20-22 NC DMF AR-291

Permit Class Permit Number
NEW 20-22
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A-118

X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229

Issued to NC Division of Marine Fisheries, PO Box 769, Morehead City, NC 28557
Authorizing development in Beaufort County at w/i the Pamlico River and east of the mouth
of Bath Creek at AR-291, near Bayview , as requested in the permittee’s application dtd 10/22/21, including
attached workplan drawings (4), Fig. 1 of 4 dtd 9/20/21, Figs. 2-3 of 4 dtd 10/22/21 and Fig. 4 of 4 dtd 9/24/21.
This permit, issued on March 3, 2022 , is subject to compliance with the application (where
consistent with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation
of these terms may be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.

This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or other
qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing date.

This permit must be accessible on-site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.

Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.

All work must cease when the permit expires on

December 31, 2025

In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees that
your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DEQ and the Chair
of the Coastal Resources Commission.

Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management

This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.

Signature of Permittee

Artificial Reef AR-291

1) Unless specifically altered herein, this permit authorizes placement of additional material at artificial
reef AR-291, all as expressly and specifically set forth in the attached permit application, project
narrative, and workplan drawings. No other structure, whether submerged, floating or stationary,
shall become a permanent part of this artificial reef without permit modification. No non-water
dependent uses of structures shall be conducted on, in or over public trust waters without permit
modification.

(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)

NC Division of Marine Fisheries Permit No. 20-22
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

Reef Structure

2) In accordance with commitments made by the permittee, reef construction within the site shall be
accomplished using 400 prefabricated concrete structures as depicted in the attached workplan drawings
labeled Figure 3. All materials shall be free from loose dirt or pollutants except in trace quantities.

3) Live concrete shall not be allowed to contact waters of the State or waters that will enter waters of the
State. All concrete materials shall be poured on an upland site and hardened before the artificial reef
structures enter the waters of the State.

4) The permittee shall install and maintain at his expense any signal lights, signals, or signage prescribed by
the U.S. Coast Guard, through regulation or otherwise, on the authorized reef site.

5) The permittee shall be required to repair, maintain and/or remove any components of the reef that are
displaced from the reef site boundaries as depicted in attached workplan(s). The permittee shall be
responsible for removing all portions of the reef should the site be terminated or displaced beyond
repair.

6) No fill material shall be placed at any time in any waters outside of the alignment of the fill areas
indicated on the attached workplan drawings. Any expansion of the reef beyond those limits described in
the application shall require additional authorization.

General

7) This permit shall not be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of to a third party without the
written approval of the Division of Coastal Management.

8) All construction debris associated with the removal or construction of the permitted development shall
be contained within the authorized project area and disposed of in an approved upland location.

9) The permittee and/or his or her contractor shall meet with a representative of the Division prior to
project initiation.

NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local permits,
approvals or authorizations that may be required.

NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the project by way of Programmatic General
Permit 198000291 (Action ID SAW-2011-01228).

NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Resources authorized the proposed project by way of Water Quality
Certification No. 004674 and assigned the project DWR Project No. 2011-0642 v2.
NC Division of Marine Fisheries Permit No. 20-22
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
NOTE: Future development of the permittee’s property may require a modification of this permit.
Contact a representative of the Division at [phone] prior to the commencement of any
such activity for this determination. The permittee is further advised that many land disturbing
activities are not authorized within 50 feet of the normal water level unless specifically exempted
by Environmental Management Commission’s (EMC) Tar Pamlico River buffer regulations
in place at the time of such development.

NOTE: An application processing fee of $400 was received by DCM for this project. This fee also
satisfied the Section 401 application processing fee requirements of the Division of Water
Resources.