• December

    Norfolk District ‘green initiative’ injects 25-year life into derrick boat Elizabeth

    In recent years, the Elizabeth’s creaky, smoking engines and worn vessel parts, all ravaged by old age and years of corrosive seawater damage, has called into question her durability and reliability; moreover, her crew’s ability to work safely. But thanks to a “green initiative” begun four years ago by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a grand vision to inject new, superior, eco-friendly life into the venerable Elizabeth, she and her crew will soon resume serving the community here at greater capacity for another 25 years.
  • NAO-2007-4126 (VMRC 12-1725)

    The Isle of Wight County proposes roadway improvements to Benn’s Church Boulevard (State Route 10/32) and Brewer’s Neck Boulevard (US Route 258) and the construction an extension of Brewer’s Neck Boulevard in Isle of Wight County, Va. Public comment period ends Jan. 7, 2013.
  • Final 2012 FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Dec. 6

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its final 2012 quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board Thursday, Dec. 6, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Courtyard Marriott located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, Va.
  • NAO-00-2203

    Plains Marketing, L.P., proposes to convert an existing idled petroleum refinery into a crude oil transportation terminal in Yorktown, Va. Impacts to low-vlaue wetlands are expected and will be off-set by the purchase of wetland credits from a mitigation bank. Public comment period ends Dec. 18, 2012.
  • November

    Corps, congressional delegation discuss Martinsville project

    Members of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality met with members of Virginia's congressional delegation here today to discuss the permit application for a Martinsville, Va., business center complex. The meeting focused on a federal permit application for the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center, a proposed 726-acre development in Henry County, Va.
  • Town's need for deeper channel illustrates funding process

    The color-coded depth maps of the navigation channel lined each the top of table – each map in front of a stakeholder who wanted the same thing as the person in the next seat. The Corps of Engineers map wasn’t necessary for Chad Saunders. He knew the depths. And he knew what was needed. “My company needs more ... The town of Cape Charles needs more.”
  • 2007-1619

    The applicant proposes to place fill in waters of the U.S. for the purpose of constructing a project that will integrate residential, retail, office and institutional uses into a compact, walkable urban environment. Proposed permanent impacts will occur to 2155 linear feet (L.F.) of intermittent stream, 0.53 acres of forested wetlands (PFO), 0.72 acres of open water (POW), and 84 linear feet of temporary stream impacts.
  • Corps to begin $11.9 million Virginia Beach renourishment project Dec. 1

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to replenish the Virginia Beach oceanfront. The $11.92 million renourishment project, which will begin Dec. 1, includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street.
  • Governor, USACE announce funding for Tangier Island jetty

    Gov. Bob McDonnell and Col. Paul Olsen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled today to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay to announce they have signed an agreement to build a long-awaited seawall and jetty to protect the Island's endangered harbor. The project will involve both state and federal funding.
  • Through the lens on Sandy recovery

    I saw blue skies, and in the distance, the skyline of Manhattan with the sunlight glistening off the glass-clad skyscrapers like it would on any typical day. But, as I would quickly find out first-hand, nothing was typical in Lower Manhattan, or in many parts of the tri-state area.
  • NAO-2012-00247

    The proposed VARTF mitigation site is located on approximately 287 acres of land to be placed under easement by the Conservancy. The site is located on the Chickahominy River in Henrico and New Kent Counties, Virginia. The proposed mitigation site includes 116 acres of non-tidal forested wetlands and approximately 3,500 linear feet of streams, including frontage along both banks of the Chickahominy River and several unnamed tributaries. The proposed amendment to the mitigation site is to conduct restoration on approximately 311 lf of an unnamed tributary to the Chickahominy River and 0.5 acre of riparian buffer. This restoration component was not included in the initial establishment of the mitigation site in 2010.
  • Corps completes emergency dredging of Rudee Inlet

    Rudee Inlet, a man-made inlet sited along one of Virginia Beach’s most dynamic shorelines, was recently dredged as a result of shoaling from Hurricane Sandy.
  • Norfolk District awards Sandbridge beach replenishment contract

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the contract for the Sandbridge Beach replenishment project to Weeks Marine, of Camden N.J. They were the low bidder with a bid of $15,350,000, all inclusive, to place 2 million cubic yards of sand along the five-mile beach from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the Dam Neck Naval Facility.
  • Corps responds to City of Virginia Beach’s request for emergency dredging of Rudee Inlet

    In the wake of tropical storm Sandy, the city of Virginia Beach has requested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an emergency dredge of Rudee Inlet. The federal navigation channel shoaled significantly as a result of the storm, impeding navigation.
  • October

    NAO-2005-00254, 12-V1595

    Capital One Services, LLC proposes to discharge fill material in forested wetlands to construct an approximately 150,000 square feet one-story building to be used for data center expansion, customer service center, and/or administrative office in Chesterfield County, Va. The project also includes the construction of approximately 900 parking spaces. Public comment period ends Nov. 30, 2012.
  • NAO-2012-0669

    The City of Chesapeake, Va. proposes to construct approximately 2,900 feet of new roadway west of existing Woodlake Drive to form a 1.4 mile connection between Greenbrier Parkway and Battlefield Boulevard. Permanent wetland impact projected.
  • Waterfield Building reopens Oct. 30

    The Norfolk District's Waterfield Building will open for normal operations Tuesday, Oct. 30. Liberal leave is authorized. High tide is expected at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and may cause some localized flooding and travel concerns. Please time your commute appropriately.
  • Waterfield Building closed Oct. 29

    Due to local weather and travel conditions, the Waterfield building is closed Monday, Oct. 29. Administrative leave is authorized for employees who work in the Waterfield building. Employees who work at area military installations should follow the instructions of the garrison commander. Employees who work from field or home offices throughout the Commonwealth should work as conditions allow.
  • NAO 2007-04682

    The applicant proposes to impact 1.74 acres of Palustrine Forested wetlands and conversion of 0.18-acre of PFO and 509 linear feet of stream associated with commercial development of retail, restaurants, gas station, parking and infrastructure in Caroline County, Va.
  • Big plans await Virginia Beach’s Lynnhaven Inlet

    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – In a continuing effort to reduce annual costs associated with maintaining federal navigation channels in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a federal interest determination study at the entrance of the Lynnhaven Inlet. The federal study will determine if jetties or a combination of coastal structures is cost-effective in reducing critical shoaling and annual costs of maintaining the navigation channel, as well as reducing damages incurred on structures in the channel due to continuous wave action.