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HomeMy WebLinkAbout43-17 Letter of RefinementROY 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. RECEIVED JUN 10 2019 acanr �aawn DCM-MHD CITY 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 Page 2 If you have any questions, please contact me at this office at 252-264-3901. Sincerely, j',��,� Ronald Renaldi District Manager NC Division of Coastal Management RR/Im 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 _ ® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commis ion KN 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, 9- Sara Sherman, PE Project Engineer SS Enclosures RECEIVED JUN 10 2019 DCM-MHD CITY Mailing Address,.- N.tV1tdl"d§outa Commission a 1720 Mail Service Center • Raleigh NC 27699-1701 Telephone: (919) 707-0150 r� North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources State Historic Preservation Office Ramoiu NI. Hano., Adminietnim Gor mor Ito yop Coer - Office of AmhivL5 and I fistom &.rntat) Susi If, Iiamilton Deputy SLC tuy Kevin Chcny September 1, 2017 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. Lo tien: 109 hwjtems Smn t, Rakigh NC 27601 Mailing Addrean 4617 Ma Service C<aw, Rulugh NC 27699-1617 Tetephoee/Far. (919) 807-wo/sr.6599 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 environmental.review@ncdcr.gov. In all future communication concerning this project, please cite the above -referenced tracking number. Sincerely, rmonaM. 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