8-22 Ben Simmons III Hydeout Ventures (MBCMG)

Permit Class Permit Number
NEW 8-22
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 Ben Simmons III and Hydeout Ventures LLC., PO Box 39, Fairfield, NC 27826
Authorizing development in Hyde County at adj. to a man-made canal off the Alligator
River, at 4th Ave., near Engelhard , as requested in the permittee’s application dated 9/2/21,
including attached workplan drawings (10), Pages 1-10 of 10 all dated 6/5/21.
This permit, issued on February 8, 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

Excavation

1) The permittee is advised that this permit does not authorize any activity which has not received
approval from NPS for work within the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Copies of the
agreement shall be provided to the Division of Coastal Management prior to initiation of operations.

2) In order to reduce the potential for negative effects on the spawning migration of anadromous fish
and to protect juvenile shrimp and finfish populations, no excavation or filling shall be permitted
between February 15 and September 30 of any year without the prior approval of the Division of
Coastal Management, in consultation with appropriate resource agencies.

(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)

Ben Simmons III and Hydeout Ventures LLC. Permit No. 8-22
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

3) A turbidity curtain shall be placed at the mouth of the canal and Alligator River when dredging
operations reach within 1000 feet of the mouth of the canal. A 24-hour period after completion of
excavation shall elapse prior to silt screen removal to prevent unnecessary siltation into the adjacent
water body.

4) No excavation shall take place outside of the area indicated on the workplan drawings.

5) Excavation shall not exceed -10 feet below the normal water level. In no case shall the depth of
excavation exceed the depth of connecting waters.

6) The temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill materials within waters or vegetated
wetlands is not authorized.

7) No excavated or fill material shall be placed at any time in any vegetated wetlands/marsh or surrounding
waters outside of the alignment of the fill area indicated on the workplan drawings.

8) All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of waters
and wetlands from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. In the event of a spill of
petroleum products or any other hazardous waste, the permittee shall immediately report it to the National
Response Center at [phone] and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous
Substances Control Act will be followed.

Dredge Material Disposal

9) No dredge material shall be placed within 30 feet of the normal water level.

10) All excavated materials shall be confined above normal water level and landward of regularly or
irregularly flooded marsh behind adequate dikes or other retaining structures to prevent spillover of
solids into any marsh or surrounding waters. The barriers shall be maintained and functional until the
site is graded and stabilized.

11) The dredge material disposal area shall be inspected and approved by a representative of the Division of
Coastal Management prior to the commencement of any dredging activities.

Maintenance Clause

12) The Division of Coastal Management shall be notified in writing at least two (2) weeks in advance of
any maintenance excavation work authorized by this permit, and such notification shall include:
A. The number of the original permit.
B. A statement that no dimensional changes are proposed.
C. A copy of the original permit plans with cross-hatching indicating the area to be maintained, the
area to be used for dredge material disposal, and the estimated amount of material to be removed.
The location, design and holding capacity of the dredge material disposal site shall be approved
by a representative of the Division prior to the initiation of any maintenance dredging activities.
D. The date of map revision and the permittee’s signature shown anew on the original plan.

Ben Simmons III and Hydeout Ventures LLC. Permit No. 8-22
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS

Sedimentation and Erosion Control

13) An Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan modification is required for this project. This plan must be
filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of any land disturbing activity. Submit this plan to
the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources at 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC
27889.

14) In order to protect water quality, runoff from construction shall not visibly increase the amount of
suspended sediments in adjacent waters.

15) Appropriate sedimentation and erosion control devices, measures or structures shall be implemented to
ensure that eroded materials do not enter adjacent wetlands, watercourses or properties.

General

16) 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.

17) 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.

18) 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-2021-02322).

NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Resources authorized the proposed project by way of Water Quality
Certification 004629 and assigned the project DWR Project No. 2007-1958 v2.
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 non-water
dependent activities are not authorized within 30 feet of the normal water level.

NOTE: An application processing fee of $475 was received by DCM for this project. This fee also
satisfied the Section 401 application processing fee requirements of the Division of Water
Resources.