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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOregon Inlet Q1 2023 Maintenance Event Request DCM 12/19/2022COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC 4038 MASONaORo Loop ROAD WILMINGTON, NC 28409 910-399-1905 December 19, 2022 Heather Coats Beach & Inlet Management Project Coordinator North Carolina Division of Coastal Management 127 Cardinal Drive Wilmington, NC 28405 Subject: Oregon Inlet Channel Maintenance Project — Written Notice of Intent to Conduct Maintenance Dredging in Q1 of 2023 (Major Permit #49-19) Dear Ms. Coats: The Division of Coastal Management (DCM) issued a CAMA Major Permit (#49-19) for the maintenance of Oregon Inlet on June 24, 2019. This permit was subsequently modified on December 21, 2021 and has a current expiration date of December 31, 2024. This letter serves as a written notice of Dare Counts intent to initiate dredging under the subject permit. Dare County intends to utilize the dredge Miss Katie to maintain the Ocean Bar Channel at Oregon Inlet, portions of the channel that run from Oregon Inlet to Hells Gate referred to as the Alternate Route, and portions of Old House Channel Range 1. Dredged material will be disposed in proximity to the remaining portion of the Bonner Bridge and in the nearshore disposal area offshore Pea Island, in accordance with the permits. As previously coordinated with your office, dredging has been conducted in the Ocean Bar Channel since August 2022 and in the portion of the Oregon Inlet to Hells Gate channel referred to as the Alternate Route since October 2022. Dredging is scheduled to continue as needed from January through March 2023. Given the frequent need for maintenance dredging at Oregon Inlet, Dare County anticipates the Miss Katie will perform regular maintenance work under the subject permit for the foreseeable future. However, this correspondence is specifically noticing for dredge operations anticipated to occur in Q1 of 2023 January through March). The forthcoming dredge maintenance event is anticipated to be limited to dredging within the portions of the Oregon Inlet Ocean Bar Channel, the Oregon Inlet to Hells Gate Channel (Alternate Route), and Old House Channel Range 1 as shown on the attached plans dated December 19, 2022. Dredging of the Ocean Bar Channel will follow best water as determined through coordination with the USACE Wilmington District Navigation Branch. Dredging will be limited to a 400-foot-wide channel with bottom elevation of -16 ft MLW. Dredging of the Oregon Inlet to Hells Gate Channel (West) will be limited to the specific footprint shown on the attached plans to comply with requirements of the Dept. of Army permit. Dredging in this channel will be limited to a 100-foot-wide channel with bottom elevation of -10 ft. MLW. Dredging of the Old House Channel Range 1 Channel will be limited to the specific footprint shown on the attached plans, which includes a 100-foot-wide channel with bottom elevation of -12 ft. MLW. The disposal sites permitted include a nearshore disposal site located off the northeastern end of Pea Island and disposal in proximity to the deep scour holes beneath the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. Because the majority of the existing Bonner Bridge has been demolished, the Counts permit limits the disposal to the areas surrounding the remaining bridge pilings which extends from the shoulder of Pea Island approximately 1,500 feet. This remaining portion of the bridge is known as the "training structure". The training structure has been left in place to help keep the inlet navigable after removal of the majority of the old bridge. The intention for keeping the training structure in place is to forestall Davis Slough from returning to the prevailing deep -water channel through which it flowed prior to the construction of the old bridge. The presence of the training structure, therefore, effectively serves to minimize the risk that the deep -water channel will migrate south and threaten the integrity of the Pea Island terminal groin. Based on bathymetric surveys conducted by EJE Dredging on December 3, 2022, the estimated volume of material required to be removed to achieve the design channel dimensions for the proposed Ocean Bar Channel is approximately 77,000 cubic yards. Based on bathymetric surveys conducted by the USACE Wilmington District Navigation Branch on December 5, the estimated volume of material required to be removed to achieve the design channel dimensions for the proposed Oregon Inlet to Hells Gate Channel (Alternate Route) is approximately 70,000 cubic yards. Based on bathymetric surveys conducted by the USACE Wilmington District Navigation Branch on September 27, 2022, the estimated volume of material required to be removed to achieve the design channel dimensions for Old House Channel Range 1 is approximately 6,000 cubic yards. Permit Condition #5 of the CAMA Major Permit states, "Prior to the initiation of any dredging activities author*.Zed by thisperit, the perittee shall, in coordination with the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR), develop and implement an archaeological survey of the proposed project area. Initiation of permitted dredging activities shall not begin until written approval is obtained from DNCR, and a copy of such approval has been submitted to the Division of Coastal Management. " In a letter dated August 15, 2022, DNCR stated that with the present alignment of the Ocean Bar Channel the dredging project will avoid the assumed coordinates of the potentially National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligible shipwreck W.G. Townsend. Through further coordination, a 100-foot radius buffer has been established around the coordinates of the W.G. Townsend to avoid any impacts. In a letter dated July 29, 2022, DNCR concurred to the USACE Wilmington Districts request for emergency dredging within the specific footprint of the "Western Alternate Route", which is the channel referred to in the attached plans as Hells Gate to Oregon Inlet (Alternate Route). Based on this previous coordination with the DNCR for Q3-2022, the fact that the channel location of both the Ocean Bar Channel and the Alternate Route are the same as proposed for Q3-2022, and the fact that Old House Channel Range 1 is a fixed location that has previously been dredged by the USACE, Dare County and its consultants are of the opinion that CAMA Major Permit Condition #5 has been satisfied. In accordance with Permit Condition #7, Dare County worked with the USACE regulatory project manager and EJE Dredging to confirm the dredge has been constructed in accordance with the USACE hopper dredge plant specifications and that the dredge plant complies with the conditions of t he Corps' 2004 FONSI. The inspections were signed off on by the County, EJE Dredging, and Josh Pelletier on August 26, 2022. As you are aware, a pre -construction conference was held on December 15, 2022, in accordance with Condition #10 and a complete set of project plans is attached. Please feel free to contact me anytime for further clarification or explanation of the project. Very truly yours, COASTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC. Ken Willson Project Manager CC: Robert Outten, Dare County Barton Grover, Dare County Greg Bodnar, NC DCM Josh Pelletier, USACE Washington, NC Regulatory Office Robert Tankard, NC DWR Sabrina Henry, NPS EVENT 3 - Q1 2023 OREGON INLET CHANNEL MAINTENANCE PROJECT DARE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA A PROJECT AREA BODIE ISLAND OREGON INLET ATLANTIC PEA OCEAN ISLAND PAMLICO SOUND 0�00 GRAPHIC SCALE IN FT RALEIGH DVLNP CHARLOTTE &-,\N GPI ACKSONVILLE- N.r.s. CAPE FEAR ECT LOCATION CAPE HATTERAS REHEAD CITY LOOKOUT ATLANTIC OCEAN 91.10mriau00 1 COVER SHEET 2 PROJECT OVERVIEW 3 OREGON INLET & OCEAN BAR CHANNEL PLAN VIEW q OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL PLAN VIEW 5 OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE WEST AND OLD HOUSE CHANNEL PLAN VIEW 6 OREGON INLET & OCEAN BAR CHANNEL CROSS SECTIONS A -A', B-B' & C-C' 7 OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL CROSS SECTIONS D-D', E-E' & F-F' 8 OLD HOUSE CHANNEL RANGE 1 CROSS SECTIONS G-G' AND H-H' GENERAL NOTES: 1. COORDINATES ARE IN FEET BASED ON NORTH CAROLINA STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983, (NAD83). 2. ELEVATIONS ARE REFERENCED TO MLLW. 3. DATE OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY: FEBRUARY 15, 2020. LEGEND 0 -F 13 k DREDGE AREA PERMITTED CHANNEL CORRIDOR USCG BUOY LOCATION SHIPWRECK LOCATION NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR REGULATORY REVIEW ONLY CS-1 SHEET 1 OF 8 1 1. PLACEMENT OF DREDGE SPOIL MATERIAL ON DISPOSAL ISLANDS MN, L, AND C IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED ACTION. 2. PROPOSED OREGON INLET AND OCEAN BAR CHANNEL DREDGE AREAS ARE NOT FIXED AND RATHER FOLLOW DEEP WATER AT TIME OF MAINTENANCE. LOCATION SHOWN IS REPRESENTATIVE ONLY AND WILL CHANGE BASED ON BATHYMETRY AT TIME OF MAINTENANCE. 3. ALTERNATE ROUTE PORTION OF OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL DREDGE AREA SHOWN ON PV-2 AND PV-3 IS FIXED FOR EVENT 3. 4. PLACEMENT OF DREDGE SPOIL MATERIAL WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN PROPOSED INSHORE DISPOSAL AREAS SHOWN ON PV-2 AND PV-3 AND IN THE NEARSHORE DISPOSAL AREA OFFSHORE PEA ISLAND. 5. NEARSHORE DISPOSAL AREA INCLUDES THE-2,500 FOOT PORTION OF THE ACTIVE BEACH PROFILE THAT EXTENDS FROM 0.0 FT. NAVD88 CONTOUR OUT TO THE -24.0 FT. NAVD88 CONTOUR. MARC BASNIGHT BRIDGE I�WEEFERMITTED qw O RIDOR CHANNEL DISPOSAL ISLAND "C" DISPOSAL ISLAND "L" OLD HOUSE CHANNEL RANGE 1 / DISPOSAL ISLAND WN" / i OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (WEST) PAMLICO SOUND 1 7 ATLANTIC \ OCEAN \ \ OREGON INLET AND \ OCEAN BAR CHANNEL OREGON / ` INLET / \ \� OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (ALTERNATE ROUTE) o1250 2500 M. GRAPHIC SCALE IN FT NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR REGULATORY REVIEW ONLY PV-1 SHEET 2 OF 8 1 OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (ALTERNATE ROUTE) PAMLICO SOUND 0 s A 5 :N BODIE ISLQ r 11_ 1 BRIDGE / i OREGON INLET \ \C z� A-6^ z \ 0 d a � ��. PORTION OF HERBERT C. BONNER BRIDGE TO REMAIN p • ELIZABETH CHRISTINE B O PEAISLAND PROPOSED Q OREGON INLET AND INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA �n¢O�n OCEAN BAR CHANNEL / Q~ O �S ! NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR REGULATORY REVIEW ONLY C,��. V3�SpO 1. LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED MAINTENANCE AREA OF THE CHANNEL REPRESENTS CONDITIONS ON THE DATE OF MOST RECENT SURVEYS(DECEMBER 3, 2022). IF CONDITIONS i DICTATE A CHANGE IN THE PROPOSED MAINTENANCE AREA DURING Q1-2023, CHANGES WILL BE COORDINATED WITH w / USACE NAVIGATION BRANCH AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. w i 2 2. PLACEMENT OF DREDGE SPOIL MATERIAL WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE PROPOSED INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA WHERE DEEP iSCOQ 'G. THE NEAOLESAROUND POSAL BONA OFFSHORE EXISTA IS AND IN W i �I THENEARSHEDDISPOSAL AREA 0FFSHOREING ISLAND. ip 3. SIDECAST DREDGING WILL ONLY OCCUR DURING Q1-2023 BY 0 � m THE MISS KATIE, IF CONDITIONS REQUIRE SUCH. w� 4. BATHYMETRIC CONTOURS GENERATED FROM SURVEY DATA a COLLECTED BYTHE USACE WILMINGTON DISTRICTALONG THE OREGON INLET OCEAN BAR (SEPTEMBER 27, 2022), S SURROUNDING OREGON INLET BRIDGE(NOVEMBER 22-23, SZ e 2022) AND SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY E]E DREDGING Q LL SURROUNDING OREGON INLET BRIDGE, OCEAN BAR CHANNEL, Q omw AND INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA(DECEMBER 3, 2022). e BOTTOM OF CUT/ CHANNEL COORDINATE TABLE Point ID Northing Easting Elevation Inez -, aTz A 758820.79 3033833 -16.0 B 759158.57 3033618 -16.0 C 756940.25 3030121 -16.0 D 755489.07 3029080 -16.0 - L RIG E 755255.85 3029405 -16.0 F 756644.02 3030401 -16.0 NO DREDGE ZONE y rn —W.G. TOWNSEND p o t3 Ey i p Va gy e e ATLANTIC BOSS LADY OCEAN a ANGELDAWN '�p PERMITTED CHANNEL / CORRIDOR z oD; °ow �� / E 3p350 z B S a wiw A / =zo9g �°o of qoo y / —WING NO GRAPHIC SCALE IN FT $ / PV-2 NOTE: � SSC 1. ALTERNATE ROUTE PORTION OF OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL DREDGE AREA IS FIXED FOR EVENT 3. 2. PLACEMENT OF DREDGE SPOIL MATERIAL WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE PROPOSED INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA WHERE DEEP SCOUR HOLES AROUND THE BONNER BRIDGE EXIST AND IN THE 26 X NEARSHORE DISPOSAL AREA OFFSHORE PEA ISLAND. 3. SIDECAST DREDGING MAY BE CONDUCTED IN Q1-2023 BY THE is MISS KATIE AS NEEDED TO ESTABLISH SUFFICIENT DEPTH TO LOAD. 4. BATHYMETRIC CONTOURS GENERATED FROM SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BYTHE USACE WILMINGTON DISTRICT SURROUNDING OREGON INLET BRIDGE (NOVEMBER 22-23, 2022), OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL ALTERNATE ROUTE (DECEMBER 5, 2022), OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL WEST (JUNE 30, 2022), R AND SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY FIE DREDGING SURROUNDING OREGON INLET BRIDGE, AND INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA(DECEMBER 3, 2022) i OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (WEST) BOTTOM OF CUT/ CHANNEL COORDINATE TABLE Point ID Northing Easting Elevation G 754566.78 3020086 -10.0 H 754080.12 3020977 -10.0 I 752790.13 3022559 -10.0 J 752490.86 3023240 -10.0 l K 752144.58 3024255 -10.0 L 751348.31 3025505 -10.0 M 751450.28 3026101 -10.0 N 751548.10 3026080 -10.0 O 751453.39 3025526 -10.0 P 752235.36 3024299 -10.0 Q 752584.12 3023276 -10.0 R 752676.20 3022612 -10.0 5 754162.86 3021034 -10.0 T 754675.63 3020136 -10.0 NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR REGULATORY REVIEW ONLY o450 900 GRAPHIC SCALE IN FT 3op0 I R \ \ V PAMLICO SOUND PERMITTED CHANNEL OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (ALTERNATE ROUTE) io- MARC BASNIGHT BRIDGE , t 1 z \ \ X 2 19 z 2 ° a w i z 3 W i 2 O O rc F Q U� w ' f t i o C C � 6z BODIE o 0 ISLAND a tt 77 IOREGON ��y / INLET \\14 ,A .So P °° �� X 13 ��� ✓/ k\\' &N TO M �r p, 4 PORTION OF HERBERT C. BONNER BRIDGE TO REMAIN PROPOSED INSHORE !v. DISPOSALAREA C/ 0 J 8 0 o z T,w oo o 1 u 0 FROWING NO �v PV 3 NOTE: 1. NO DREDGING ANTICIPATED TO BE CONDUCTED IN Q1-2023 pp ALONG THE OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (WEST) SHOWN ON THIS SHEET. _ 2. OLD HOUSE CHANNEL RANGE 1 CHANNEL IS FIXED FOR EVENT 3. 3. PLACEMENT OF DREDGE SPOIL MATERIAL WILL BE PERMITTED IN THE PROPOSED INSHORE DISPOSAL AREA WHERE DEEP SCOUR HOLES AROUND THE BONNER BRIDGE EXIST AND IN THE NEARSHORE DISPOSAL AREA OFFSHORE PEA ISLAND. "r 4. BATHYMETRIC CONTOURS GENERATED FROM SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE USACE WILMINGTON DISTRICT ALONG THE OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE WEST (JUNE 30, 2022) AND OLD HOUSE CHANNEL RANGE 1(SEPTEMBI DISPOSAL ISLAND "MN" PAMLICO SOUND � �\ \ V v \ PERMITTED CHANNEL CORRIDOR \ BOTTOM OF CUT/ CHANNEL COORDINATE TABLE Point ID Northing Easting Elevation U 752705.36 3012655 -12.0 V 752653.02 3012743 -12.0 W 750037.72 3011845 -12.0 X 750081.22 3011754 -12.0 NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR REGULATORY REVIEW ONLY ISLAND "L" H H' OLD HOUSE CHANNEL RANGE 1 OREGON INLET TO HELLS GATE CHANNEL (WEST) \ \ 30A \ 0 300 600 \ :.. GRAPHIC SCALE IN FT 1 � dYJ 0 C w w � 2 2 z LI W i o o rc F Q U w F 2 0, 6 0 s0 NNEA SHEET 5 OF 8 1 5 0 Lu w w u, _5. 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