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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, Chesapeake Arboretum, computer recycling.
 

Trash, Waste & Recycling

Disposal of Trash & Waste for Residents

Recycling for Residents

 

Environmental Programs

Volunteer Programs

  • Adopt-A-Garden/Adopt-A-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, Garden, or Other Spot 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 Public Works Department, Parks and Recreation Department, and the CEIC.

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Health Department

Mosquito Control

Department of Development & Permits

Parks & Recreation Department

Planning Department

Public Works Department

Cheapeake Participates in Postive Environmental Initiatives

  1. Recycling - Various departments are recycling materials, data is available

  2. 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.

  3. Substituting hazardous material with non-hazardous.  Efforts have been made by various departments and divisions, namely Public Works, Central Fleet, and Mosquito Control.

  4. Environmental Policy Statement – signed by Mayor Ward in 2002 – not currently on the web site

  5. Energy Reduction measures (as applicable)

  6. Paper use reduction measures (use of scanner/copiers, two-sided printing, email, etc.)

  7. Chesapeake Arboretum

  8. Computer Recycling – City participates in Dell return program.

  9. Money Point Task Force – City is an active participant

  10. Rt 17/Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, Property Owners Meeting Adobe PDF - graphic icon

  11. Legislative Initiatives

  12. Lake Gaston Water Treatment Plant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Contacts - Quick Reference List

Fire Department
304 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322

firedept@cityofchesapeake.net

bulletCode Regulations
bulletFire Code Permitting & Inspections

(757) 382-6297/6497

Fire Marshall
(757) 382-6566

Department of Development & Permits
City Hall, 2nd Floor
306 Cedar Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23322

bulletDevelopment Construction

bulletDevelopment Review
bulletPlan Review & Code Compliance


bulletZoning Administration

(757) 382-6018

FAX (757) 382-8448

Planning Department
306 Cedar Road, 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 15225
Chesapeake, VA 23328

planning@cityofchesapeake.net

bulletChesapeake Bay & Preservation Act
bulletCensus & Demographics
bulletMaps
bulletOrdinances
bulletPlaning & Studies
bulletSouth Norfolk Historic District

(757) 382-6176

FAX (757) 382-6406

Public Utilities Department

Water and Wastewater Services
Customer Service:
City Hall, 2nd Floor
306 Cedar Road
Post Office Box 15225
Chesapeake, Virginia 23328-5225

water@cityofchesapeake.net

bulletWater & Sewer Service
bulletWater Treatment Plants
bulletWater Quality

(757) 382-6352

* After 5 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. - M-F
weekends & holidays
(757) 382-6368
(leave message for next business day)

24-HOUR EMERGENCY
(757) 382-3550

FAX (757) 382-8352

bulletENGINEERING (757) 382-6671
MISS UTILITY
"Before you dig, call Miss Utility."
(800) 552-7001

Public Works Department
City Hall Building, Third Floor
306 Cedar Road
Post Office Box 15225
Chesapeake, Virginia 23328-5225

bulletBridges
bulletChesapeake Expressway
bulletEngineering
bulletStormwater
bulletStreets & Hghways
bulletWaste Management

(757) 382-6101

FAX (757) 382-8448