Fill permits are required when filling or grading any areas within the City through the Public Works Department. To review the specific City codes regarding fill permits visit Norfolk's Municode site. Fill permit codes are addresed in 42-20.2 and 42-20.3, Filling of Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas.
Below is a link to the City's current fill permit appication. This application must be approved prior to construction.
Norfolk's comprehensive program addresses the quality (pollution reduction) and quantity (flood control) of our storm water runoff, while meeting state and federal environmental regulations. Norfolk's storm water system consists of 349 miles of pipes,
137 miles of ditches (33 tidal), 13 storm water ponds, 10 storm water pump stations, and 1100 outfalls discharging to waterways.
Sources of Pollution
Water is essential for life. It is our most precious natural resource. Surface waters - such as rivers, lakes and the Chesapeake Bay - can easily become polluted. Both point and nonpoint sources contribute to water pollution. Storm water runoff comes from many diffuse (or nonpoint) sources.
Another Fact
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that at least 50 percent of our nation's water pollution is caused by storm water runoff.
Division of Environmental Storm Water Management | 757.823.4000
| 2233 McKann Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23509
