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  • September

    NAO-2013-1273

    The commander of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown-Cheatham Annex proposes a danger zone for portions of the York River off Cheatham Annex in York County, Va. Public comment period expires October 18, 2013.
  • 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 set for Sept. 19

    The Norfolk District and the city of Portsmouth, Va., will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Thursday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.

  • NAO-2013-1688

    The Virginia Department of Transportation proposes to replace an existing 4-way signalized intersection with a grade-separated interchange. The purpose of the proposed project is to address safety and traffic operations related to the long-term traffic growth along US 29 and at the intersection of US 29/ Route 666 and provide an appropriate linkage between multiple classifications of roadways in Culpeper County, Va. Public comment period ends Oct. 14, 2013.

  • Corps awards contract to Illinois small business for NASA project

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded a contract Aug. 28 to a Belleville, Ill., small business, BCI Construction USA, Inc., for potable water system repairs at NASA's Langley Research Center, located in Hampton, Va.
  • Lynette Rhodes is the chief of the Southern Virginia Regulatory Permit Section.

    Lynette Rhodes’ long, winding road leads back home

    For Lynette Rhodes, there’s no place like home. No place that has come close to evoking the childlike joy of her beloved Norfolk. So when Rhodes returned to Norfolk 17 years later, it felt like it was meant to be.

  • NAO-2008-00429 13-V1389

    The applicant is proposing to permanently impact 0.69 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands and to temporarily impact 0.31 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands for the construction of a two-lane road in Chesterfield County, Va. The proposed road will ultimately connect the existing Meadowville Parkway to Enon Church Road. Public comment period ends Oct. 10, 2013.

  • NAO-2009-00949-CENAO-WR-RS

    The Norfolk District Corps of Engineers has established a temporary Danger Zone for the period of September 6-22, around the NASA Wallops Flight Center in Accomack, Va., for the NASA Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) and Antares. Expiration date: 9/22/2013

  • August

    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)

    Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

  • FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Sept. 5

    Community members can learn more about the ongoing restoration efforts at the formerly used defense site in Suffolk, during the project’s quarterly restoration advisory board meeting Sept. 5.

  • NAO-2013-01661

    The site sponsor proposes to design, construct, and steward a compensatory wetland and stream mitigation site which is known as LJ-15 Chippokes Creek (Bacon’s Castle). The purpose of the mitigation project is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to stream and other waters of the United States in the Lower James Drainage basin. The goal of the mitigation site is to provide appropriate mitigation for impacts, within the authorized service area, by performing stream, wetland and riparian buffer preservation and restoration.

  • Buckroe Beach public meeting, comment period

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing no further remedial action at the Buckroe Beach Formerly Used Defense Site in Hampton, Va. On tap: 30-day public comment period; Sept. 12 public meeting to comment on and learn more about the project’s proposed plan. Public comment period ends Sept. 26, 2013.

  • NAO-2013-01660

    The site sponsor proposes to design, construct, and steward a 134 acre compensatory stream mitigation site which is known as SH-6 Shenandoah River (Cedar Creek Battlefield) VARTF. The purpose of the mitigation project is to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to stream and other waters of the United States in the Shenandoah River Drainage basin. Public comment period ends Sept. 30, 2013.

  • NAO-2012-00080; 13-V0408

    Dominion Virginia Power proposes to construct a new electrical transmission powerline and associated infrastructure, known as Surry - Skiffes Creek - Whealton project, consistent with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards. The proposed project will begin in Surry County at the Surry Nuclear Power Plant, cross the James River near Skiffes Creek in James City County, and continue through Newport News, York County, and Hampton to the existing Whealton Substation. The project is located within the Lower James and Lynnhaven-Poquoson watersheds, (Hydrologic Unit Codes 02080206 and 02080108). Public comment period ends: September 27, 2013
  • Originally authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, the James River Federal Navigation Project is maintained to 25-feet-deep from the mouth of the river up to Richmond, Va. (U.S. Army graphic)

    Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

  • NAO-2013-1502/VMRC#13-V1207

    The applicant, the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, proposes to repair the shoreline protection system (SPS) at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex. The project is located along the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex beach along the Atlantic Ocean in Virginia Beach, Va. Public comment period ends Sept. 17, 2013.

  • NAO-2009-2766

    The bank sponsor proposes to expand the existing Roanoke River Wetlands and Stream Mitigation Bank and preserve approximately 13,793 linear feet of stream channel, enhance approximately 369 linear feet of stream channel, and restore approximately 743 linear feet of stream channel in Franklin and Henry Counties, Va. Public comment period ends Sept. 12, 2013.

  • Reissuance of Norfolk District Regional Permits

    The Norfolk District announces the reissuance of seven (7) Regional Permits. Effective August 14, 2013, these permits supersede and replace all previous versions.
  • 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.

    Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.
  • 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 set for Aug. 12

    Aerial mosquito spraying Monday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- An aerial view shows the beach renourishment area near 25th and 26th streets at the Oceanfront Jan. 10, 2013. The beach was 50- to 280-feet wide and dredged sand increased the beach to as much as 300 feet, with a minimum elevation of 8.5 feet. The work was part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Beach Renourishment Project, which replenished 1,440,250 cubic yards of sand between 15th and 70th streets.

    Big Beach renourishment complete

    Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the Virginia Beach, Va., beachfront Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment cycle that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions.