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Home My WebLink About20130963 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20131108DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS 69 DARLINGTON AVENUE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 -1343 REPLY TO ATTENTION OF November 5, 2013 Regulatory Division Action ID No SAW- 2013 -01747 Mr. Doug Huggett Division of Coastal Management North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 400 Commerce Avenue Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 -3421 Dear Mr Huggett. i3 I D NOV - 8 2013 D NR . rArA ALIIY Reference the application of the North Carolina State Ports Authority to construct two barge fleeting areas, located within the Morehead City Channel in Bogue Sound along Radio Island and within the Newport River, adjacent to Marsh Island, in Morehead City, Carteret County, North Carolina The Federal agencies have completed review of the proposal as presented by the application and your field investigation report We recommend that the following conditions be included in the State authorization- 1. All work authorized by this permit must be performed in strict compliance with the attached plans, which are a part of this permit Any modification to these plans must be approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) prior to implementation 2 The permittee understands and agrees that, if future operations by the United States require the removal, relocation, or other alteration, of the structure or work herein authorized, or if, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative, said structure or work shall cause unreasonable obstruction to the free navigation of the navigable waters, the permittee will be required, upon due notice from the U S Army Corps of Engineers, to remove, relocate, or alter the structural work or obstructions caused thereby, without expense to the United States No claim shall be made against the United States on account of any such removal, relocation, or alteration The permittee shall notify NOAA/NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Chief Source Data Unit N CS261, 1315 E West HWY- RM 7316, Silver Spring, MD 20910- 3282 at least two weeks prior to beginning work and upon completion of work -2- 3 Approval of the structure is based on determinations that there would be no obstruction to navigation The structure may be damaged by wave wash from passing vessels. Issuance of this permit should not be construed, as relieving the permittee of taking proper steps to insure the structure and moored boats will not be damaged by wave wash. 4 Except as specified in the plans attached to this permit, no excavation, fill or mechanized land - clearing activities shall take place at any time in the construction or maintenance of this project, in such a manner as to impair normal flows and circulation patterns within waters or wetlands or to reduce the reach of waters or wetlands. 5. Except as authorized by this permit or any USACE approved modification to this permit, no excavation, fill or mechanized land - clearing activities shall take place at any time in the construction or maintenance of this project, within waters or wetlands. This permit does not authorize temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill material within waters or wetlands outside the permitted area This prohibition applies to all borrow and fill activities connected with this project 6. Unless otherwise authorized by this permit, all fill material placed in waters or wetlands shall be generated from an upland source and will be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities Metal products, organic materials (including debris from land clearing activities), or unsightly debris will not be used. 7. All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent contamination of waters and wetlands from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic materials. In the event of a spill of petroleum products or any other hazardous waste, the permittee shall immediately report it to the N C Division of Water Quality at (919) 733 -5083, Ext 526 or (800) 662 -7956 and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous Substances Control Act will be followed. 8 The authorized structure and associated activity must not interfere with the public's right to free navigation on all navigable waters of the United States. No attempt will be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable waters at or adjacent to the authorized work for reason other than safety 9 The permittee must install and maintain, at his expense, any signal lights and signals prescribed by the U.S Coast Guard, through regulations or otherwise, on authorized facilities For further information, the permittee should contact the U S Coast Guard Marine Safety Office at (910) 772 -2191 uoilipuoo Ioafo.id -ald sli of punllann io njunn 3111 atolsai `IoaaipXuuz aniluluasaida.i pazi.iollnn siu Jo Xuud a11i jo ,�.relams all su zauuuui pun 3wil eons ui pun solulS palturl auI of asuadxa Inollinn `dins lions al13o uoilaldwoo aiojaq uoiluaidxa sli uodn io liuuad sill Jo uotluoOA;)J Jo aotlou u jo Idiaoaj uodn `aalliuuad all -9I lunogiui?is paiapisuoo IOU a.iu `sialunn Inoil ui ssal JO s,11LN 0 pUt' `s.ztonIZ)S;31 puu sWIul IIu ui pun sassulo zalunnllus IIu ui ssal .10 s,f llfq SZ `(WHC13N) lu3ui32uuuW Iuluautuo.iinug 3o uoisin ICj nuilo3nD 11jloN 3111 Xq s.ialunn Inoal su paluu21sap IOU s.iant.z IIu ui ssal .zo s,rlLN OS si Xpogialunn auI ui XIipiginl all Iugj eons sasuazoul a2.iuuosip polulai- uoiloiulsuoo .io uotlonilsuoo 3o uaju auI apislno ,ilipiq nl ui asuaaoui IuuotdiuBis u luanaid of su .iauuuui u eons ui palonpuoo aq lllM ,Clin.ilou 311.E S I (b 3loi7tiV d£I I .ialdugD SainInIS iulaual) uuilo D WON) £L61 Jo 10V IoiluoD uoilnllod uoiluluauzipoS 3T41 jo sloodsu IIu Minn amoildwoo iinj ui uiuuia.i isnw loofoad all `,tlinuoilippV sua.zu paganlsip IIn 3o uoiluziliquls oluipauiuii all pun 4 11 uallznD JO Iuauianoui all .io aoungmisip Iios of loafgns snare IIn punoau saoinap alnudoiddn auptuis ao outouaj Ills Jo uoilullulsui aluipautuii alI `oI paituiil lou si Inq `apnioui Iiugs sill •uaau Iiuuad auI apislno spuupom puu sniunn uiulinn ,Clipigml jo uoptluauupas ui asua.toui uu Iuan,aid of ,jussaoau sainsuaui to .iluoo uoiso.i3 puu uoiluluauiipas IIu Xolduza llu11s aailiuuad au.L ti loofoid sill jo oouuualuiuui puu uoilotuisuoo Suunp alis loofoid auI lu alquliunu aq llu11s `suoilipuoo llu luipnloui `liuuad sill jo ,(doo V liuuad sill jo Xdoo u i tv, loo fold sill jo aouuualumui ao uoilonjisuoo all Minn paluioossu sluai�u jo/puu s.ioloualuoo sii jo loua apin.oad hugs puu 'loo fold sill jo aouuualuiuui puu uoilonzlsuoo all ui liuuad sill jo suoilipuoo puu suuol all llinx ,Llduioo of siva2u .io /puu sjolouzluoo sli a unbo.i lluls aalliuuad 311.E £ I mmIV all ui paloadxa aq of Xiiuuuou usunn anunn Xq pafuutup aq Iou Ilion sluoq pwoouz puu ainiotuls 3qj ainsui of sdals jadoid OuiVi jo aalliuuad all Suin.aila.z su `paiuisuoo aq lou pinous liuuad sill jo aouunssl p;Dgilsnf sunx mrnIV 3111 loigm uo slUauoq Inuoiln2inuu all Xjillnu of pull pinonx li asnuoaq pwinbw oq louuno oiJJual Iassan JO unxop Ouinxols alquuosnajurl •slassan ftssud woij lsunn anunx Xq pai?uu -mp oq Xuuz amioiuls auI Iuul slsixa ,flipgissod u `(mrnIV) ,funnuluM Iulsuoouzlul oiluujIV auI ui �?upsixa suoilipuoo iapujl uoilufinuu of uoilonjisgo ou aq pinonx a.iall Iull suoiluuitulopp uo pasuq suns amlonjis aul3o Iun.ozddV Z I •Iiuuad sill Xq pazuoulnu Ilonx a11i jo uopoldwoo uodn ureft, puu liuuad sill Xq pazijollnu 31zonx all 2uiuui23q of loud sN3;)m onni isual In Builum ui sdtoD all asin,pn IIu11s aalliuuod all -I I •sompaoold uoiluuipl000 paainbal all alniliui iiim olnx zaauioug loulsiCI uolouiuipik 3111,ijilou ,ilalutpautun Ilion al `I.ionn pazuollnu all 2uiusilduz000u oliunx suiL,wai luoi2oloalozu zo ouoisi11 unnou)lun XIsnoina.id ,puu s.ianoosip aalliuuad aul3I -0I me 17 Violations of these conditions or violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act must be reported in writing to the Wilmington District U S Army Corps of Engineers within 24 hours of the permittee's discovery of the violation. Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr Dave Timpy, Wilmington Field Office, Regulatory Division, telephone (910) 251 -4634 Copies Furnished Ms Karen Higgins Division of Water Quality North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1650 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650 Mr Pete Benjamin U S Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 -3726 Mr Fritz Rhode National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Service Pivers Island Beaufort, North Carolina 28516 Mr Pace Wilber National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Division 219 Fort Johnson Road Charleston, South Carolina 29412 -9110 Sincerely, David L Timpy, Project Manager Wilmington Regulatory Field Office Todd Allen Bowers US EPA Region 4 Life Scientist Water Protection Division 61 Forsyth Street, SW Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -8960 BOSN3 /Joseph M. Edge United States Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Waterways Management 2301 E Fort Macon Road Atlantic Beach, North Carolina 28512 Mr Roy Brownlow Division of Coastal Management North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 400 Commerce Avenue Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 -3421 Joanne Steenhuis Division of Water Quality North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources 127 Cardinal Drive Ext Wilmington, North Carolina 28405