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  • September

    408-NAO-2025-0074; Lynnhaven River Basin Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project – Wetland (Thalia Creek/Princess Anne High School Site), City of Virginia Beach Public Schools

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is reviewing a request (NAO-2025-0074) from Virginia Beach Public Schools to build a 1,001-square-foot ADA-compliant boardwalk across a restored wetland at Princess Anne High School. The project, part of the Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project – Phase 1 Wetland, would provide students safe access for outdoor education and scientific study. The boardwalk is expected to have negligible impact on the restored marsh. Public comments are invited.

  • USACE Norfolk District announces Regulatory Request System (RRS) training webinars

    Live webinars on the Regulatory Request System (RRS) will be held September 26, September 30, and October 2 to guide applicants through the permitting process.
  • Aerial

    USACE Norfolk District to conduct aerial mosquito treatment at Craney Island Sept. 18

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled an aerial mosquito treatment for Thursday, Sept. 18, over federal property at Craney Island.

  • NAO-2024-02685 (Desper Creek Technology Campus, Lousia, Virginia)

    The applicant requests authorization to construct a Data Center Campus, to be known as Desper Creek Technology Campus, and associated infrastructure, including, utilities, parking, and stormwater management ponds, within the Louisa County Technology District. The project site is approximately 190 acres and is located east of Mt. Airy Road, generally south of Route 33 in Louisa County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2025-00792 (Between the Bridges Mitigation Bank, New Kent County, Virginia)

    Clearwater Mitigation III, LLC proposes to establish a wetland mitigation bank in New Kent County, VA. The proposed bank site, known as Between the Bridges Mitigation Bank, is an approximately 62-acres site located south of Pocohontas Trail and Interstate 64, west of Courthouse Road, and east of Adkins Road (Route 618), adjacent to Jones Run, within the Middle James River Watershed.

  • NAO-2019-00041 (TREC Coastal Logistics Building 3, Suffolk, Virginia)

    Coastal Logistics Holdings, LLC is proposing to impact waters of the United States to construct a warehouse and associated infrastructure such as stormwater management, utilities, parking, and road access. The warehouse will support the storage and transport of goods, received through the Port of Virginia, throughout the region. All work is to occur in Suffolk County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2025-01026 (Hawkeye Mitigation Bank, Fauquier, Virginia)

    Davey Mitigation proposes to establish a stream mitigation bank in Fauquier County, VA. The proposed bank site, known as Hawkeye Mitigation Bank, is an approximately 59.2-acres site located north of Bear Wallow Road (Route 690), east of Cannonball Gate Road (Route 628), and west of Mountain Road, along a portion of Great Run, within the Rapidan-Upper Rappahannock Watershed.

  • NAO-2024-02919 (Wilcox Neck Mitigation Bank, Charles City, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (D & B Development, LLC) is proposing to establish Wilcox Mitigation Bank to offset non-tidal stream and wetland impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the work as described below.

  • 26-SPGP-RCIR (NAO-2025-00964) and 26-SPGP-LT (NAO-2025-00965)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District (Corps) is proposing to reissue and revise State Programmatic General Permit – Residential, Commercial, Institutional, and Recreational Developments (SPGP-RCIR) and State Programmatic General Permit – Linear Transportation Projects (SPGP-LT) to the people of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • SUFFOLK, Va. -- A sign warns people of the danger at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot. In 1987 the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot became a matter of public concern when a piece of crystalline TNT was found at the Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth Campus. Extensive historical research, investigations, and testing led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place this site on the National Priority list in 1999. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has managed the clean-up project on this site since. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Community invited to virtual FNOD RAB meeting Sept. 11

    Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during a quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) virtual meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. Sept 11.

  • NAO-2009-01075 (Cape Henry Beach Nourishment Project, Virginia Beach, Virginia)

    The City of Virginia Beach is proposing the construction of a beach nourishment project along 2,300 linear feet of Cape Henry Beach, to restore and enhance coastal storm protection to residential, public, and commercial structures.

  • NAO-2025-00116 (Muscadine Mitigation Bank, Wight, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (HGS, LLC) is proposing to construct and operate Muscadine Mitigation Bank in Isle of Wight County to offset wetland impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the proposed work.

  • NAO-2001-00577 (Coverly Mitigation Bank, Amelia, Virginia)

    The Sponsor (Taylor Harvie III) is proposing to add approximately 3.25 acres to the approved Coverly Mitigation Bank to offset impacts authorized as part of future federal and state permits. The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments and recommendations from the public, federal, state, and local agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and other interested parties concerning the work as described below.

  • August

    Public Notice for changes to District’s Regulatory Program practices

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), is notifying the public of changes to the District’s Regulatory Program practices related to requests for jurisdictional determinations (JD) and confirmations of delineations of aquatic resources.

  • NAO-2025-01646 (Village Area B, Spotsylvania County, Virginia)

    The applicant, Vakos Companies, requests authorization to permanently impact approximately 5.45 acres (237,382 square feet) of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, 0.04 acres (1,553 square feet) of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, 302 linear feet of perennial (R3) stream channel, and 508 linear feet of intermittent (R4) stream channel. These impacts are associated with the construction of a mixed-use development, known as Village Area B, which will include single-family and multi-family residential housing alongside commercial and office space. The project area is located on the northwest side of Lake Anna Parkway, approximately 0.5 miles west of the intersection of Lake Anna Parkway and Brock Road; at Latitude 38.207086 and Longitude -77.602450; in Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

  • NAO-2024-02897 (Dismal Swamp Mitigation Bank, Chesapeake, Virginia)

    The Sponsor proposes to design, construct, establish, and operate a compensatory mitigation bank for the purpose of providing off-site compensatory mitigation for projects that result in unavoidable impacts to waters of the U.S. The Sponsor has proposed that the Bank will consist of one site, the Dismal Swamp Mitigation Bank. The Site includes approximately 157 acres. All work is proposed to occur in Chesapeake County, Virginia.
  • Gathright Dam at the dam crest overlooking upstream at Lake Moomaw. 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/Breeana Harris)

    Gathright Dam pulse release set for Aug. 27

    Covington, VA- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., Wednesday, August 27 beginning at approximately 6 a.m. Water releases will gradually increase and peak at 3,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) by 9 a.m. The maximum surge will last two hours, begin to gradually decrease at 11 a.m., and return to 242 cfs by 1:30 p.m.

  • Norfolk District Regulatory Branch Updates Public Contact Information

    Effective August 25, 2025, the Norfolk District Regulatory Branch has updated its website contacts page. Individual project manager listings have been removed, and each geographic section now has a general phone number and email address. These changes are designed to streamline communication and ensure public inquiries receive timely, consistent responses.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District project managers Ryan Frye and Victor Roberts, along with hydraulics and hydrology engineer Ellen Cava, assessed pre-storm conditions at Willoughby Beach in Norfolk, Va. on Aug. 19, 2025. The team also conducted inspections at Resort, Croatan, and Sandbridge beaches in Virginia Beach ahead of Hurricane Erin's projected impacts to the region. (U.S. Army photo by Alysia Rigano)

    Norfolk District Conducts Pre-Storm Coastal Inspections in Preparation for Hurricane Erin

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District team conducted pre-storm coastal inspections on seven areas of beaches throughout Norfolk and Virginia Beach before Hurricane Erin makes landfall.

  • 408-NAO-2025-0048 (Cape Charles City Harbor)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District has received a request from Coastal Precast Systems for permission to alter the Cape Charles City Harbor Federal Navigation Project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (Section 408). The proposed improvements include construction of a new boat launch ramp and temporary moorings to support the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Harbor. The temporary moorings would be removed upon completion of the Key Bridge project, while the boat ramp would remain permanently to provide barge maintenance service at the Coastal Precast Systems facility. Written comments must be received by August 29, 2025.