Transmittal-NCDEQ(30July2021)

COS E COASTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
PO BOX 8056 COLUMBIA SC 29202 •TEL [phone] • FAX [phone]d8l • —.c— -telscience.c-P
J u ly 30, 2021
Ms. Heather Coats
Beach & Inlet Management Project Coordinator
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, NC 28405
RE: Avon Village Beach Nourishment, Dare County, North Carolina
Beach Renourishment to Protect NC Highway 12 at Buxton, Dare County, North Carolina
Complete Packages of Permit Applications
Dear Ms. Coats:
On behalf of the applicant, Dare County, we are submitting two separate packages of the permit
application for each of the two projects referenced above. Each package includes the following
documents:
Application Forms
DCM MP-1 Application
DCM MP-2 Excavation and Fill
USACE ENG Form 4345 (foryourreference)
NPS Special Use Permit Application Form (for your reference)
Narrative including Three Attachments - Description of Project
Permit Drawings - Sheets 01-15
Authorized Agent Letter - Signed by Dare County
Adjacent Property Owner Notification - with the signed return receipt (Avon only. No adjacent
property owner notification needed for Buxton)
Ocean Hazard AEC Notice - Signed by Dare County
Supporting Data - Environmental Assessment (EA) and Seven Appendixes
Appendix A) Geotechnical Data Analysis
Appendix B) Monitoring and Mitigation Plan
Appendix C) Large Sediment Sampling Report
Appendix D) Littoral Processes

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Appendix E) Biological Assessment (BA)
Appendix F) Essential Fish Habitat Assessment (EFH)
Appendix G) Cultural Resources Study
Per your guidance, seven hard copies of the application package are enclosed for review, and the
digital files of the documents are uploaded to a Dropbox folder at the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rdvdm87hvhc3iOz/AABnnH365ysOJM4NfJxYlREza?d[=0
A check for the $475 application fee is included in this application package.
We received comment letters from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) on
29 July 2021 regarding the proposed Avon and Buxton projects. Per their request in the letters, one
paper copy and one digital copy (PDF) of the archaeological reports (Appendix G of the EA) will be
sent to the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) through SHPO, for review and comment.
We appreciate your continued support of our project. Please contact us if you have any questions
or need any additional information.
Sincerely,
Coastal Science & Engineering (CSE)
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Haiqing L Kaczkowski (Project Engineer) (NC PE 37281)
US Mail: PO Box 8056
Columbia, SC 29202-8056
Overnight Only: 160 Gills Creek Parkway
Columbia, SC 29209
Enclosures
cc: Robert Outten, Dare County Manager/Attorney
David Clawson, Dare County Deputy County Manager/Finance Director
Dustin Peele, Dare County Project and Procurement Manager
Josh Pelletier (USACE)
Dave Hallac (NPS)
Carmen Pantaleo (NPS)
Tim Kana (CSE)