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Subject: Emergency Dredging, New River Inlet, Onslow County
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Date: July 5, 1989
On June 30, 1989 the Wilmington Office received a telephone
call from Daniel Small with the Wilmington District Corps of
Engineers concerning the need for emergency dredging in the New
River Inlet.
I requested that Mr. Small submit to this office an
explanation of why the problem in the New River is an emergency
and plans detailing the area to be dredged, amount and type of
material, and type of dredge to be used.
The requested information was received on July 3, 1989. On
July 5, 1989, I contacted Mr. Small and informed him that the
project met the requirements for our Emergency Dredging General
certification and requested that dredging only be done on an out
going tide.
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Bill Mills
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District>> Corps of Engineers
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
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CESAW-CO-OP-89-6 7-000 1 July 5,.1.989
PUBL Ie NOTICE @,%@/fbli'!!.( b )~
EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE DREDGING IN ~ ..'~ 1 \9B9
CHANNEL TO NEW RIVER INLET, NORTH CAROLINA ...
ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY nrv.uM..~"GE~E~\
(Onslow County) OI'J.Oft.tN\~~:e\"'" ~C
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The WILMINGTON DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS, Wilmington, North Carolina,
proposes to perform E~lliRGENCY maintenance dredging in Channel to New River Inlet,
Onslow County, North Carolina.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION. This emergency maintenance work is scheduled to begin
immediately and will require approximately 25 days to complete. The work will
require the removal of all material lying above the plane of 6 feet below mean low
water (MLW) within the designated limits shown on the enclosed drawing. The
estimated quantity of material to be removed from all areas is approximately
5,000 cubic yards of predominantly coarse sand with lesser amounts of shell
fragments. The work will be accomplished by use of the Government sidecast Dredge
MERRITT. The m.aterial will be disposed of adjacent to the channel. All dredging
will take place only within the existing authorized channel and only during ebb
tides.
A drawing showing the proposed work with disposal adjacent to the channel is
enclosed with this notice.
A list of Federal, State, and local agencies with whom these activities are
being coordinated is also enclosed.
A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) relating to the authorized
maintenance of the project (Maintenance of Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Side
Cannels, North Carolina, dated July 1976) was filed with the Council on
Environmental Quality on November la, 1976.
There is no known related dredging by others.
No impacts to known archeological/historical resources or to endangered
species will occur. Dredging will take place within the existing authorized
channel.
A Section 404(b)(1)(PL 95-217) evaluation report for this emergency is
being prepared.
Section 401 (P.L. 95-217) General Water Quality Certificate Number 1332 was
issued on June 18, 1979 and modified by 1332-R issued June 12, 1987, for emergency
dredging due to unpredictable shoaling in the coastal waters of North Carolina.
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The proposed action is consistent with the approved Coastal Management Program
of the State of North Carolina and has been coordinated with the North Carolina
Division of Coastal Management.
The decision whether to perform this work has been based on an evaluation of
the probable impact including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity on the
public interest. That decision will reflect the national concern for both
protection and utilization of important resources. The benefits which reasonably
may be expected to accrue from the proposal have been balanced against its
reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors which may be relevant to the
proposal have been considered, including the cumulative effects thereof; among
those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns,
wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain
values, land use, navigation, shoreline erosion and accretion, recreation, water
supply and conservation, water quality, energy needs, safety, food and fiber
production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership and, in general,
the needs and welfare of the people.
Under emergency procedures, this public notice is being distributed to all
known interested persons concurrent with performance of work in order to assist in
developing facts on which a decision may be made by the Corps of Engineers with
respect to the disposal of dredged material in navigable or ocean waters. For
accuracy and completeness of record, all data in support of or in oppositio~ to
the proposed work should be submitted in writing setting forth sufficient detail
to support convictions. Any person who has an interest which may be affected by
the disposal of this dredged material may request a public hearing. The request
must be submitted in writing to the District Engineer immediately and must clearly
set forth the interest which may be affected and the manner in which the interest
may be affected by this activity. For further information, contact Bob Sattin,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington, North Carolina, phone number (919) 251-
4819.
Enclosures
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LIST OF FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES
Chairman Board of County Commissioners
Pos tmas te rs
Hayors
Marine Science Council
Water Resources Research Institute
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Assistant US Attorney
US Geological Survey
National Marine Fisheries Service
US Coast Guard
Regional Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Director of the National Park Service
Regional Shellfish Consultant
Office of Chief Engineers
South Atlantic Division
All United States Senators and Representatives for State of North 4B
Carolina
US Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Regional Director, Environmental Protection Agency
Heritage Conservation and Recreational Service
NC State Clearinghouse and Information Center
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NEW RIVER
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