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  • February

    NAO-2014-0100

    The bank sponsor, John Shepherd, proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Windrow Farm Stream Mitigation Bank. The bank will be located on approximately 133 acres in Nottoway County, Va. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams in the Middle James River Drainage basin.

  • Gathright Dam to conduct a routine, controlled flood release

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m., today.
  • WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – Pipes strewn along the newly built beach at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility here carry sand pumped from dredges offshore. The new beach will help protect more than $1 billion in federal government and Commonwealth of Virginia assets located here. The Wallops Island facility is home to, not only NASA, but also the US Navy Surface Combat Systems Center and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport making this a growing economic generator for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the region.

    N.J. company contracted to rebuild NASA dunes and berms post Sandy

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a New Jersey-based company a $10.5 million contract to replace sand along NASA’s Wallops Island launch facilities near Chincoteague Va.

  • January

    Cutter-head dredge Wilko was used to maintenance dredge the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel, Virginia Beach, Va.

    Corps completes Lynnhaven Inlet dredging; shoaling removed, community beaches renourished

    The Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel is fully navigable, after a $2 million maintenance dredging project removed critical shoaling conditions exacerbated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

  • Norfolk District is open for normal operations Thursday, Jan. 30. Liberal leave and telework are authorized.

    NORFOLK, Va -- The Norfolk District will be open for normal operations Thursday, Jan. 30. Liberal leave and telework are authorized. Telework should be coordinated and approved by your supervisor.
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Princess Elizabeth presents a plaque to Karin Dridge (right) and Jeff Swallow, geologists from the Norfolk District, at the annual River Stars ceremony here Jan. 23. The district was one of 109 local businesses recognized by the environmental organization for contributions in reducing pollution in the Elizabeth River by 311 million pounds since the Elizabeth River Project began in 1997. The district partnered with a local school and organizations to build a 623-square-foot sanctuary oyster reef in the Elizabeth River – a tidal estuary off the shoreline of historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Norfolk District shines for Elizabeth River restoration

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A 623-square-foot sanctuary oyster reef in the Elizabeth River captured recognition for the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ environmental work yesterday.

  • NAO-06-5451

    The Economic Development Authority of the City of Hampton proposes to modify the existing permit to develop property within the established Langley Research and Development Park. The project, as authorized, will result in permanent impacts to 2.89 acres of jurisdictional, nontidal wetlands and waters. The public comment period ends Feb. 10, 2014.

  • Inclement weather closes Waterfield Building

    Due to incoming inclement weather and travel conditions, the Waterfield Building is closed today as of 2:00 p.m. Additionally, Norfolk District is on a two-hour delay tomorrow, and liberal telework is authorized for employees.

  • NAO-2012-771

    The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream and wetland mitigation bank to be known as Potato Run Mitigation Bank The purpose of the mitigation bank 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 Rapidan Drainage basin. The goal of the bank is to provide mitigation credits for unavoidable impacts to Waters within the authorized service area.

  • CORRECTION to NAO-2008-03470

    The Norfolk District announces a correction for the Notice of Intent to Issue a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Route 460 Location Study from Prince George County to the City of Suffolk, Va. Public comment period ends January 27, 2014.

  • NAO-2009-00949

    The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers has established a temporary danger zone Jan. 7-13, 2014 around the NASA Wallops Flight Center in Accomack, Va., for the Antares ORB-1 launch.

  • December

    NAO-2013-00474/13-V0957

    The County of Greensville proposes to construct a new 150 acre reservoir with a 900 million gallon capacity off of Wyatts Mill Road, along with an associated raw water intake on the Nottoway River. The reservoir will service the increased public water demand of Greensville County, the Town of Jarratt, and extend service to the light industrial development located at the Interstate 95 Exit 4 interchange. Secondary uses include potential demand from the development of the MAMaC mega site, as well as an additional prospective industrial client currently investigating locating a facility on the western edge of Greensville County.

  • NAO-2012-01831

    Briba Building Corporation proposes to develop Carrollton Meadows, a 37-acre residential subdivision consisting of 42 parcels. The development activity will result in impacts to 1.59 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands, from road infrastructure and seven lots. The project is located in wetlands that drain to an unnamed tributary to Creer Creek, a tributary, to Chuckatuck Creek, at 15142 Carrollton Boulevard, in Carrollton, Va.

  • NAO-2008-03470

    The Norfolk District announces the publication of a Notice of Intent to Issue a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Route 460 Location Study from Prince George County to the City of Suffolk, Virginia. Public comment period ends January 27, 2014.

  • NAO-2013-2343

    The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory stream mitigation bank to be known as Frog Bottom Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The bank will be located on approximately 123 acres in Pittsylvania County, Va. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams in the Roanoke Drainage basin. The comment period ends on Jan. 20, 2014.
  • A waterman's workboat sits docked in Tangier Harbor. The federal navigation channel allows vessels like this safe passage between the Chesapeake Bay and the town's harbor. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Corps awards $900,000 dredging contract to Miss. company

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $991,500 contract to a Cleveland, Miss.- based company to dredge the Tangier Island, Va. federal navigation channel.
  • Kristen Donofrio, a biological scientist with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 2009. Her passion is ecology - the study of environmental systems, or as it is sometimes called, the economy of nature. According to Donofrio, environmental usually means relating to the natural, versus human-made world, and by its very nature, not just the components of nature but how the parts interact.

    Careers don’t always STEM from childhood dreams

    On sunny days, Kristen Donofrio’s long strides carry her toward her beloved sport bike. The biologist reaches the parking spot and swings a leg over her cobalt blue motorcycle, slides a slick, made-for-speed helmet over her dark brown bob, and turns the engine over. Her pianist fingers play over the bike’s grips, and she launches herself into Norfolk’s afternoon traffic. On the ride home, shorelines and wetlands churning with life blur past her – ecosystems that, as a biologist, she is committed to saving.

  • NAO-2008-3065

    The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 18 acres of agricultural land. The site is located approximately 6 miles northwest of Remington in Culpeper, Virginia. The purpose of the mitigation bank is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to streams and other waters of the United States in the Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock Drainage basin.

  • NAO-2009-1851

    Loudon County and Virginia Department of Transportation, or VDOT, propose to improve traffic flow and alleviate traffic delays at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 659. This project would support the County’s goal of widening Route 7 to eight lanes and includes a single-point urban interchange, which would carry Route 659 over Route 7. A single traffic signal would be installed above the single-point interchange on the bridge deck, and all turning movements would be adequately accommodated by the interchange. Route 659 is proposed to include a four-lane divided roadway with a wide median to accommodate future widening to six lanes in the median. The need for an interchange at the existing intersection is evident from existing travel patterns, peak hour delays, and backups (queues) at the existing signal. The proposed work will permanently impact 0.397 ac. of nontidal forested wetlands, 0.156 ac. of nontidal emergent wetlands, 0.013 ac. of nontidal open water wetlands, 1994 linear feet of streams. In addition, the proposed work will result in temporary impacts to 0.012 ac. of nontidal emergent wetlands, 0.007 ac. of nontidal open water wetlands and 275 linear feet of streams.

  • NAO-2013-100

    The proposed mitigation bank site is located on approximately 322.6 acres of mixed forested and pastured land. The site is located along Ravenscroft Road in Henry County, Va., (Lat N36.769312, Long W -79.783202). The proposed bank site is in the headwaters of Leatherwood Creek, which drains to the Smith River, a tributary of the Dan River. The bank sponsor proposes to establish, design, construct, and operate a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation bank to be known as Ravenscroft Stream Mitigation Bank. The goal of the bank is to protect and enhance water quality, as well as provide compensatory mitigation for authorized impacts within the authorized service area. The geographic service area of this mitigation bank would include the Roanoke River sub‐basin (HUC: 03010103). This proposed service area would include Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Bedford, Roanoke, and Montgomery Counties and their associated Cities. The bank will consist of preservation of 4,941 linear feet (LF) of perennial streams, enhancement of 662 LF of perennial streams, and restoration of 8,347 LF of perennial streams. 681 SMU’s (4.4% of total credits) are generated from preservation and 14,878 SMU’s (95.6% of total credits) are generated from restoration and enhancement.