3 Sep 2015

USACE navigation charts go mobile

The Army Geospatial Center (AGC) recognized the need for an app that allows boaters to easily view the navigation charts from their mobile devices like smart phones and tablets and tapped into the resources the Louisville District has to offer to develop this capability.

2 Sep 2015

Army Corps of Engineers, city of Norfolk announce three-month delay in Willoughby Spit, East Ocean View Coastal Storm Damage and Protection project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Norfolk announce a three-month delay in the start of construction of a coastal storm damage reduction project for Willoughby Spit and East Ocean View beach areas due to the receipt of an unacceptable bid in response to the solicitation.

31 Aug 2015

Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for Sept. 2

Operators at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will conduct a pulse release Wednesday. The pulses will increase levels 3 to 4.5 feet in the Jackson River, and experts advise people who use the river to be aware of the river fluctuations caused by the pulses.

31 Aug 2015

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board to meet Thursday

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their quarterly public meeting regarding restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Thursday. The Restoration Advisory Board meeting; which will take place at the Courtyard Marriott, 8060 Harbour View Blvd. in Suffolk from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.; will feature discussions regarding the latest cleanup progress.

6 Aug 2015

Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 10

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the city of Portsmouth, Virginia, will conduct joint aerial mosquito spraying Monday, Aug. 10, at federal properties on Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area.

20 Jul 2015

Gathright Dam officials cancel pulse release

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have canceled Wednesday's pulse release at Gathright Dam. The Norfolk District, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, determined that recent rainfall eliminated the need for the second planned pulse release of the year.

17 Jul 2015

Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties public scoping meeting scheduled for July 22; comment period underway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, and the city of Virginia Beach announced the initiation of the Lynnhaven Inlet Jetties Study July 2 via joint website public notices.

1 Jul 2015

Controlled flood release ends at Gathright Dam

Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia will end its controlled flood storage release today. Beginning this morning at 9 a.m., operators at the dam will begin to reduce the release, which is currently at 1,530 cubic feet per second, to 600 cubic feet per second by 11 a.m.

30 Jun 2015

Great Bridge Lock to close temporarily July 1 to conduct final repairs

The Great Bridge Lock on the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal will temporarily close to vessel traffic from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 1, to facilitate diving and crane operations to remove cofferdam and return lock to full operation.

30 Jun 2015

Gathright Dam continues controlled flood release, operators to reduce release rate

Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia continues a controlled flood storage release today. Beginning this morning at 9 a.m., operators at the dam will begin to reduce the release, which is currently at 3,480 cubic feet per second, to 1,600 cubic feet per second by 1 p.m.

29 Jun 2015

Gathright Dam conducts controlled flood release

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Virginia at 9 a.m. today. The flow will gradually increase from 1,210 cubic feet per second to 3,500 cubic feet per second by 1 p.m.

16 Jun 2015

In drive to deeper, wider and safer harbor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Port of Virginia sign historic feasibility cost-sharing agreement

In a feasibility cost-sharing agreement signed June 15, John Reinhart, Virginia Port Authority CEO and executive director and Col. Paul B. Olsen, Norfolk District commander, commit to sharing the cost of evaluating the benefits of two dredging projects critical to Norfolk Harbor's future.

2 Jun 2015

Great Bridge Lock scheduled maintenance causes limited closures to navigation

The Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia, will temporarily close to navigation during specified hours for scheduled maintenance June 9-10, 15-19 and 22-25.

1 Jun 2015

Officials announce Gathright Dam pulse release dates

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam's existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases near Covington, Virginia from June through October 2015.

28 May 2015

Corps, NASA breakground on new data center

Dignitaries from NASA, the Norfolk District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers and private industry gathered on a grassy field, nestled within the confines of NASA’s Langley Research Center, to breakground on a new building that will help take the human race to mars.

28 May 2015

Officials to update public on FNOD restoration progress

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend a meeting about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 6:15-8:15 p.m., June 4. Corps project managers will discuss the latest clean-up progress at the Formerly Used Defense Site during the project’s second quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard here.

11 May 2015

Lake Drummond Reservation access curtailed due to scheduled maintenance

The Lake Drummond Reservation on the Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia, will limit public visitation beginning today due to scheduled maintenance.

22 Apr 2015

Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference seeks solutions to pressing maritime issues

With “Planning for the Future: Challenges and Opportunities” as their theme, professionals from government and industry met at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference in Portsmouth, Virginia, this week to discuss the future of the maritime community.

21 Apr 2015

Gathright Dam to resume performing a routine, controlled flood release

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will perform a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m.

16 Apr 2015

STURGIS leaving the James River Fleet after 37 years

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to start towing the STURGIS barge 1,750 miles to Galveston, Texas, today. The trip to the Port of Galveston will take approximately three weeks and will comply with the U.S. Coast Guard’s regulations.