

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Wednesday over federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties, and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.
  • COVINGTON, Va. -- Gathright Dam's intake tower casts a shadow over Lake Moomaw. The earthen and rolled rock-fill dam, pictured in the upper right-hand corner of the photo, impounds the flow of the Jackson River and creates Lake Moomaw, serving both flood control and recreational purposes. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for Wednesday

    Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia, will conduct the year's first pulse release of water from Lake Moomaw Wednesday.

  • CENAO-WRR

    The Norfolk District announces the reissuance of the Regional Permit 05 (16-RP-05) that expired on October 5, 2011. Effective June 9, 2017, this permit supersedes and replaces all previous versions.
  • FORT NORFOLK, Va. -- War of 1812 reenactors dress in the fort's guardhouse June 9, 2012. The reenactors were part of OpSail 2012, which marked the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and brought international tall ships and naval vessels to Hampton Roads and other port cities. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Fort Norfolk to host Battle of Craney Island reenactment

    Fort Norfolk will host the Battle of Craney Island anniversary reenactments 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

  • NAO-2016-02274

    Rock Hedge Mitigation Bank LLC proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation bank to be known as Dog Branch Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank south of Bluemont in Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • Mosquito spraying scheduled for portions of Portsmouth tomorrow

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying tomorrow at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

  • NAO-2017-00237

    The applicant proposes to relocate the Interstate 95/Route 630 Interchange south of the existing interchange, including two new parallel bridges that will carry Rt. 630 (Courthouse Road) over I-95. An existing park and ride lot will be relocated and a second new lot will be added. The project includes bicycle and pedestrian facilities and stormwater management facilities. Proposed permanent impacts are 0.74 acres wetlands, 2,563 linear feet perennial streams, and 365 linear feet intermittent streams.

  • NAO-2016-01542

    The Virginia Aquatic Resource Trust Fund (VARTF) proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate wetland and stream compensatory mitigation site (TN-12) to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to wetlands and streams within the specified geographic service area. The proposed mitigation site, is approximately 16.7 acres of land within the Tennessee River Basin, Washington County, Virginia. The public comment period ends July 6, 2017.

  • NAO-2007-0443

    NAO-2007-0443: Ronald and Shirley Bevans propose to replace an existing wharf at their seafood processing facility with a heavy machine quay, a 28-foot wide by 54-foot long, 1400 square foot, concrete slab, backfilled with 290 cubic yards of compacted gravel fill below mean high water, with an associated 164 foot vinyl containment bulkhead, in Cockrell Creek a tributary to the Great Wicomico, at 567 Seaboard Drive, in Northumberland County, Virginia.