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ATTENTION OF:
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW 2006-00466
Carolina Marina Inc.
c/o Mr. Tim Ward
1512 Burnett Road
Wilmington, North Carolina 28409
Dear Mr. Ward:
December 23, 2010
N - 6 2011
Reference your letters dated August 10, 2010 and October 22, 2010 requesting modification'
of the Department of the Army (DA) Permit issued on March 13, 2008 for the replacement of the
existing 23' x 27' platform located at the seaward end of the existing pier with a new 10' x 70'
floating fuel dock, convert the existing 15' x 27' fixed platform and covered boat lift to a 21' x
27' unenclosed fuel attendant platform, replace a portion of the existing bulkhead with a new
250 bulkhead adjacent to the area of the existing bulkhead, and develop a marina clubhouse with
an associated parking area at 1512 Burnett Road, adjacent to the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
and Myrtle Grove Sound, immediately south of Carolina Beach Inlet, in New Hanover County,
North Carolina.
You have requested a permit modification to construct a dry stack storage building to
accommodate 200 boats, remove the existing and authorized 6' wide pier and floating fuel dock,
construct an elevated, wooden forklift pier with two drop zones, a dockside lift and two floating
transient docks, relocate the previously approved clubhouse to a landward location, and revise
the parking facilities to accommodate the forklift pier. Your modification also includes a new
50' bulkhead constructed in the location of the existing boat ramp and replacement of
approximately 124' of existing bulkhead with a new bulkhead constructed approximately 2'
waterward of the existing structure.
After review of your proposal, Mr. and Mrs. Tim and Violet Ward (letter dated October 5,
2010) have recommended revision of your application and plans (copy enclosed). These
recommendations are due to anticipated adverse environmental impacts, including adverse
impacts to Primary Nursery Area (PNA), concerns over increased shoaling potentially induced
from your proposed docking structures, increased boat traffic, substantial changes in shoal
features and coastal marsh occurring at your site, and inaccurate hydrographic surveys of the
project area. Please provide a response addressing these concerns.
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403.1343

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Our administrative process provides you the opportunity to propose a resolution and/or rebut
any and all objections before a final decision is made. In this regard, I would appreciate being
made aware of your intentions in writing no later than January 17, 2011.
Sincerely,
Dave Timpy, Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Enclosures
Copy furnished (with enclosures):
Laura Stasavich
Land Management Group Inc.
Post Office Box 2522
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402
Copies Furnished (without enclosures):
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ecological Services
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Ms. Cyndi Karoly
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1621 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1621
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516