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Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study

Announcements

📢 Your voice matters!

The Norfolk District and the City of Virginia Beach are hosting virtual webinars and an in-person meeting for the Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project!

Upcoming Virtual Webinars:

📍Wednesday June 10^th from 6pm-7:30pm EST

Meeting ID: 993 429 099 388

Passcode: rd7Wc2qG

Dial in by phone

+1 503-207-9433,,947628210#

📍 Monday June 15^th from 2pm-3:30pm EST

Meeting ID: 993 354 839 63

Passcode: pB6xN7eo

Dial in by phone

+1 503-207-9433,,288843424#

Upcoming In-Person Information Meeting:

📍Wednesday June 17^th from 6pm-8pm EST at Cox High School (2425 Shorehaven Dr, Virginia Beach)

We hope to see you there!

For general inquiries regarding the project, to provide input, or if your neighborhood/community group is interested in receiving a presentation in the future, please email the team at vbcsrm@usace.army.mil.

Project Manager

Heather Lockwood
Norfolk District, USACE
803 Front Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
757-201-7271

Project Non-Federal Sponsor

Public Engagement Announcements

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District announces the Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study. The feasibility study will formulate and evaluate plans to address coastal storm risk problems and opportunities in the City of Virginia Beach.

Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study Notice of Intent

The public is invited to submit comments on the study through June 30, 2026. Comments may be submitted during the public comment period via email to: vbcsrm@usace.army.mil or via mail to Justine Woodward, USACE Norfolk District at Fort Norfolk, 803 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510.

NEW! June 2026 Public Webinar Presentation Slides: (click image to view)

Study Purpose & Scope

The Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Study is an investigation that will address the risk caused by storm surge flooding, waves, and erosion and then formulate plans to manage the impacts coastal storms have on the people and development in the city. The study will consider sea level change and the past, current and future coastal storm risk management and resilience-planning initiatives and projects implemented by the City of Virginia Beach, USACE and other federal, state and local agencies.

The study began on July 21, 2022 and is expected to take at least three years to determine which coastal storm risk management solutions are feasible by:

Assessing the study area’s problems, opportunities and future without project conditions
Formulating plans address the coastal storm risk problems through structural, nonstructural, an or natural and/or nature-based features
Recommending a plan for authorization and construction

Study Authorization: The study was authorized by Section 1201 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, dated January 3, 2018.

Study Schedule:

Study Milestone	Schedule
Feasibility Cost Sharing Agreement (FCSA) Signed	July 2022
Alternatives Milestone	November 2022
Tentatively Selected Plan	November 2026
Public Release of Integrated Draft Report & Environmental Assessment	December 2026
Command Validation Milestone	May 2027
Chief’s Report	May 2028

Project Photos

Virginia Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project