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NAO-2026-00182 / VMRC# \(Project Loch, Chesterfield County, Virginia\) \(Wauford PRM Site, Cumberland County, Virginia\)
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NORFOLK DISTRICT
Published May 13, 2026
Expiration date: 6/11/2026
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Interested parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \(USACE\), Norfolk District has received an application for a Department of the Army \(DA\) permit pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act \(33 U.S.C. § 1344\). The purpose of this public notice is to solicit comments from the public and information necessary to evaluate the probable impact on the public interest regarding the proposed activity as described below and as shown on the enclosed drawings.
APPLICANT:
Zach Miller
Google, LLC
251 Little Falls Drive
Wilmington, Delaware 19808
LOCATION OF PROPOSED ACTIVITY:
Project Site: The proposed activity, known as Project Loch, would affect waters of the United States associated with Tomahawk Creek. The project/review area is located west of Route 288, south of U.S. Route 60, east of Tomahawk Creek and northeast of Old Hundred Road at Latitude 37.4930427 and Longitude -77.6926332, Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Permittee Responsible Mitigation Site: The permittee responsible mitigation site, known as the Wauford PRM Site, is located north of SR 654, south of SR 13, and east of SR 643 at Latitude 37.4772372 and Longitude -78.2012324, Cumberland County, Virginia
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: The applicant is requesting a DA permit to build a data center campus in central Virginia comprising of three data center buildings, three substations, roads, parking lots, utilities, and stormwater management facilities impacting 4.33 acres of palustrine forested wetlands \(PFO\), 0.44 acre of palustrine emergent wetlands \(PEM\), and 2,828 linear feet of stream channel as shown on the drawings entitled "Figure 4: Wetlands and Waters Impacts Map, Loch WPC" sheets 1-7 prepared for the applicant by Timmons…
MITIGATION: The applicant has provided the following information to explain how impacts to waters of the United States associated with the proposed activity are to be avoided, minimized, and compensated for.
The applicant proposes to compensate for unavoidable impacts to waters of the United States by constructing a permittee responsible mitigation site resulting in 9.11 wetland credits and 3,119 stream credits from an approved stream mitigation bank.
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The applicant demonstrated avoidance and minimization by avoiding impacts to perennial streams and resource protection buffers. To further reduce grading impacts, two retaining walls were incorporated along the southern elevations of Buildings 2 and 3, which significantly minimized encroachment into the large wetland and stream systems in the southwestern portion of the site. Where impacts to intermittent and ephemeral streams or headwater wetlands are unavoidable, these impacts are strictly limited to those necessary to support essential grading, stormwater conveyance, and…
The USACE will determine the type and amount of compensatory mitigation necessary to offset losses of waters of the United States which may result from the proposed activity in accordance with 33 CFR § 332.
A copy of the joint permit application can be found on the Virginia Marine Resources Commission’s website \([click here](https://webapps.mrc.virginia.gov/public/habitat/additionaldocs.php?id=20260171)\).
HISTORIC PROPERTIES/CULTURAL RESOURCES: Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended \(54 U.S.C. § 306108\), requires Federal agencies to consult with the appropriate State and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Officers to take into account the effects of actions they undertake or permit on historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The USACE is evaluating the undertaking for effects to historic properties as required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. This public notice serves to inform the public of the proposed undertaking and invites comments including those from local, State, and Federal government agencies with respect to historic resources.
The USACE’s final eligibility and effect determination relative to historic resource impacts may be subject to additional coordination with the State Historic Preservation Officer, federally recognized tribes, and other interested parties, and with full consideration given to the proposed undertaking’s potential direct and indirect effects on historic properties within the USACE-identified permit area.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act \(ESA\) \(16 U.S.C. § 1536\) requires federal agencies to consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service \(NMFS\) and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service \(USFWS\) on all actions that may affect a species listed \(or proposed for listing\) under the ESA as threatened or endangered or that may adversely modify designated critical habitat \(or critical habitat proposed such designation\).The USACE has performed an initial review of the application, the U.S. Fish…
This notice serves as request to the USFWS for any additional information on whether any listed or proposed to be listed endangered or threatened species or critical habitat may be present in the area which would be affected by the proposed activity.
ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: Section 305\(b\)\(2\) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act \(MSA\) as amended \(16 U.S.C. § 1855\), requires Federal agencies to consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken by the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat \(EFH\). Pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 1996, the USACE reviewed the project area, examined information provided by the applicant, and consulted available species information. The…
There is no EFH in the Corps area of responsibility.
NAVIGATION: The proposed structure or activity is not located in the vicinity of a federal navigation channel.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION: Water Quality Certification may be required from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The Clean Water Act \(CWA\) Section 401 Certification Rule \(Certification Rule, 40 CFR 121\), effective September 11, 2020, requires certification, or waiver, for any license or permit that authorizes an activity that may result in a discharge. The scope of a CWA Section 401 certification is limited to ensuring that a discharge from a Federally licensed or permitted activity will comply with water quality…
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT: For compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended for projects located in Virginia’s Coastal Zone, the applicant must certify that federally licensed or permitted activities affecting Virginia's coastal uses or resources will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Virginia’s Coastal Zone Management Program \(Virginia CZM Program\), and obtain concurrence from the Department of Environmental Quality \(DEQ\), Office of Environmental Impact Review \(OEIR\). It is the applicant’s…certification to the OEIR at [](mailto:eir@deq.virginia.gov) for concurrence or objection, and proof of concurrence must be submitted to the Corps prior to final permit issuance. A template federal consistency certification can be found in the Federal Consistency Manual here: [](https://www.deq.virginia.gov/our-programs/environmental-impact-review/federal-consistency).
For more information or to obtain a list of the enforceable policies of the Virginia CZM Program, contact the DEQ-OEIR at \(804\) 659-1915 or e-mail: [](mailto:bettina.rayfield@deq.virginia.gov).
The applicant has submitted concurrence.
NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS: There are no designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the State of Virginia.
NOTE: This public notice is being issued based on information furnished by the applicant. This information has not been verified or evaluated to ensure compliance with laws and regulation governing the regulatory program. The geographic extent of aquatic resources within the proposed project area that either are, or are presumed to be, within the USACE jurisdiction has been verified by USACE personnel.
EVALUATION:  The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits, which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the proposal, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including cumulative impacts thereof…
COMMENTS: The USACE is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State, and local agencies and officials; Tribal Nations; and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the USACE to determine whether to issue, modify, condition, or deny a permit for this proposed activity. To make this determination, comments are used to assess impacts to endangered species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the…
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a public hearing will be granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues raised are insubstantial or there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
The Norfolk District will receive written comments on the proposed activity, as outlined above, until June 11, 2026. Comments should be submitted electronically via the Regulatory Request System \(RRS\) at [](https://rrs.usace.army.mil/rrs/public-notices). Alternatively, you may submit comments to Julie S. Hamilton at [](mailto:julie.s.hamilton@usace.army.mil?subject=NAO-2026-00182%20%2F%20VMRC…0Virginia)%20(Wauford%20PRM%20Site%2C%20Cumberland%20County%2C%20Virginia)) or U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, Attention: Julie Hamilton, 9100 Arboretum Parkway, Suite 235, Richmond, Virginia, 23236. Please refer to “NAO-2026-00182” in your comments.
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