Virginia
State Totals
- Nourishment Episodes:78
- Volume:42,374,055 yd³
- Length:1,097,008 ft
- Total Cost:$ 318,589,817
- Adjusted Cost (2024):$ 517,687,212
| Year | # | Total Length (ft) | Total Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) | Avg Volume (yd³) | Avg Cost | Avg Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1 | 0 | 20,000 | $0 | $0 | 20,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1,320,000 | $0 | $0 | 1,320,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 0 | 94,000 | $722,163 | $8,409,187 | 94,000 | $722,163 | $8,409,187 |
| 1954 | 2 | 17,388 | 1,312,371 | $0 | $0 | 656,186 | $0 | $0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 11,088 | 734,000 | $508,700 | $5,278,392 | 367,000 | $508,700 | $5,278,392 |
| 1963 | 1 | 18,480 | 181,100 | $168,000 | $1,703,845 | 181,100 | $168,000 | $1,703,845 |
| 1964 | 1 | 18,480 | 181,100 | $166,000 | $1,683,561 | 181,100 | $166,000 | $1,683,561 |
| 1965 | 1 | 18,480 | 181,100 | $176,439 | $1,733,513 | 181,100 | $176,439 | $1,733,513 |
| 1966 | 1 | 18,480 | 181,100 | $178,256 | $1,698,294 | 181,100 | $178,256 | $1,698,294 |
| 1967 | 1 | 18,480 | 181,100 | $205,664 | $1,959,417 | 181,100 | $205,664 | $1,959,417 |
| 1968 | 1 | 18,480 | 147,400 | $209,030 | $1,877,687 | 147,400 | $209,030 | $1,877,687 |
| 1969 | 1 | 18,480 | 100,500 | $232,757 | $1,977,805 | 100,500 | $232,757 | $1,977,805 |
| 1970 | 1 | 18,480 | 283,800 | $211,951 | $1,708,651 | 283,800 | $211,951 | $1,708,651 |
| 1971 | 1 | 18,480 | 230,600 | $363,892 | $2,790,430 | 230,600 | $363,892 | $2,790,430 |
| 1972 | 1 | 18,480 | 489,800 | $427,097 | $3,197,126 | 489,800 | $427,097 | $3,197,126 |
| 1973 | 1 | 18,480 | 358,600 | $0 | $0 | 358,600 | $0 | $0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 18,480 | 165,500 | $0 | $0 | 165,500 | $0 | $0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 18,480 | 273,430 | $1,979,376 | $11,524,367 | 273,430 | $1,979,376 | $11,524,367 |
| 1976 | 1 | 18,480 | 241,210 | $0 | $0 | 241,210 | $0 | $0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 18,480 | 289,488 | $0 | $0 | 289,488 | $0 | $0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 18,480 | 259,992 | $0 | $0 | 259,992 | $0 | $0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 18,480 | 295,040 | $0 | $0 | 295,040 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 18,480 | 266,150 | $1,866,140 | $7,155,054 | 266,150 | $1,866,140 | $7,155,054 |
| 1981 | 1 | 18,480 | 332,494 | $0 | $0 | 332,494 | $0 | $0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 18,480 | 319,578 | $0 | $0 | 319,578 | $0 | $0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 18,480 | 317,395 | $0 | $0 | 317,395 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 18,480 | 351,399 | $2,889,770 | $8,735,997 | 351,399 | $2,889,770 | $8,735,997 |
| 1985 | 1 | 18,480 | 384,453 | $0 | $0 | 384,453 | $0 | $0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 18,480 | 396,066 | $0 | $0 | 396,066 | $0 | $0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 18,480 | 306,682 | $1,271,000 | $3,505,284 | 306,682 | $1,271,000 | $3,505,284 |
| 1988 | 1 | 18,480 | 160,071 | $0 | $0 | 160,071 | $0 | $0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 18,480 | 1,200,000 | $0 | $0 | 1,200,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 35,904 | 394,586 | $0 | $0 | 197,293 | $0 | $0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $800,000 | $1,699,459 | 300,000 | $800,000 | $1,699,459 |
| 1995 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $962,000 | $1,989,821 | 300,000 | $962,000 | $1,989,821 |
| 1996 | 2 | 26,704 | 1,059,000 | $4,900,000 | $9,812,484 | 529,500 | $2,450,000 | $4,906,242 |
| 1997 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 41,724 | 1,400,000 | $8,100,000 | $15,623,558 | 700,000 | $8,100,000 | $15,623,558 |
| 1999 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 33,264 | 4,000,000 | $100,700,000 | $175,889,333 | 4,000,000 | $100,700,000 | $175,889,333 |
| 2003 | 1 | 26,400 | 2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $17,086,957 | 2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $17,086,957 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9,280 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 504,300 | $0 | $0 | 504,300 | $0 | $0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 26,400 | 2,200,000 | $0 | $0 | 2,200,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 19,400 | 3,200,000 | $42,000,000 | $57,412,174 | 3,200,000 | $42,000,000 | $57,412,174 |
| 2013 | 5 | 45,243 | 3,838,950 | $30,451,582 | $41,090,032 | 767,790 | $7,612,896 | $10,272,508 |
| 2014 | 1 | 19,400 | 650,000 | $11,300,000 | $14,990,380 | 650,000 | $11,300,000 | $14,990,380 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9,280 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 38,544 | 1,200,000 | $34,500,000 | $44,254,590 | 1,200,000 | $34,500,000 | $44,254,590 |
| 2018 | 2 | 32,680 | 734,000 | $200,000 | $250,418 | 367,000 | $200,000 | $250,418 |
| 2019 | 2 | 21,800 | 1,570,000 | $22,600,000 | $27,788,189 | 785,000 | $22,600,000 | $27,788,189 |
| 2020 | 1 | 26,400 | 1,700,000 | $20,300,000 | $24,661,206 | 1,700,000 | $20,300,000 | $24,661,206 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5,994 | 400,000 | $0 | $0 | 400,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3,483 | 275,000 | $0 | $0 | 275,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8,280 | 1,087,000 | $20,200,000 | $20,200,000 | 543,500 | $20,200,000 | $20,200,000 |
| Location | # | Year Range | Max Length (ft) | Total Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) | Avg Volume (yd³) | Avg Cost | Avg Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylake Beach | 1 | 2018 | 32,680 | 350,000 | $0 | $0 | 350,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Buckroe Beach | 1 | 2023 | 3,483 | 275,000 | $0 | $0 | 275,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cape Henry | 1 | 2019 | 0 | 170,000 | $0 | $0 | 170,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Chesapeake Beach | 2 | 2018 - 2025 | 5,280 | 521,000 | $200,000 | $250,418 | 260,500 | $200,000 | $250,418 |
| Dam Neck Naval Base | 3 | 1996 - 2015 | 9,280 | 2,159,000 | $3,800,000 | $7,609,682 | 719,667 | $3,800,000 | $7,609,682 |
| Norfolk: Ocean Park | 1 | 2022 | 5,994 | 400,000 | $0 | $0 | 400,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Norfolk: Ocean View | 2 | 2005 - 2017 | 38,544 | 1,704,300 | $34,500,000 | $44,254,590 | 852,150 | $34,500,000 | $44,254,590 |
| Norfolk: West Ocean View | 1 | 2013 | 0 | 73,600 | $0 | $0 | 73,600 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandbridge | 7 | 1962 - 2020 | 26,400 | 9,396,850 | $55,192,800 | $84,623,164 | 1,342,407 | $9,198,800 | $14,103,861 |
| Virginia Beach | 56 | 1951 - 2025 | 33,264 | 22,074,305 | $148,997,017 | $280,758,615 | 394,184 | $6,772,592 | $12,761,755 |
| Virginia Beach: Oceanfront | 1 | 2019 | 21,800 | 1,400,000 | $22,600,000 | $27,788,189 | 1,400,000 | $22,600,000 | $27,788,189 |
| Wallops Island | 2 | 2012 - 2014 | 19,400 | 3,850,000 | $53,300,000 | $72,402,554 | 1,925,000 | $26,650,000 | $36,201,277 |
| Location | Year | Primary Funding Source | Justification | Length (ft) | Volume (yd³) | Total Cost | Adjusted Cost (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylake Beach | 2018 | Unknown | Shore Protection | 32,680 | 350,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Buckroe Beach | 2023 | Local | Shore Protection | 3,483 | 275,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Cape Henry | 2019 | Federal | Shore Protection | 0 | 170,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Chesapeake Beach | 2018 | Local | Shore Protection | 0 | 384,000 | $200,000 | $250,418 |
| Chesapeake Beach | 2025 | Local | Shore Protection | 5,280 | 137,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dam Neck Naval Base | 1996 | Federal | Shore Protection | 9,280 | 759,000 | $3,800,000 | $7,609,682 |
| Dam Neck Naval Base | 2004 | Federal | Shore Protection | 9,280 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Dam Neck Naval Base | 2015 | Federal | Shore Protection | 9,280 | 700,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Norfolk: Ocean Park | 2022 | Federal | Shore Protection | 5,994 | 400,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Norfolk: Ocean View | 2005 | Federal | Emergency Dune | 0 | 504,300 | $0 | $0 |
| Norfolk: Ocean View | 2017 | Federal | Shore Protection | 38,544 | 1,200,000 | $34,500,000 | $44,254,590 |
| Norfolk: West Ocean View | 2013 | Unknown | Shore Protection | 0 | 73,600 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandbridge | 1962 | Federal | Emergency | 11,088 | 262,000 | $508,700 | $5,278,392 |
| Sandbridge | 1998 | Federal | Shore Protection | 24,300 | 1,100,000 | $8,100,000 | $15,623,558 |
| Sandbridge | 2003 | Federal | Shore Protection | 26,400 | 2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $17,086,957 |
| Sandbridge | 2007 | Federal | Shore Protection | 26,400 | 2,200,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandbridge | 2013 | Federal | Shore Protection | 26,400 | 2,000,000 | $15,475,000 | $20,881,288 |
| Sandbridge | 2013 | Federal | Emergency | 0 | 134,850 | $809,100 | $1,091,764 |
| Sandbridge | 2020 | State | Shore Protection | 26,400 | 1,700,000 | $20,300,000 | $24,661,206 |
| Virginia Beach | 1951 | State | Shore Protection | 0 | 20,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1952 | State | Shore Protection | 0 | 1,320,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1953 | State | Shore Protection | 0 | 94,000 | $722,163 | $8,409,187 |
| Virginia Beach | 1954 | State | Shore Protection | 17,388 | 1,294,871 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1954 | State | Unknown | 0 | 17,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1955 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1956 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1957 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1958 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1959 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1960 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1961 | State | Unknown | 0 | 115,100 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1962 | Federal | Emergency | 0 | 472,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1963 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 181,100 | $168,000 | $1,703,845 |
| Virginia Beach | 1964 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 181,100 | $166,000 | $1,683,561 |
| Virginia Beach | 1965 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 181,100 | $176,439 | $1,733,513 |
| Virginia Beach | 1966 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 181,100 | $178,256 | $1,698,294 |
| Virginia Beach | 1967 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 181,100 | $205,664 | $1,959,417 |
| Virginia Beach | 1968 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 147,400 | $209,030 | $1,877,687 |
| Virginia Beach | 1969 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 100,500 | $232,757 | $1,977,805 |
| Virginia Beach | 1970 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 283,800 | $211,951 | $1,708,651 |
| Virginia Beach | 1971 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 230,600 | $363,892 | $2,790,430 |
| Virginia Beach | 1972 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 489,800 | $427,097 | $3,197,126 |
| Virginia Beach | 1973 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 358,600 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1974 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 165,500 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1975 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 273,430 | $1,979,376 | $11,524,367 |
| Virginia Beach | 1976 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 241,210 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1977 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 289,488 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1978 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 259,992 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1979 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 295,040 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1980 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 266,150 | $1,866,140 | $7,155,054 |
| Virginia Beach | 1981 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 332,494 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1982 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 319,578 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1983 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 317,395 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1984 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 351,399 | $2,889,770 | $8,735,997 |
| Virginia Beach | 1985 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 384,453 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1986 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,480 | 396,066 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1987 | Local | Unknown | 18,480 | 306,682 | $1,271,000 | $3,505,284 |
| Virginia Beach | 1988 | Local | Unknown | 18,480 | 160,071 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1989 | Federal | Navigation | 18,480 | 1,200,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1990 | Local | Unknown | 18,480 | 94,586 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1990 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1991 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1992 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1993 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1994 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $800,000 | $1,699,459 |
| Virginia Beach | 1995 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $962,000 | $1,989,821 |
| Virginia Beach | 1996 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $1,100,000 | $2,202,803 |
| Virginia Beach | 1997 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1998 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 1999 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 2000 | Local | Shore Protection | 17,424 | 300,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Virginia Beach | 2002 | Federal | Shore Protection | 33,264 | 4,000,000 | $100,700,000 | $175,889,333 |
| Virginia Beach | 2013 | Federal | Emergency | 0 | 190,250 | $2,117,482 | $2,857,238 |
| Virginia Beach | 2013 | Federal | Shore Protection | 18,843 | 1,440,250 | $12,050,000 | $16,259,742 |
| Virginia Beach | 2025 | Federal | Shore Protection | 3,000 | 950,000 | $20,200,000 | $20,200,000 |
| Virginia Beach: Oceanfront | 2019 | Federal | Shore Protection | 21,800 | 1,400,000 | $22,600,000 | $27,788,189 |
| Wallops Island | 2012 | Federal | Shore Protection | 19,400 | 3,200,000 | $42,000,000 | $57,412,174 |
| Wallops Island | 2014 | Federal | Shore Protection | 19,400 | 650,000 | $11,300,000 | $14,990,380 |
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