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  • April

    Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, signs the environmental permit authorizing Henry County, Va., to develop two facilities at the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center. The project required a federal permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The permit allows the county to provide infrastructure, transportation and pad site improvements and authorizes mitigation of the impacts to wetlands and streams in the area.

    Corps signs Commonwealth Crossing permit

    The Norfolk District authorized the environmental permit to develop the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center in Henry County, Va. here today. The Henry County Industrial Development Authority agreed to the proffered permit sent by Norfolk District last week, which allowed Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, to finalize and authorize the permit.

  • NAO-2013-02299

    Savage Neck VA, LLC and Kimberly Jarvis have applied to construct five offshore breakwaters, with associated nourishment, in Chesapeake Bay north of Cape Charles in Northampton County, Virginia. Comment period ends May 3, 2014.
  • The North Landing Bridge spans the Atlantic Coastal Waterway between Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 65 year old dual span swing bridge was hit by a barge in the early morning hours of March 1, 2016.

    North Landing Bridge reopens after two-day repairs

    The North Landing Bridge in Chesapeake, Va. reopened this afternoon after maintenance crews replaced electrical cables at the bridge.

  • 2014 WETLANDS HYDROLOGY AND GROWING SEASON DETERMINATIONS

    On April 2, 2014, Norfolk District Regulatory office released a public notice regarding preceding precipitation conditions for shallow groundwater well monitoring associated with wetland determinations. Based on analysis of several rainfall recording stations and reference groundwater monitoring wells within the Hampton Roads region, the Norfolk District has determined that antecedent precipitation conditions for shallow groundwater well monitoring associated with wetland determinations has been within normal ranges for the Southside and below normal ranges for the Peninsula. In addition, several of the indicators of plant biological activity signaling the start of the growing season as described in the regional supplements were observed broadly across southeastern Virginia as early as Feb. 20, 2014.

  • NAO-2013-0672

    Chesapeake Land Development, LLC proposes to establish the Steel Street Tidal Mitigation Bank in Chesapeake, Va. Comment period ends May 3, 2014.

  • March

    Permit proffered for Henry County's Commonwealth Crossing Business Center

    Regulators with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers here forwarded an initial proffered permit to Henry County Industrial Development Authority officials today, crossing an important milestone in the federal permitting process for the proposed Commonwealth Crossing Business Center in Henry County, Va.
  • The North Landing Bridge spans the Atlantic Coastal Waterway between Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. The 65 year old dual span swing bridge was hit by a barge in the early morning hours of March 1, 2016.

    North Landing Bridge to temporarily close

    The North Landing Bridge in Chesapeake, Va. will close to navigation from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2.

  • 2012-2013 12-SPGP Annual Report

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, announces the completion of the 2012-2013 12-SPGP annual report.

  • NAO-2003-3339

    Fort Eustis has requested a permit to transport and discharge dredged material at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS). A Section 103 permit for ocean transport and placement is required in accordance with part 227 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). Expiration April 25, 2014.
  • On Feb. 27, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed the Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge, which crosses onto the Dismal Swamp Canal between North Carolina and Virginia, to allow their maintenance crew to repair cylinders in a hydraulic arm weld, which had broken from the bridge’s bascule.

    Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge reopens

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – The Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge reopened at 5 p.m., March 19, after a two-week closure to repair cylinders in a hydraulic arm weld, which had broken from the bridge’s bascule.

  • NAO-2013-2330

    The Virginia Department of Transportation,or VDOT, proposes to improve the interchange located at Exit 310 Interstate 81, south of Winchester in Frederick County, Va. The work will occur in tributaries to Opequon Creek and Hoge Run.
  • A crane moves 14,000 fossilized oyster shell from a barge into waters in the Lafayette River. This Norfolk International Terminal six-acre sanctuary reef is one of six reefs being constructed as part of the Craney Island Eastward Expansion project/oyster mitigation process. The oyster reefs will be complete in June 2014. All of the reefs will be permanent oyster sanctuaries.

    Lafayette River home to new oyster sanctuary reef

    The Lafayette River-NIT oyster reef, built with approximately 14,000 cubic yards of fossilized shell, will soon become the fourth in a six-sanctuary, 16-acre permanent oyster reef initiative that the Norfolk District began last October.

  • NAO-014-0262/ 14-V0230

    Dominon Virginia Power is proposing to expand the existing Yadkin Substation located at 3015 Yadkin Road in Chesapeake, Virginia to accommodate additional transmission infrastructure and tap into existing overhead transmission lines. It will result in permanent unavoidable impacts to approximately 1.28 acres of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, 0.32 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands and 2,270 linear feet (LF) of jurisdictional ditch.

  • FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 6

    Community members can learn more about the Formerly Used Defense Site here and latest clean-up progress during the project’s quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting March 6.

  • Delayed Reporting March 4

    NORFOLK, Va. -- Due to weather conditions, the Norfolk District will open under a 2-hour delay

  • NAO-14-0283

    Chesapeake Landing Home Owners Association proposes to construct a 130-foot-long breakwater, to construct a 230-foot-breakwater with an attached 75-foot-long sill connecting to an existing rip rap revetment, and to place approximately 3,333 cubic yards of beach nourishment landward of the proposed breakwaters which will include the installation of sand fencing and the planting of sand dune grasses. Public comment period ends April 2, 2014.
  • (l-r) Mrs. Anne Ritchie Waring, age 89, shares a Kodak moment with her two daughters, Betty Grey Waring and Anne Frost Waring, during a recent family wedding. The Warings are known for their double names.“All my family has double first names,” Betty Grey said. “Most Southern parents back then would name their children after a relative, a grandparent or whatever. After recently talking to my mom, she said oftentimes families would end up with multiple Anne’s, John’s, George’s, etc. By combining first and middle names, it was easier for families to distinguish each other.”

    Betty Grey Waring: from farmer's daughter to federal engineer

    Betty Grey Waring grew up a farmer's daughter. She's now a federal engineer and well-respected and valued leader in the Army Corps of Engineers.

  • February

    On Feb. 27, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed the Great Dismal Swamp Canal pedestrian bridge, which crosses onto the Dismal Swamp Canal between North Carolina and Virginia, to allow their maintenance crew to repair cylinders in a hydraulic arm weld, which had broken from the bridge’s bascule.

    Great Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge closed for repairs

    SOUTH MILLS, N.C. – The Great Dismal Swamp Canal Bridge is closed for repairs through the first week of March. On Feb. 27, a maintenance crew from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources closed the pedestrian bridge, which crosses onto the Dismal Swamp Canal between North Carolina and Virginia.
  • FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- A controlled explosion breaches a section of Embrey Dam on Feb. 23, 2004 as part of the dam's removal process. The 94 year old dam no longer served a useful purpose and was removed to help restore the environment along the Rappahannock River. (U.S. Army file photo)

    A river runs free 10 years later

    On the morning of February 23, 2004 the excitement around Fredericksburg, Va., was palpable – school children, dignitaries, and media from around the world converged along the Rappahannock River to watch an obsolete dam blow open.
  • Historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Historic Fort Norfolk to close for building repairs Feb. 24

    Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Feb. 24 to June 6 as contractors replace the roof on a circa 1855 magazine building.