Oregon Inlet Modification, September 2022-FINAL-Signed

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
2407 W 5T" STREET
WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27889
September 29, 2022
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2019-00175
Mr. Robert Outten
Dare County
Post Office Box 1000
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
Dear Mr. Outten:
Please reference the Department of the Army permit (Action ID SAW-2019-00175) issued on
December 16, 2019, and your written request of August 5, 2022, for permit modification to allow
the Miss Katie to preform dredging operations in the Alternate (Western) Channel within the
same footprint and specifications outlined by USACE Operations Division, within Oregon Inlet,
located in the Town of Nags Head, Dare County, North Carolina.
This modification addresses your request as it relates to Special Condition 11 that states:
"Work authorized under this permit shall strictly adhere to the work at Oregon Inlet
described in the document entitled "Finding of No Significant Impact, Use of
Government Plant to Dredge in Federally Authorized Navigation Projects in North
Carolina, dated September 2004. " Specifically, this permit only authorizes: "A 14 feet
deep by 400 feet wide channel through Oregon Inlet and the ocean bar. An approximate
16, 050 foot long portion of the channel from Oregon Inlet to Hell's Gate (12 feet deep by
100 feet wide) and an approximate 2, 850 foot long portion of Old House Channel (12-
feet deep by 100 feet wide) in Dare County. The nearshore disposal site for material
dredged by a hopper dredge is located on the south side of Oregon Inlet, off the north end
of Pea Island, and in deep sour holes beneath the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge."
After review of your modification request and coordination with the appropriate state and
federal agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District (Corps) grants
modification of the permit.
The permit is hereby modified to include the work as shown on the enclosed plan along with
the attached special conditions. It is understood that all conditions of the original permit remain
applicable, and that the expiration date is unchanged.

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Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Josh
Pelletier of my Washington Regulatory Field Office staff at telephone [phone], or
josh.r.nelletierAusace.army.mil.
Sincerely,
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James C. Lastinger
Chief, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Enclosure
Copies Furnished with enclosure:
Chief, Source Data Unit
NOAA/National Ocean Service
1315 East-West Hwy, Room 7316
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3282
Mr. Todd Bowers
Permit Review Specialist
Wetlands Regulatory Section
USEPA — Region 4
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960
Mr. Pete Benjamin
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
Mrs. Twyla Cheatwood
Fishery Biologist
Habitat Conservation Division -Atlantic Branch
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516-9722

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Mr. Jonathan Howell
CAMA Major Permits Coordinator
NC Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557

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SPECIAL CONDITIONS
September 12, 2022
ORM ID: SAW 2019-00175 / Mr. Robert Outten, Dare County
Oregon Inlet Alternate (Western) Route Modification:
a. All work authorized in the Oregon Inlet Alternate (Western) Route by this permit, as
modified, must be performed in strict compliance with the attached plans entitled,
Event I — Q3 2022 Oregon Inlet Channel Maintenance Project, dated July 28, 2022.
The Oregon Inlet Western Alternate Route includes a 100 foot -wide channel dredged
to -8 MLLW with 2 foot overdepth as described by USACE Operations Division
Alternate (Western) Channel Emergency Declaration. When the subject reach of the
federal project is authorized to full project dimensions, work may be performed in
accordance with updated plans consistent with that authorization. Any plans, or
modification thereto, must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District Regulatory Division prior to implementation.
b. Before each dredging event, the Permittee shall conduct a bathymetric survey to
determine the location of the proposed dredge areas within the channel. This survey
will be coordinated with the Wilmington District Regulatory Division, Attn: Josh
Pelletier at [phone], or josh.r.pelletier@us ace.army.mil prior to
commencement of dredging.