NCDOT 88-96 Refinement Hwy 17 Chowan River (2)

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Department of Environment,
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Division of Coastal Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
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Mr. Randall Turner, Division Environmental Officer
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
113 Airport Drive Suite 100
Edenton, North Carolina 27932 -
Dear Mr. Turner:
This letter is in reference to your 6 March 1997 correspondence requesting a change in CAMA Major
Permit No. 88-96. CAMA Major Permit No. 88-96 was issued to the Department of Transportation on 29
May 1996 for the replacement of Bridge No. 38 on US 17 over the Chowan River in Bertie and Chowan
Counties, North Carolina.
In the original permit a note in the condition section stated in part that 'if the permit was modified due
to excavation or fill needs in the water body, a moratorium would be necessary during the period 15 February
to June 30 of any year. The minor modification that was issued on 2 January 1997 to allow for the removal
of stumps in the Chowan River on the north side of the project resulted in the addition of the 15 February to
June 30 moratorium. Sara Winslow of the Division of Marine Fisheries has indicated an agreement to drop
the moratorium provided that a silt curtain is installed around the perimeter of the stump removal area prior
to the work and left in place until the suspended sediments have settled (see attached memo dated 26 February
1997).
Based on Ms. Winslow's comments, this letters serves as a refinement to CAMA Major Permit No. 88-96
removing the 15 February to 30 June moratorium providing that a sediment curtain is used as previously
described. All previous permit conditions including the 31 December 1999 expiration date still apply and
remain unchanged.
Thank you for your time and cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please don't
hesitate to contact me or David Moye in the Washington Regional Office [phone].
Sincerely,
Ter E. Moore
District Manager
Washington Regional Office
cc: David Moye -DCM
Pres Pate- DCM
..Aohn Parker - DCM
Raleigh Bland - USACOE
Sara Winslow - DMF
1424 Carolina Avenue,Washington,North Carolina 27889 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JAMES B. HINT lit DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS GAwwDEB�A T JR.
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March 6, 1997
Mr. Terry L. Moore, District Manager
N.C. Department of Environment, Health
and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
943 Washington Square Mali
Washington, NC 27889
Dear Mr, Moore:
SUBJECT: Request for Refinement of CAMA Permit No, 88-96: TIP No. R-2512A
The Department requests that the moratorium for construction (including
removal of stumps/pilings), as it relates to the construction of a new Chowan River
bridge, be dropped as a condition of the CAMA permit. The moratorium was originally
requested by the Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) in comments submitted following
the circulation of the Environmental Assessment. Ms. Sara Winslow, LIMP Biological
Supervisor, recently confirmed that the moratorium was originally a requirement under
the assumption that work channels might be employed. Once it was determined that
work channels would not be dredged in the river, a requirement for the moratorium was
not considered to be justified (see attached letter from DMF) under the assumption that
sediment curtains, etc. would be used at sites of bottom disturbances.
Removal of stumps/pilings to accommodate barge access on the east side of
the Chowan River was not accomplished prior to February 15 because the contractor's
equipment designated for this activity was not available. However, this worK must be
undertaken in the near future to allow for the initiation of proposed structural work in the
river. Please issue a refinement to the subject permit at your earliest opportunity. Your
time and cooperation in this matter is appreciated. Should you have any questions or
comments call M. Randall Turner at [phone].
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Mr. Mike Bell, COE
Mr. D. R. Conner, RE., NCDCT
Mr M. Randall Turner, NCpOT
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STATE OF NORTH CAROA,
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT,
HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES / •
Division of illarine Fisheries
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor 1 tii
Jonathan, )lowes, Secretary
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TO: Randy Turner, NCDOT, Environmental Officer
FROM: Sara E. Winslow, Biologist Supervisor/4
SUBJECT: Chowan River Bridge Project
DATE: February 26, 1997
I have received your letter relative to the construction moratorium for the new
Chowan liver Bridge. As we have discussed in previous conversations, the construction
moratorium that was requested by NCDMF originally was prior to the construction
methodology being decided. Since no dredging of work channels is proposed this agency
would drop the requested construction moratorium. The Division approves of removal of the
stumps and piles by pulling. However, some type of turbidity curtain should be installed
around the perimeter of the area during removal and allow adequate settling time to occur for
suspended sediments.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to call me.
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District Engineer, Wilmington District C.c4^l`�
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Attention Mike Bell
Dear Colonel Youngbluth:
This responds to your March 10, 1997 , facsimile message requesting
our comments on the February 28, 1997, letter from the N.C.
Department of Transportation requesting a modification of Permit
No. 199400991 issued for the widening of US 17 in Bertie and Chowan
Counties, including a new bridge over the Chowan River. The
proposed modification would eliminate the seasonal moratorium on
work in the waters of the Chowan River.
Based on coordination with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries,
we have determined that the proposed modification should have a
minimal impact on National Marine Fisheries Service trust
resources. Therefore, we have no objection to the proposed permit
revision.
If we can be of further assistance, please advise.
Sincerely,
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