NORFOLK, Va., (WVEC) — “Goo must go,” that’s the message behind them, first of its kind, Army Corps of Engineers program.

The goal behind the saying is to clean-up some of the contaminated ‘goo’ lying on the bottom of the Elizabeth River.

On Thursday, signatures from people with the Army Corps of Engineers and the Portsmouth non-profit group Living River Restoration Trust became authorized by the Army Corps of Engineers to work with contractors.