4 Dec 2023

Virtual Public Meeting for Section 510 Middle Peninsula State Park Study (Middle Peninsula unit at Machicomoco State Park)   

Expiration date: 12/18/2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (USACE) and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) invite the public to attend an informational meeting about the Middle Peninsula State Park Feasibility Study, as part of the Section 510, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection, Program. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the public an opportunity to learn more about the ecosystem restoration and shoreline protection project at DCR’s Middle Peninsula unit at Machicomoco State Park in Gloucester County, Virginia. 

1 Dec 2023

NAO-2009-00044 (Living River Restoration Trust, Virginia)

Expiration date: 1/1/2024

The Sponsor proposes to increase the number of Subaqueous Restoration Advanced Credits from 8 to 20 and increase the number of Subaqueous Rehabilitation Advanced Credits from 8 to 40 in the Lower James River Basin in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Public comment should be received by the close of business on January 1, 2024.

27 Nov 2023

NAO-2018-0997 (Loudoun Center, Loudoun County, Virginia)

Expiration date: 12/26/2023

The applicant proposes to construct eight (8) two-story data centers and a substation to serve the data centers in three (3) separate phases. The proposed project will result in impacts to 0.85 acre of palustrine forested wetlands (PFO) and 2,452 linear feet (0.37acre) of stream channel. Phase I impacts 1 through 7 has been completed and mitigation purchased. The Phase II impacts 8 through 12 will impact .014 acre of PFO and 1,034 linear feet of stream and temporarily impact 27 linear feet of stream. Phase III will be finalized in the future. Public comment should be received by the close of business on December 26, 2023.  

24 Nov 2023

NAO-2005-04213 (SMM Southeast LLC Bulkhead/Dredging Project, Chesapeake, VA)

Expiration date: 12/24/2023

The applicant proposes to stabilize the existing failing bulkhead surrounding the existing man-made slipway. This project includes two activities: (1) fill the existing slipway with dredged material obtained from the waterfront adjacent to the slipway, and (2) install 230 linear feet of new vinyl bulkhead seaward of the existing failing bulkhead and slipway. The project will improve the functionality of the site to facilitate on-going operations through the construction of the new bulkhead and filling of the existing man-made slipway. The proposed activities will result in unavoidable, permanent impacts to 2,613 square feet (0.06 acre) of tidal vegetated wetlands, 75,155 square feet (1.73 acre) of subaqueous bottom for fill, and 76,517 square feet (1.76 acre) of subaqueous bottom for dredging. The applicant is requesting a 10-year permit that will allow for periodic maintenance dredging in order to maintain a maximum dredge depth of -12 feet (MLW) to meet the needs for facility operations. Comments should be received by the close of business on December 26, 2023.

17 Nov 2023

NAO-2023-02173 (Copper Hill Mitigation Bank, Floyd County, Virginia)

Expiration date: 12/17/2023

The Sponsor proposes to design, construct, establish, and operate a wetland and stream compensatory mitigation site known as the Copper Hill Mitigation Bank (Bank). The Sponsor is proposing that 4.09 wetland credits will be generated from wetland restoration and enhancement and that 2446 stream credits will be generated through stream and stream buffer restoration. Public comment should be received by the close of business on December 17, 2023.