43-17 Letter of Refinement

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRAXTON C. DAVIS
Director
June 5, 2018
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
LETTER OF REFINEMENT
Permit # 43-17
Sara Sherman
Project Engineer
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
1720 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1701
Dear Ms. Sherman:
This letter is in response to your request dated June 4, 2019, that Major Permit #43-17
be refined to undertake short term erosion maintenance along 75' of shoreline at
Gatlington Landing, located off of Sandbank Road, adjacent to the Chowan River, in
Gates County.
Major Permit #43-17 was issued to the Wildlife Resources Commission on April 3, 2017,
authorizing the development of a "Boat Access Area", more specifically the construction
of a boat ramp, fishing pier and parking lot. Your current request as described will include
repairs 75' x 50' (as shown on the attached site plan), and will involve the leveling the
bank with a bulldozer, seeding and covering with area with coconut matting.
The request is hereby authorized as a refinement and all existing conditions remain in
effect, including the expiration date. This letter is provided to you as a record of the
authorization, and should be included with the Permit file. This permit refinement is
subject to the following conditions:
1) Development is consistent with original permit issued, all subsequent modifications,
and the current refinement plan submitted and dated as received on June 5, 2019.
2) This authorization is subject to all other federal, state and local regulations.
3) An erosion control structure shall be maintained between the work area and normal
water level along the Chowan River, and remain in place until the area has
revegetated.
4) Any changes to the proposed work may require additional authorization.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Elizabeth City Office 1 401 South Griffin Street, Suite 300 1 Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909

Sara Sherman
NCWRC
June 5, 2019
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If you have any questions, please contact me at this office at 252-264-3901.
Sincerely,
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Ronald Renaldi
District Manager
NC Division of Coastal Management
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Enclosure
Cc: Doug Huggett, Major Permits Coordinator, DCM
Lynn Mathis, Environmental Specialist II, DCM
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Elizabeth City Office 1 401 South Griffin Street, Suite 300 1 Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909
252.264.3901

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Gordon Myers, Executive Director
June 5, 2019
NC Division of Coastal Management
Attn: Lynn Mathis
401 S. Griffin Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
RE: LAMA Major Permit Refinement Request
Gatlington Landing, CAMA Major Permit #43-17
Dear Ms. Mathis,
NCWRC requests to refine the CAMA Major Permit at the Gatlington Landing project site to
include an area of short-term erosion maintenance. The area is approximately 75' x 50' and is
located entirely within the CAMA AEC and above NWL. The erosion maintenance will consist of
leveling the area by bulldozer, seeding, and stabilization with coir "coconut" matting. This is a
short-term maintenance activity to take place prior to the boat ramp and parking lot construction.
I have included 2 versions of site plan with an overlay showing the proposed maintenance
area: 1 in black and white and 1 in color.
Thank you for your help with this project.
Sincerely,
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Sara Sherman, PE
Project Engineer
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Enclosures
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Mailing Address,.- N.tV1tdl"d§outa Commission a 1720 Mail Service Center • Raleigh NC 27699-1701
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North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
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Doug Huggett doug.huggett(uncdenr.gov
Division of Coastal Management
NC Department of Environmental Quality
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, NC 28557
Re: Archaeological Evaluation of Site 31 GA4 at Gatlington Landing, Gates County,
North Carolina, GS 17-0248
Dear Mr. Huggett:
We have reviewed the above -referenced archaeological report by James River Institute for
Archaeology, Inc. (JRIA) and offer the following comments.
Archaeological assessment of site 31GA4 has revealed that the prehistoric and historic components
of this site have the potential to yield important information about the Middle Woodland Period and
the nineteenth-century economic development of Gates County, respectively. We concur with the
project archaeologists that this site is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
While this site is significant, the integrity of 31GA4 is spatially variable. Excavations by JRIA
demonstrated that the northern portion of the site has been significantly damaged by twentieth-
century earth -moving activities (see attached map). Therefore, construction associated with the
proposed NC Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) boat access area in the northern portion
of the site — including the proposed dock, boardwalk, and concrete ADA parking area — will have no
adverse effect on site 31GA4.
Intact subsurface features were encountered in the southwestern portion of site 31 GA4. The
potential effects of the proposed project on 31 GA4 in this area will be dependent on the extent of
planned ground disturbance. We recommend that project designers for the proposed boat access
area consult with the Office of State Archaeology (OSA). In addition to technical assistance in
project development, the OSA can provide on -site monitoring for the NCWRC should such
measures be considered necessary.
Thank you for your cooperation and consideration. We look forward to working with you and the
NCWRC to preserve North Carolina's archaeological resources.
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These comments are made in accord with G.S. 121-12(a) and Executive Order XVI. If you have
questions concerning the above comments, please contact Renee Gledhill -Earley, environmental
review coordinator, at 919-807- 6579 or [e-mail]. In all future
communication concerning this project, please cite the above -referenced tracking number.
Sincerely,
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