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.