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  • June

    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.

  • May

    CENAO-REG 2016-00862-arl

    The applicant proposes to construct a 4 building datacenter and associated infrastructure. Three of the buildings were permitted and authorized under the 12-SPGP and proposed permanent impacts to 603 linear feet of stream channel and 0.71 acre of palustrine forested wetland (PFO). The new application proposes the construction of a fourth building, additional stormwater and additional utilities. Permanent impacts associated with the additional structure includes 148 linear feet of stream channel and 1.53 acre of palustrine forested wetland.

  • NAO-2014-01187/VMRC#17-V0617

    Virginia Electric and Power Company proposes stabilization of an existing slope and associated activities at the Possum Point Power Station located in and along the Potomac River off Possum Point Road in Prince William County, Virginia. Temporary impacts are to 0.34 acre of subaqueous bottom and permanent impacts are to 0.43 acre of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetland, 0.04 acre of palustrine scrub-shrub (PSS) wetland, 0.41 acre of non-vegetated tidal wetland, and 0.49 acre of subaqueous bottom. The project also proposes impacts to 0.74 acre of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) offshore of the project site. Comment period ends June 26, 2017.

  • NAO-2006-7473

    Woodlands Neighborhoods LLC proposes to construct a mixed-use residential and commercial development on approximately 137 acres west and south of the intersection of East Market Street (Route 7) and Battlefield Parkway in the Town of Leesburg. Comments are due June 22, 2017.

  • Fredericksburg Field Office Temporary Phone Number

    The Fredericksburg Field Office has a temporary telephone line 540-682-9552.

  • NAO-2015-1167

    Sentinel Ashburn LLC proposes to construct a commercial data center campus on approximately 62 acres southwest of the intersection of Sully Road (Route 28) and Waxpool Road (Route 625) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Comments are due June 22, 2017.
  • The beaches at Willoughby Spit, East Ocean View and Ocean View have been widened to provide additional protection to city of Norfolk neighborhoods from wave damage during coastal storms. Crews finished up pumping sand onto the beach from the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay on May 19, 2017. The beaches are no 60 feet wide and slope up to 5 feet above mean low water.

    Willoughby and Vicinity Project Coming to a Close

    Crews are finishing up work along the Willoughby and Vicinity Storm Damage Reduction Project. The result of the project leaves Norfolk with a beach that is higher and 60 feet wider improving coastal storm protection and providing more recreational area.

  • Fort Norfolk to temporarily close to visitors

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close Fort Norfolk to visitors tomorrow through May 21.
  • 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.

    Corps announces timeline to reopen Dismal Swamp Canal

    Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced a goal of opening the Dismal Swamp Canal to its full 6-foot depth later this summer.
  • 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. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Officials announce six dates for Gathright Dam pulse releases

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam's existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases near Covington, Virginia from June through October 2017.
  • MATHEWS COUNTY, VA – Contractors use a crane to place granite along the bottom of the Piankatank River near Gwynn, Virginia. The granite is being used to create 25 acres of new sanctuary reef habitat for oysters in the river. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Reef building to begin on Piankatank River

    Oysters are receiving a new $2 million, 25 acre reef in the Piankatank River as part of the Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Project.

  • April

    NAO-2007-3599/VMRC#17-0301

    The applicant proposes to widen Woolridge Road from 2 lanes to a divided 4 lane road and portions on Otterdale Road as well as stormwater management facilities on approximately 100 acres along a 2.8 mile section of roadway in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

  • CENAO-WR-R

    The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) have issued revised versions of the Standard and Tidewater Joint Permit Applications (JPA) dated April 2017.

  • NAO-2006-07639

    The Virginia Highlands Airport Commission proposes to extend the existing runway an additional 1,399 feet for a total useable runway length of 5,500 feet. The runway extension would require culverting 2,365 linear feet of stream and filling 0.27 acres of emergent wetlands. The purpose of the project is to provide airfield infrastructure to support a larger class of aircraft.

  • CENAO-WR-R NAO-99-2470

    The applicant proposes to maintenance dredge the outboard slips and approaches of Pier R3 at U.S. Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, Virginia. The projects involves maintenance dredging 96,480 square feet of subaqueous bottom to a maximum depth of – 44 feet mean low water, including overdredge. Each maintenance dredging event will remove approximately 76,600 cubic yards of material via clamshell dredge. The dredge material will be transported via bottom dump scow to be disposed of in the Norfolk Ocean Disposal site.