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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
January 27, 1993
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Walter S. Tulloch
Colonel, Corps of Engineers
Wilmington District
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
Dear Mr. Tulloch:
Subject: Proposed Maintenance Dredging and Dredge Disposal
Carteret County
DEM Project # 92772
DEM has reviewed your plans of your request for 401 Water
Quality Certification to conduct maintenance dredging and
deepening of the Morehead City Inner Harbor Navigation Channel
and pump out of the Brandt Island upland diked disposal site. We
have determined that the proposed fill can be covered by
modifications to General Water Quality Certifications nos 1863,
1967 and 2365 as requested in your 8 December 1992 letter. This
approval shall expire three years from the date of this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact John Dorney at
919/733-1786.
Sincerely,
Preston Howard, r. P.E.
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cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office
Wilmington DEM Regional Office
Mr. John Dorney
Central Files
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone] Fax # [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
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MEMORANDUM INITIALS:
Reviewer:
TO: John Dorney WQ Supv:
Planning Branch Date: (-/`1 -?
SUBJECT: WETLAND STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
***EACH ITEM MUST BE ANSWERED (N/A-NOT APPLICABLE)***
PERMIT
YR: 92 PERMIT NO: 0000722 COUNTY: (;ARTERET
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APPLICANT NAME: BOGUE BANKS BEACH DISPOSAL
PROJECT TYPE: CERTIFICATION CHANGE PERMIT-TYPE: IND
COE_#: DOT #:
RCD FROM_CDA: COE FRM_CDA:
DATE 12/10/92
REG_OFFICE: WIRO RIVER-AND _
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STREAM-CLASS: 5 6
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WL_IMPACT?: YG
WL_REQUESTED : &c A"
HYDRO CNECT?: YIN AIM-
MITIGATION?: Y/9
WL_TYPE : /Vl-
WL_ACR_EST?: YIN AM
WL SCORE (#) : X114
MITIGATION_ .TYPE:
MITIGATION-SIZE: ///I-
IS WETLAND RATING SHEET ATTACHED?: Y&
RECOMMENDATION (Circle One) • ISSU ISSUE/COND DENY
COMMENTS : Ala O4i
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO December 8, 1992
Planning Division
Dr. George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Dear Dr. Everett:
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This is a request to amend Water Quality Certification
No. 1967, issued January 4, 1984, as amended in 1991, and Water
Quality Certificate No. 2365, issued August 11, 1989, to cover
the disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks from the combined
maintenance dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Inner
Harbor Navigation Channel and pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site, Carteret County, North Carolina (enclosed
figure 1).
The disposal of dredged material on the ocean beach along
Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach is authorized under Section 401
(P.L. 95-217) Water Quality Certificate No. 1967, issued by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM) on
January 4, 1984, as amended, on September 10, 1991. As stated in
the September 10, 1991, amendment, the water quality certification
expires 3 years from issuance (September 10, 1994). Water Quality
Certificate No. 2365 was issued on August 11, 1989, for the
disposal of dredged material on the beach of Pine Knoll Shores
from the maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Section I, Tangent B, Carteret County, North Carolina.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting that the NCDEM
amend Water Quality Certificate Nos. 1967 and 2365, respectively,
to cover disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks (Fort Macon
State Park to Pine Knoll Shores) from the combined maintenance
dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Harbor Inner
Navigation Channels and the pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site.
Water Quality Certificate No. 1863 was issued by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management on December 10,
1985, and modified March 4, 1986, to place dredged material from
Brandt Island on the beaches of Bogue Banks and in the access
channel into Brandt Island for closure of the channel upon
completion of the pumpout operation. There is no time limit on
this certification.
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The disposal of dredged material from the combined actions
is scheduled to start September 1, 1993, and end March 15, 1994.
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and is
being circulated to Federal and State agencies and the interested
public. A public notice will also be circulated prior to
construction.
Should you have
please contact Mr.
at [phone].
any questions concerning the above request,
Daniel Small, Environmental Resources Branch,
Sincerely,
Walter S. Tulloch
Colonel, Corps of Engineers
District Engineer
Enclosure
Copy Furnished (with enclosure):
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. Steve Benton
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402=1890
IN REPLY REFER TO
Planning Division
December 8 1992
Dr. George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
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Dear Dr. Everett:
This is a request to amend Water Quality `
No. 1967, issued January 4, 1984, as amende Ainftl"991, and Water
Quality Certificate No. 2365, issued August 11, 1989, to cover
the disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks from the combined
maintenance dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Inner
Harbor Navigation Channel and pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site, Carteret County, North Carolina (enclosed
figure 1).
The disposal of dredged material on the ocean beach along
Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach is authorized under Section 401
(P.L. 95-217) Water Quality Certificate No. 1967, issued by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM) or)
January 4, 1984, as amended, on September 10, 1991. As stated in
the September 10, 1991, amendment, the water quality certification
expires 3 years from issuance (September 10, 1994). Water Quality
Certificate No. 2365 was issued on August 11, 1989, for the
disposal of dredged material on the beach of Pine Knoll Shores
from the maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Section I, Tangent B, Carteret County, North Carolina.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting that the NCDEM
amend Water Quality Certificate Nos. 1967 and 2365, respectively,
to cover disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks (Fort Macon
State Park to Pine Knoll Shores) from the combined maintenance
dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Harbor Inner
Navigation Channels and the pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site.
Water Quality Certificate No. 1863 was issued by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management on December 10,
1985, and modified March 4, 1986, to place dredged material from
Brandt Island on the beaches of Bogue Banks and in the access
channel into Brandt Island for closure of the channel upon
completion of the pumpout operation. There is no time limit on
this certification.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
P.O. BOX 1890
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28402-1890
IN REPLY REFER TO December 8, 1992
Planning Division
Dr. George T. Everett, Director
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Dear Dr. Everett:
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This is a request to amend Water Quality Certification
No. 1967, issued January 4, 1984, as amended in 1991, and Water
Quality Certificate No. 2365, issued August 11, 1989, to cover
the disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks from the combined
maintenance dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Inner
Harbor Navigation Channel and pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site, Carteret County, North Carolina (enclosed
figure 1).
The disposal of dredged material on the ocean beach along
Fort Macon and Atlantic Beach is authorized under Section 401
(P.L. 95-217) Water Quality Certificate No. 1967, issued by the
North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM) on
January 4, 1984, as amended, on September 10, 1991. As stated in
the September 10, 1991, amendment, the water quality certification
expires 3 years from issuance (September 10, 1994). Water Quality
Certificate No. 2365 was issued on August 11, 1989, for the
disposal of dredged material on the beach of Pine Knoll Shores
from the maintenance dredging of the Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Section I, Tangent B, Carteret County, North Carolina.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is requesting that the NCDEM
amend Water Quality Certificate Nos. 1967 and 2365, respectively,
to cover disposal of dredged material on Bogue Banks (Fort Macon
State Park to Pine Knoll Shores) from the combined maintenance
dredging and deepening of the Morehead City Harbor Inner
Navigation Channels and the pumpout of the Brandt Island upland
diked disposal site.
Water Quality Certificate No. 1863 was issued by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management on December 10,
1985, and modified March 4, 1986, to place dredged material from
Brandt Island on the beaches of Bogue Banks and in the access
channel into Brandt Island for closure of the channel upon
completion of the pumpout operation. There is no time limit on
this certification.

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The disposal of dredged material from the combined actions
is scheduled to start September 1, 1993, and end March 15, 1994.
An Environmental Assessment has been prepared pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and is
being circulated to Federal and State agencies and the interested
public. A public notice will also be circulated prior to
construction.
Should you have any questions concerning the above request,
please contact Mr. Daniel Small, Environmental Resources Branch,
at [phone].
Sincerely,
Walter S. Tulloch
Colonel, Corps of Engineers
District Engineer
Enclosure
Copy Furnished (with enclosure):
Mr. John Dorney
Division of Environmental Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687
Mr. Steve Benton
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment,
Health, and Natural Resources
Post Office Box 27687
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687

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