Northern Virginia Campus — Demo
Data center · Loudoun County, VA · target energization 2029-06-30Register / FED-404-NWP
Section 404 nationwide permit verification (impacts up to 0.5 acre)
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Authority
US Army Corps of Engineers and federal nexus agencies (NEPA, FAA, SHPO, Permitting Council)Source document
USACE Reissuance and Modification of Nationwide Permits (2026 NWP rule) · effective 2026-01-08Clause
2026 Nationwide Permit reissuance (Federal Register, Jan 8, 2026)Trigger
Applies when Section 404 impacts are above 0 and at or below 0.5 acreDescription
Verification under a nationwide permit (e.g. NWP 39 commercial development) for impacts at or below the 0.5-acre threshold. FY2024 average 55 calendar days per the 2026 NWP rule; 4–7 months in practice. Designing under NWP thresholds is one of the highest-leverage schedule decisions on the project.Evidence required
Corps NWP verification letter with conditions; mitigation credit purchase if required.Edit
Evidence (0)
Nothing attached. A requirement is only satisfied with evidence.
Dependencies
Must finish first (1)
- Wetland delineation and jurisdictional determination Not started FS
Waits on this (1)
- Site plan (STPL) approval Not started