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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCDOT 7-98 Refienment US 264 Croatan Sound, Spencer Creek CAMA November 2, 1999 RECEIVED NOV 0 8 1999 Mr. T. Lindsey Riddick, Jr. Division Environmental Officer COASTAL MANAGEMENT North Carolina Department of Transportation P.O. Box 850 Edenton, North Carolina 27932 Dear Mr. Riddick: This letter of refinement is in reference to your correspondence dated 21 October 1999 requesting a refinement of CAMA Major Permit #7-98 issued to the North Carolina Department of Transportation on January 20, 1998. Permit #7-98 was issued for the construction of a new Croatan Sound bridge with improvements to US 64/264 from west of Manns Harbor to NC 345, south of Manteo, in Dare County. Your request to refine the aforementioned permit to allow for a change of the instream moratorium permit condition to start on 1 March rather than 1 February is hereby authorized. All other permit conditions including the 31 December 2001 expiration date still apply and remain unchanged. This refinement will become a part of the permit file and construction should be accomplished accordingly. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Frank A. Jennings, Ill in the,Elizabeth City Field Office at (252) 264-3901 . Sincerely, I 4 Charles S. Jones Assistant Director CSJ/kh Cc: D. Huggett, DCM R. Bland, USCOE M. Bell, USCOE S. Winslow, DMF North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources • James B.Hunt Jr.,Governor • Wayne McDevitt,Secretary Division of Coastal Management • Donna D.Moffitt,Director Elizabeth City Office • 1367 US 17 South • Elizabeth City,NC 27909 • Phone 252-264-3901 C �� � kam, . I. . ° 6 RECEIVED OCT 2 9 1999 COASTAL MANAGEMENT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JAMES B.HUNT JR. DAVID McCOY GOVENOR SECRETARY October 21, 1999 N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management 1367 U.S. 17 South Elizabeth City, NC 27906 ATTENTION: Mr. Frank Jennings SUBJECT: Request for refinement of CAMA Major Development Permit No. 7-98 for the Improvements to US 64-264 from West of Manns Harbor to South of Manteo, Dare County; Federal Aid Project No.NHF-64(6); State Project No. 8.T051401; TIP No. R-2551 GaDA 4f\ S=CNIQk Dear Mr. Jennings, As you are aware, a pre-construction meeting was held for the B section of TIP Project R-2551 on September 27, 1999. During the meeting, permit and jurisdictional issues, as they relate to the contract, were discussed. Condition One of CAMA Major Development Permit No. 7-98 currently states that "In order to protect juvenile shrimp and finfish populations, no excavation or filling will be permitted within the waters of Spencer Creek between February 1 to June 30 of any year without the prior approval of the Division of Coastal Management, in consultation with the Division of Marine Fisheries". Additionally, condition "z" of Department of the Army Individual Permit No. 199502334 prohibits instream construction from March 1 to September 30 of any year. The combination of the two conditions effectively reduces the construction window to only four months. P. O. Box 850 Edenton,NC 27932 (252)482-7977 FAX: (252)482-8722 The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) requests that CAMA Major Development Permit No. 7-98 be refined to reflect an instream moratorium from March 1 to June 30, rather than February 1 to June 30. The moratorium in condition z of Department of the Army Individual Permit No. 199502334 will still be in effect from June 30 to September 30. This has been discussed with Ms. Sara Winslow and Ms. Beth Burns of the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF). Both Ms. Winlsow and Ms. Burns have indicated that the NCDMF does not object to moving the moratorium from February to March. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Please don't hesitate to call if you have any questions. Sincerely, D. R. Conner, P. E. Division Engineer giil/ T. Lindsey Riddick, Jr. Division Environmental Officer CC: Mr. R. E. Capehart, P. E., NCDOT Mr. R. W. Midgett, P. E., NCDOT Ms. Sara Winslow, NCDMF Ms. Cathy Brittingham, NCDCM Mr. Mike Bell, PWS, USACE