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Newport News Wetlands Board letter on River Port, NNWB 26-016

City of Newport News · Engineering / Newport News Wetlands BoardDocument date: April 20, 2026

The City’s April 20 letter finds the described work is below mean low water and says a local wetlands permit is unnecessary. It directs the applicant to obtain a building permit before construction.

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The letter is on physical PDF page 2, in the official joint application file. The earlier page is its transmittal. The determination concerns the scope described in the April letter.

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Army Corps Section 408 notice for River Port’s heavy lift platform

Federal agencies · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Norfolk DistrictDocument date: May 5, 2026

The Norfolk District lists River Port’s request to alter the Channel to Newport News federal navigation project with heavy-lift work and related dredging near Pier 14.

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Sections Request Description and Environmental and Cultural Resource Compliance. The notice identifies the concurrent Army regulatory file NAO-2009-02654 and gives a May 20, 2026 public comment deadline.

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Army Corps regulatory notice for River Port, NAO-2009-02654

Federal agencies · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Norfolk DistrictDocument date: June 28, 2026

The Norfolk District announces receipt of a Department of the Army permit application for a heavy-lift platform and access dredging at 1201 Terminal Avenue in Newport News.

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The agency’s June 28 public notice identifies the federal and Virginia permit numbers and lists July 13, 2026 as the end of its comment period.

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9VAC25-210-220: Virginia Water Protection permit and certification waivers

Virginia state agencies · Virginia General Assembly / State Water Control BoardDocument date: Date not specified

The regulation describes circumstances under which DEQ can waive Virginia Water Protection permit requirements, including the conditions in subsection B.

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Subsection B identifies three conditions: eligibility for an Army Corps permit, receipt of a qualifying Virginia Marine Resources Commission or wetlands board permit, and no impact to instream flows.

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Virginia DEQ coastal consistency public notice for River Port, 26-107F

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Department of Environmental Quality / Office of Environmental Impact ReviewDocument date: Date not specified

DEQ opened a coastal zone consistency comment period on River Port’s heavy-lift proposal and repeated the 185,010-cubic-yard dredging estimate.

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Official calendar notice identifies DEQ project 26-107F and the August 10–September 4, 2026 comment period. The publication date is unspecified. The notice describes a review separate from the August 12 water quality waiver.

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Virginia DEQ letter on River Port’s water protection permit and Section 401 waiver

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Department of Environmental Quality / Tidewater Regional OfficeDocument date: August 12, 2026

DEQ states that the described project does not require separate Virginia Water Protection coverage if size and scope are unchanged and the stated conditions apply. It confirms a Section 401 certification waiver for federal permits.

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Physical PDF pages 2–4 contain the DEQ letter. Page 4 marks item A.4 and the Section 401 waiver. DEQ tells the applicant to obtain any separately required permits or authorizations.

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Virginia Institute of Marine Science comments on the River Port toe wall

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Institute of Marine Science / Office of Research and Advisory ServicesDocument date: August 11, 2026

VIMS discusses how the proposed toe wall might extend the interval between maintenance dredging and reports no concern about marine impacts from construction of that wall.

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Physical PDF page 1 contains the VIMS advisory comments, dated August 11. The observation about dredging frequency depends on how the wall performs and is limited to the wall proposal.

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VMRC October 28, 2024 minutes, River Port dredging vote for application 24-1263

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Marine Resources CommissionDocument date: October 28, 2024

The Commission’s minutes record a 7–0 approval that included River Port’s earlier application to dredge up to 131,400 cubic yards and install two mooring dolphins.

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Physical PDF page 3, item 2A and the group vote. The 2024 application covers work near and between Piers 14 and 15. The 2026 shiplift proposal has a distinct VMRC application number.

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Virginia Marine Resources Commission public notice for River Port, 2026-0740

Virginia state agencies · Virginia Marine Resources Commission / Habitat ManagementDocument date: July 28, 2026

The July 28 publication request describes the proposed heavy-lift platform, mooring dolphins, bulkhead and sea wall and asks to dredge up to 185,010 cubic yards.

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Physical PDF page 1. This is the commission’s notice submitted for publication for application 2026-0740. The date is the notice letter date. The quantities describe the proposal at that stage.

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Newport News EDA announcement of S23’s River Port expansion

City of Newport News · Newport News Economic Development AuthorityDocument date: September 22, 2026

The EDA announced 414 expected new jobs and $180 million in investment and described the earlier 332-job figure as jobs created.

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Official local EDA announcement dated September 22, 2026. Includes the original project description and the two new state awards.