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Chesapeake's Environment

Positive Environmental Steps
The City of Chesapeake takes positive steps toward improving the environment by participating in the following areas: recycling, Central Fleet Environmental Management System, substituting hazardous materials with non-hazardous, Environmental Policy Statement, energy reduction measures, paper-use reduction measures, and computer recycling. Find out more about the Sustainable Chesapeake Initiative.
Citizens can be involved by educating themselves on environmental best practices, participating in various programs and using resources wisely.
Trash, Waste & Recycling
- Waste Management Division
- Facts About Litter, Trash & Recycling (flyer)
- Bulk Trash: More Info
- Dead Animal Removal
- Citizen Waste Collection and Recycling Survey
- Recycling – including curbside
- Hazardous Waste
- Waste Disposal (brochure)
Water Conservation
Stormwater Education
- Public Education
- Stormwater Utility Fee
- Best Management Practice (BMPs)
- Preventing Stormwater Pollution
- Soil Disposal Program
- The Chesapeake Stormwater Committee
- EPA Stormwater Program
- Stormwater Brochure
Mosquito Control
- Controlling Mosquito Populations
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Tips for Residents
- Request Mosquito Control Spraying
Building & Land Development
- Best Management Practice (BMP) Inspection Program
- Maintenance of Ditches, Storm Drains & Other Structures
- Commercial Land Disturbing Permits
- Residential Land Disturbing Permits
- Inspections
- Landscape Information
- Wetland Regulations
- Wetlands and Natural Resource Permitting
- CBPA Guidelines & Information
Get Involved
- Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council (CEIC)
- Business Beautification
- Notable Yards
- Adopt a Garden or Highway with Public Works
Invites groups and organizations to select a specific site to adopt and promise to keep it free from litter at least four times per year for a two-year period. Orange vests and trash bags are provided. Road signs identifying the adopting group are erected. Program sponsors include the CEIC, Chesapeake Public Works Department, and the Virginia Department of Transportation. - Adopt a Park with Parks & Recreation
Civic organizations and businesses are encouraged to take an active role in helping to beautify the city by creating and maintaining a garden on selected medians, parks, municipal grounds, or other public locations. Some participants take a hands-on approach by designing, planting, and maintaining the gardens for a two-year period. Others agree to pay for a professional landscaping company to do the work. A sign is erected to identify the participating group. Sponsors include the Department of Public Works, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and the CEIC.
Chesapeake Participates in Positive Environmental Initiatives
- Recycling – Various departments are recycling materials; data is available.
- Central Fleet Environmental Management System – Central Fleet has received the Environmental Enterprise (E2) designation from the Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) Virginia Environmental Excellence Program. The City is shown on the VDEQ website.
- Substituting hazardous material with non-hazardous. Efforts have been made by various departments and divisions, namely Public Works, Central Fleet, and Mosquito Control.
- Environmental Policy Statement – signed by Mayor Ward in 2002 (not currently on the website)
- Energy Reduction Measures (as applicable)
- Paper Use Reduction Measures (use of scanner/copiers, two-sided printing, e-mail, etc.)
- Chesapeake Arboretum
- Computer Recycling
– City participates in Dell return program.
- Money Point Task Force
– The City was an active participant.
- Rt 17/Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
Environmental Ordinances & Associated State and Federal Regs
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
Environmental Ordinances
Erosion & Sediment Control
- DCR Erosion & Sediment Control Program
- Commercial Land Disturbing Permits
- Residential Land Disturbing Permits
Landscaping
- Landscaping Ordinance
- Landscape Specifications Manual
Adopted 9/16/08 – Effective 10/16/08
- Landscaping and Tree Preservation
Wetlands
- U.S. Army Corps Wetlands Regulations
– Norfolk District
- Virginia Code
- Virginia DEQ Wetland Regulations
- Wetlands
- Wetlands Advocacy
Resources & Links
State of Virginia & Local
- Elizabeth River Project
- HRPDC – Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- HRSD – Hampton Roads Sanitation District
- Resources for Everything Green in Hampton Roads
- VDCR – Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
- VDEQ – Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality
- VDH – Virginia Dept. of Health - Office of Environmental Health Services
- VMRC – Virginia Marine Resource Commission
Federal
Contacts – Quick Reference List
Fire Department 304 Albemarle Drive Chesapeake, VA 23322 firedept@cityofchesapeake.net
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757-382-6297/6497 Fire Marshall 757-382-6566 |
Department of Development & Permits City Hall, 2nd Floor 306 Cedar Rd Chesapeake, VA 23322
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757-382-6018 Fax: 757-382-8448 |
Planning Department 306 Cedar Road, 2nd Floor P.O. Box 15225 Chesapeake, VA 23328 planning@cityofchesapeake.net
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757-382-6176 Fax: 757-382-6406 |
Public Utilities Department Water and Wastewater Services Customer Service: City Hall, 2nd Floor 306 Cedar Road P.O. Box 15225 Chesapeake, VA 23328-5225 water@cityofchesapeake.net
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757-382-6352 *After 5 p.m. until 8 a.m. M-F and weekends & holidays 757-382-6368 (leave message for next business day)
24-HOUR EMERGENCY
Fax: 757-382-8352757-382-3550 |
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757-382-6671 |
MISS UTILITY "Before you dig, call Miss Utility" |
800-552-7001 |
Public Works Department City Hall Building, 3rd Floor 306 Cedar Road P.O. Box 15225 Chesapeake, VA 23328-5225
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757-382-6101 Fax: 757-382-8448 |