22 May 2025

408-NAO-2025-0031 (City of Norfolk Waterside Timber Pier Replacement Project)

Expiration date: 6/6/2025

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 is a Section 408 request submitted by the City of Norfolk for the demolition and replacement of a portion of the Waterside Timber Pier, in the same footprint as existing structures. The pier is located behind 333 Waterside Drive in Norfolk, VA and may alter the Eastern Branch Elizabeth River portion of the Norfolk Harbor and Channels Federal Navigation Project (NHC-EBER) and Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Federal Project (NCSRM). The existing pier has shown significant deterioration and is currently closed to the public. Comments should be received by the close of business on June 6, 2025.

21 May 2025

408-NAO-2024-0127 (Town of Tappahannock Captain Thomas Transient Dock Facility)

Expiration date: 6/5/2025

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 was submitted by the Town of Tappahannock to construct a canoe/kayak launch and transient boat docking facility situated at the Captain Thomas Site on Hoskins Creek. The overall facility will also offer fuel for transient boaters, a pump-out station, bathhouse, and parking lot. The main purpose of the project is to expand transient boater access along the Rappahannock River and offer a sheltered, deep-water location that is immediately adjacent to a federally maintained navigation channel. The main dock will be a 13-foot-wide by 240-foot-long floating dock that can side moor up to (16) 26-foot-long transient vessels. The floating dock will be ADA accessible and accessed by a 6-foot by 80-foot gangway that connects to a 25-foot by 30-foot fixed timber pierhead. The pierhead will also support the fuel pump and sanitary pump-out station. The pierhead will connect to the landside with an 8-foot-wide by 72-foot-long timber walkway. Upstream from the transient boat dock is a proposed canoe/kayak launch that will be a 10-foot-wide by 20-foot-long floating with an 8-foot by 10-foot gangway support float that is connected to landside with a 5-foot-wide by 40-foot-long gangway. Comments should be received by the close of business on June 5, 2025.

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.

20 May 2025

NOTICE OF RELEASE OF THE NORFOLK HARBOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS, ANCHORAGE F MODIFICATIONS, DRAFT LIMITED REEVALUATION REPORT/SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Expiration date: 6/23/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Virginia Port Authority announce the release of the Draft Limited Reevaluation Report/Supplemental Environmental Assessment (LRR/SEA) for the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements, Anchorage F Modifications Study.

9 May 2025

NAO-2019-01928 (New Market South, Chesterfield County, Virginia)

Expiration date: 6/7/2025

Stanley Martin Homes, LLC is proposing to construct residential lots, roads, utilities, stormwater management facilities, recreational areas, and open space in Chesterfield County, Virginia.