Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot - Aerial

According to information available from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently hosted its final 2009 quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) Restoration Advisory Board (RAB).

Meeting topics included the following:

• Impact of the Nor’easter on FNOD property
• Horseshoe Pond comments from EPA
• FNOD community interviews
• Draft Public Involvement Plan
• Document repository location and transfer
• Transition of project management duties from Suresh Kikkeri to Sher Zaman

The FNOD RAB is the main forum for the public to provide input on the cleanup plans and efforts at the site directly to project team members of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The RAB is comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders, including community members, local business representatives, local and state officials, a Tidewater Community College representative, property owners and FNOD project team members from USACE, VDEQ and the EPA.