20221051 Ver 1_More Info Received_20221020

Caveness Farms Dredging NCDEQ Comment Response:
1. Can you please provide additional information on the requested buffer impacts? The Impact
Table lists them as "Allowable" without any details as to which use(s) in the Table of Uses is/are
being proposed, and it is unclear on the maps. [15A NCAC 02B .0611]
• The project involves the dredging of filled in sediment and debris within the pond
footprint near the inlet areas. This is deemed allowable under use "u" and "ee" in the
Table of Uses for the Neuse River Basin Buffer Rules [15A NCAC 02B .0714].
2. Can you please provide additional details on the dewatering of the dredged materials? The
application indicates that they will be dewatered on the shoreline, but the maps appear to show
a "proposed stockpile area" within the pond. Typically dredge spoils are taken to an upland area
for dewatering. [15A NCAC 02H. 0502(c)]
• The water level in the pond will be lowered to facilitate the dredging. Due to the lower
water level the stockpile area will be in the dry and allow the removed material to
dewater within the current pond footprint. This was proposed to limit the footprint and
impacts of the project.
3. Will the refreshed rip rap extend further up the banks than what was previously there, or will it
be within the same footprint? [15A NCAC 02H .502(c)]
• The refreshed rip rap will be within the existing rip rap footprint. This project does not
propose to extend the existing rip rap footprint.
4. The Open Waters impact table requests 0.40 acres of temporary impacts for dredging, but the
impact maps show 0.19 acres of dredging impacts. Please provide additional information on this
discrepancy and provide an updated table if applicable. [15A NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
• This was a typo on our end while filling out the PCN application. The total proposed
open water impacts are 0.19 acres as shown in the table on sheet E3 of the submitted
plan set. Can you please advise the best way to submit an updated impact table for your
review?
5. Does the Erosion Control Matting contain plastic? Is this for permanent bank stabilization? [15A
NCAC 02H .0502(c)]
• The proposed Erosion Control Matting should not contain plastic. A note was added to
Detail 2/D1 on sheet D1 of plan set to clarify that there shall not be any plastic in the
erosion control matting. Erosion Control Matting is used to help establish permanent
ground cover in disturbed areas.