20 May 2025

408-NAO-2025-0040 Dominion Terminal Maintenance Dredging Project

Expiration date: 6/4/2025

Interested parties are hereby notified that a request for permission to alter a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) federal project pursuant to Section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 408 (Section 408) has been received and is under evaluation by the Norfolk District. This Section 408 Request is for the continued maintenance dredging at the Dominion Terminal Associates (DTA) facility on the James River adjacent to the Norfolk Harbor and Channels - Channel Newport News Federal Navigation Project. The permitted depth at the facility is currently -57-feet MLW. The current dredging footprint consists of approximately 26.50 acres of subaqueous, unconsolidated bottom. Dredging will be completed mechanically with placement at an approved upland disposal facility. When capacity is available and pending final authorization, future maintenance cycles may utilize the CIDMMA for dredged material placement. Comments should be received by the close of business on June 4, 2025.

11 Jan 2023

NAO-2009-02374 (Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Portsmouth, Virginia)

Expiration date: 2/10/2023

The Virginia Port Authority proposes to dredge two new turning basins and to construct a stone berth within the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth, Virginia. The dredged material is proposed to be disposed of at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site, Weanack Land Reclamation Project and the Craney Island Dredged Material Management.

7 Mar 2017

NAO-2009-05001

Expiration date: 3/27/2017

The applicant proposes to install 210 linear feet of sheetpile bulkhead, dredge by mechanical methods a 380-foot by 140-foot basin to -42 feet MLW, install a 380-foot by 124-foot drydock structure (including apron), two associated mooring dolphins and a ramp to provide access from the shipyard to the drydock. An existing pier located in the footprint will be removed. The project is located in the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River a tributary to the Chesapeake Bay, at 1818 Brown Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia.