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Subject: RE: [External] SAW 1998-00432 Section 10 Permit & SAW 2011-02228 Section 103
Permit Extension Requests, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU)
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Hi Greg,
Please see our attached acknowledgement letter for this request.
Thanks and I hope you have a nice weekend.
Robb Mairs
Environmental Specialist II
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
910 796.7303 office
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Subject: [External] SAW 1998-00432 Section 10 Permit & SAW 2011-02228 Section 103 Permit Extension
Requests, Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU)
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The Wilmington District on behalf of MOTSU is requesting a permit extension for Military Ocean Terminal,
Sunny Point (MOTSU) for maintenance dredging activities authorized by the August 30, 2018 Section 10
Department of the Army (DA) permit number SAW-1998-00432. Furthermore, MOTSU is requesting the
extension of the Section 103 DA authorization for transporting the dredged material to the Wilmington Ocean
Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS), permit number SAW-2011-02228 dated April 30, 2018 Both permits
are set to expire on February 7, 2021 and have been included for reference. MOTSU is requesting a three (3)
year extension of both permits, therefore extending the expiration dates to February 7, 2024.
Project Description/Section 10 Dredging:
The project is composed of three main basins (South, Central, and North), a connecting channel between
South and Central basins and a connecting channel between the Central and North basins, and entrance
channels from/into South and North basins. There is a security boat basin on the south side of the North
basin. Maintenance dredging is preformed almost every year to keep the wharf depth safe for operation.
Project Description/Section 103 Ocean Disposal:
The dredged material that is disposed of in the Wilmington ODMDS must be approved for disposal pursuant to
Section 103 of the Clean Water Act. Bioassay and contaminant testing will be done every 3-5 years with results
provided to EPA. The EPA provides concurrence that material is acceptable for ODMDS disposal. Corps
Regulatory Permit SAW-2011-0228 currently covers the 103 permit to MOTSU for transporting material to
ODMDS.
Due to contaminant testing, barge loads from North basin are limited to 4,700 cubic yards (CY). The remainder
of area, including the security boat dock, does not have this load restriction.
Currently Authorized Depths of the dredging areas are as follows:
1. Project Depth to -38' (Allowable Overdepth -40'): Approach Channel South Entrance, South Wharf Turning
Basin, Approach Channel Middle Entrance, Approach Channel South to Center Wharf, Center Wharf Turning
Basin.
2. Project Depth to -34' (Allowable Overdepth -36'): Approach Channel Center to North Wharf, North Wharf
Turning Basin, Approach Channel North Entrance.
3. Project Depth to -12' (Allowable Overdepth -14'): Small Boat Basin (a.k.a. Security Boat Basin or Dock).

The areas to be dredged, maximum depths, and authorized disposal areas (Wilmington ODMDS, Disposal Area
#1 and #4) will remain consistent with the 2009 DA permit and are shown on the attached drawings. Dredging
methodologies may include mechanical (bucket to barge), hydraulic pipeline, and hopper.
FY 21 Estimated Dredge Quantities:
- Approach South Entrance - 55,000 cy
- South Wharf Turning Basin and Approach Channel South to Center Wharf - 284,000 cy
- Center Wharf Turning Basin - 668,000 cy
- Approach Channel Middle Entrance - 50,000 cy
- Approach Channel Enter to North Wharf and North Wharf Turning Basin - 265,000 cy
- Approach Channel North Entrance - 150,000 cy
Purpose and Need:
The project purpose is to continue maintenance dredging within the current authorize channel of the MOTSU
wharf area shown on the enclosed drawings. The maintenance dredging is needed in order to remove
sediment build up and keep the wharf channels and the security boat basin within safe and operable depths
so that regular and continued national security and defense operations can continue uninterrupted at the
installation. The primary mission of MOTSU is to be the key ammunition shipping point on the Atlantic coast
for United States forces worldwide. MOTSU is operated by the Army's 596th Transportation Brigade, which
operates under the guidance of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). The
installation is tasked with shipping Department of Defense ammunition, dangerous cargo and explosives
including but not limited to small arms ammunition, artillery shells fuses and propellants, ammunition for
vehicle systems and aircraft bombs and ammunition. MOTSU is the only facility in the Department of Defense
network that is equipped for and authorized to handle containerized ammunition.
Coordination pursuant to the Endangered Species Act and EFH was previously completed in 2008 and again in
2018 during that specific permit extension request. Critical habitat for the Atlantic Sturgeon was designated
within the Cape Fear River in 2016. Additionally, the 2020 SARBO has been released and the project will follow
all applicable Project Design Criteria (PDC) as outlined in the BO.
Please see the attached permit modification request to extend the Section 10 and Section 103 permits and
related attachments.
EFH:
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the Magnuson -Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial determination is that the proposed project may
affect, but is not likely to adversely affect EFH and associated fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid
Atlantic Fishery Management Councils or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The waters within the Cape Fear River are designated as SC by the Division of Water Resources. These waters
ARE NOT designated as PNA by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries and are conditionally approved closed to
shellfish harvesting.

ESA:
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the applicant and consulted
the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database. Based on available information, the Corps has
determined that the project may affect but is not likely to adversely affect the West Indian manatee or the
Atlantic and Shortnose sturgeon. The use of the Manatee Guidelines would be required as a condition of this
proposed action.
The project will not affect any other species listed as threatened or endangered or their critical habitat
formally designated pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) within the project area.
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Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, Appendix C of 33 CFR Part
325, and the 2005 Revised Interim Guidance for Implementing Appendix C, the District Engineer consulted
district files and records and the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places, the Corps
has preliminarily determined that the proposed project will have no effect on cultural resources and requests
concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Office.
Please contact me if you have any questions. Please provide comments as soon as you can or by July 6, 2020.
Thank you,
Greg
"MORE EMAILS TO FOLLOW"
Greg Currey
Project Manager
USACE, Wilmington
69 Darlington Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403
PH 910-251-4707

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 24, 2020
US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Attn: Greg Currey
69 Darlington Ave
Wilmington, NC 28403
Subject: Acknowledgement Letter
Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU), Brunswick County,
SAW-1998-00432
NCDWR 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) Project #19970839
Dear Mr. Currey,
The NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) acknowledges your email request received June 4, 2020, on
behalf of the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU), located within the Cape Fear River,
Brunswick County. Your request consists of a permit extension for maintenance dredging activities,
which was originally authorized by the DWR under WQC Project #19970839. This activity was also
authorized a Section 10 Department of the Army (DA) permit number SAW-1998-00432, which was last
authorized on August 30, 2018. The June 4, 2020 request also references the previous DA permit
modification and renewal request dated July 26, 2018.
The proposed maintenance excavation at the existing terminal facilities includes: three (3) main basins
(South, Central, and North), and the connecting channels to each of the existing basins. Disposal of the
excavated material would be within the Wilmington Ocean Disposal Area (Wilmington ODMDS #1 and
#4).
By virtue of this letter, your extension request to WQC Project #19970839 is hereby granted. This letter
completes the review of the Division of Water Resources under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, and
as proposed continues to be consistent with the 401 WQC#19970839. If you have any questions, please
telephone Robb Mairs in the DWR Wilmington Regional Office at 910.796.7303 or
Robb.Mairsgncdenr. gov.
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