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0? WATF9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
?O? QG William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.,Director -
Division of Water Coleen H Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
September 23, 2004
Robert T. Newcomb, III
P.O. Box 20242
Raleigh, NC 27619-0242
SUBJECT: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification
and Additional Conditions
Dredge Basin, Replace Bulkhead
and Add Boat Slips
125 Harbor Road ?f
DWQ Project # 041539 SEP 2 g 2004
Carteret County
Dear Mr. Newcomb: DENR - WATER OUALITy
WETLANDS AND STOWMTER BRANCH
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions (WQC # 3351) to conduct the
following activity adjacent to your property at 125 Harbor Road in Marshallberg, Carteret County. This
approval allows you to:
1. Excavate 2500 cubic feet (see drawing dated 8/5/04, sheet 3 Of 5) of shallow water bottom
habitat (by hydraulic excavator) with the spoil placed on highground;
2. Replace 100 feet of bulkhead;
3. Remove existing docking system and replace it with a 4-slip docking configuration (see sheet 4
of 5).
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your completed CAMA
application received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 16, 2004. After reviewing
your application, we have determined that General Water Quality Certification Number 3351 covers this
activity. This Certification can also be found on line at: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/certs.html.
This Certification allows you to use your CAMA Permit when the NC Division of Coastal Management
issues it. Please keep in mind that there may be additional Federal, State or Local regulations applicable
to your project, such as (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Water
Supply Watershed regulations and Coastal Stormwater. In addition, this approval will expire when the
accompanying CAMA Permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your completed CAMA
Major Permit application received by the Division of Coastal Management on August 9, 2004. If you
change or modify your project, you must notify the Division (DWQ) in writing and you may be required to
send us a new application for a new certification. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a
copy of the Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If
total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be
required as described in 15A NCAC 2H .0506 (h). For this approval to be valid, you must follow the
conditions listed in the attached certification and the additional conditions listed on the following
page:
N. C. Division of Water Quality 127 Cardinal Drive Extension [phone] Customer Service
Wilmington Regional Office Wilmington, NC 28405 [phone] Fax [phone] On?.et
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Robert T. Newcomb, III
DWQ Project # 041539
September 23, 2004
1. Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached
certificate of completion to this office and a copy to the 4010versight/Express Review Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650;
2. No excavation and no waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or
riparian areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the CAMA Major Application. All
construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment
and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state
water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
Please notify this Office at the number listed below if any problem arises during the construction of
the project that may affect water quality.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory
hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a
written petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of
Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its
conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the DWQ Permit #041539 under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please telephone Joanne Steenhuis or Rick Shiver at 910-395-3900.
Sincerely,

Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
Attachments: GC # 3351
Certificate of Completion
cc: Corps of Engineers Wilmington Field Office - Henry Wicker
401 Oversite/Express Permitting Unit - Cyndi Karoly
CAMA Morehead - Mark Hardeman
CAMA Morehead - Doug Huggett
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Triage Check List
Date:
Project Name:
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County:
To: ? ARO Kevin Barnett ? WaRO Tom Steffens
? FRO Ken Averitte WiRO Noelle Lutheran
? MRO Alan Johnson ?' WSRO Daryl Lamb
? RRO Mike Horan
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The file attached is being forwarded to spur for your evaluation.
Please call if you need isAstance.
? Stream length impacted
? Stream determination
? Wetland determination and distance to blue-line surface waters on USFW topo maps
? Minimization/avoidance issues
Buffer Rules (Meuse, Tar-Pamlico, Catawba, Randleman)
? Pond fill
? Mitigation Ratios
? Ditching
? Are the stream and or wetland mitigation sites available and viable?
? Check drawings for accuracy
? Is the application consistent with pre-application meetings?
? Cumulative impact concern
Comments:
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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION
PSC BOX 8003
CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 28533-0003
5090/18540
LN
September 13, 2004
Mr. John Dorney
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604 0 4 15 3 5
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point is preparing to
conduct maintenance work at the Seaborne Powered Target (SEPTAR) ramp
on Piney Island (BT-11). Nationwide permit three for maintenance and
water quality certification 3376 authorizes the proposed work, and
does not require notification. However, Mr. Mickey Suggs with the COE
in Wilmington requested that we send a written description of the
project, so we have prepared a PCN and project drawings (enclosed) and
are distributing these to you for your information.
The SEPTAR ramp is located at the end of a road on Piney Island.
The project includes maintenance of a boat ramp through replacement of
metal sheeting with installation of pre-formed concrete slabs. The
project also includes adding additional riprap materials to the
shoreline along the end of the road. The additional riprap would be
placed on top.of the existing materials on the northern end of the
road and just around the corner shared by the road and canal, and
behind the existing riprap on very end of the roadway.
Enclosed are a project drawing and an aerial photo layout. We
have also sent these materials to the US Army Corps of Engineers and
to the Division of Coastal Management.
If you have questions or require additional information, please
contact Ms. Robin Ferguson of the Environmental Affairs Department at
[phone].
Enclosures: 1. PCN
2. Project drawing
3. Aerial Layout
]rrfviron ental ?4fifairs
By dire tion o the
Commanding General
Of f icer
WETLANDS/ 401 GROUP
SEP 15 2004
WATER QUALITY SECTION
Office Use Only: Form Version April 2001
USACE Action ID No. DWQ No. 041535
If any particular item is not applicable to this project, please enter "Not Applicable" or "N/A" rather than
leaving the space blank.
I. Processing
1. Check all of the approval(s) requested for this project:
? Section 404 Permit
X Section 10 Permit
X 401 Water Quality Certification
? Riparian or Watershed Buffer Rules
2. Nationwide, Regional or General Permit Number(s) Requested:
3. If this notification is solely a courtesy copy because written approval for the 401 Certification
is not required, check here:
4. If payment into the North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program (NCWRP) is proposed for
mitigation of impacts (see section VIII - Mitigation), check here: ?
H. Applicant Information
Owner/Applicant Information
Name: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Mailing Address: Commanding, General, EAD LN, PSC Box 8006,
Cherry Point, NC 28533-0006
WETLANDS/ 401 GRni,n
Telephone Number: Fax Number:
E-mail Address: SEp 5 _2@84
2. Agent Information (A signed and dated copy of the Agent AuNA0AL E t , be
attached if the Agent has signatory authority for the owner/applicant.) I?
Name: George Radford
Company Affiliation: Environmental Affairs Officer
Mailing Address: same as above
Telephone Number: 252-466-4599 Fax Number: 252-466-2000
E-mail Address: [e-mail]
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M. Project Information
1. Name of project: SEPTAR ramp and shoreline stabilization
2. T.I.P. Project Number (NCDOT Only):
3. Property Identification Number (Tax PIN): NA
4. Location
County: Carteret Nearest Town: Atlantic
Subdivision name (include phase/lot number): NA
Directions to site (include road numbers, landmarks, etc.): BT11 is also known as Piney
Island. BT 11 is adjacent to Open Grounds Farm, and very near the Cedar Island National
Wildlife Refuge.
5. Site coordinates, if available (UTM or Lat/Long): lat/long for center of Piney Island -
35° 01' 00"/76° 28' 00", for project area 35° 01' 53.6"/76° 27' 52.5"
(Note - If project is linear, such as a road or utility line, attach a sheet that separately lists the
coordinates for each crossing of a distinct waterbody.)
6. Describe the existing land use or condition of the site at the time of this application: Military
facility, used for ordnance delivery training. Project site has an existing ramp at the end of a
dirt road. The ramp is used to launch boats associated with targetry at BT-11. Portions of
the shoreline are already under rip--rap and/or concrete articulated matting.
7. Property size (acres):_ Piney Island is approximately 12000 acres.
8. Nearest body of water (stream/river/sound/ocean/lake): South Bay
9. River Basin: Neuse
(Note - this must be one of North Carolina's seventeen designated major river basins. The
River Basin map is available at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/admin/mgs/.)
10. Describe the purpose of the proposed work:
This project will perform maintenance actions on the shoreline at the end of a road leading to the
SEPTAR boat ramp. The project will also replace the existing ramp surface, currently several
sheets of metal matting, with concrete. The purpose of the work is to maintain the shoreline to
protect it from further erosion resulting from wave action, and to reduce the current maintenance
requirements for the boat ramp. The metal sheeting used for the boat ramp surface frequently
floats up during storm events, requiring repositioning
11. List the type of equipment to be used to construct the project: Heavy equipment to transport
and place rip-rap materials and ramp concrete. Concrete will be pre-formed slabs.
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12. Describe the land use in the vicinity of this project: Military facility used for ordnance
delivery training Adjacent land uses are primarily agricultural.
IV. Prior Project History
If jurisdictional determinations and/or permits have been requested and/or obtained for this
project (including all prior phases of the same subdivision) in the past, please explain. Include
the USACE Action ID Number, DWQ Project Number, application date, and date permits and
certifications were issued or withdrawn. Provide photocopies of previously issued permits,
certifications or other useful information. Describe previously approved wetland, stream and
buffer impacts, along with associated mitigation (where applicable). If this is a NCDOT project,
list and describe permits issued for prior segments of the same T.I.P. project, along with
construction schedules.
None
V. Future Project Plans
Are any additional permit requests anticipated for this project in the future? If so, describe the
anticipated work, and provide justification for.the exclusion of this work from the current
application: None anticipated at this time.
VI. Proposed Impacts to Waters of the United States/Waters of the State
1. Wetland Impacts NA
List the total acreage (estimated) of existing wetlands on the property: 12000
Total area of wetland impact proposed: 0
2. Stream Impacts, including all intermittent and perennial streams 0
Cumulative impacts (linear distance in feet) to all streams on site: 0
3. Open Water Impacts, including Lakes, Ponds, Estuaries, Sounds, Atlantic Ocean and any
other Water of the U.S.
Open Water Impact
Site Number
(indicate on ma)
Type of Impact* Area of
Impact
(acres) Name of Waterbody
(if applicable) Type of Waterbody
(lake, pond, estuary, sound,
bay, ocean, etc.)
Boat ramp maintenance
1 - replacing metal 0.10 South Bay Bay
sheering with concrete
slabs
2 Shoreline Stabilization - 0.006 South Bay Bay
with rip-rap
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4. Pond Creation NA
VII. Impact Justification (Avoidance and Minimization)
Specifically describe measures taken to avoid the proposed impacts. It may be useful to provide
information related to site constraints such as topography, building ordinances, accessibility, and
financial viability of the project. The applicant may attach drawings of alternative, lower-impact
site layouts, and explain why these design options were not feasible. Also discuss how impacts
were minimized once the desired site plan was developed. If applicable, discuss construction
techniques to be followed during construction to reduce impacts.
Impacts will be minimal. The project area is at the end of a dirt road, adjacent to a man-made
canal, and is man-made high ground with the exception of the rip-rap area below the normal
water line. Rip-rap and articulated concrete matting, is already in place along portions of the
shoreline at the end of the road, this project would supplement the existing materials. Rip-rap
placement below the normal water line will extend no more than 5' below the normal water line,
and no more than 3 cubic yards per running foot. We plan to use concrete debris from
demolition of a building floor as rip-rap. We will trim any re-bar in the concrete flush with the
surface of each piece. We plan to use pre-formed concrete slabs to replace the metal sheeting
surface of the boat ramp. We will maintain the current size of the boat ramp 30' 8" in length
below the water line, 12' wide.
VIII. Mitigation
None required, none proposed.
IX. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Only)
Does the project involve an expenditure of public funds or the use of public (federal/state/local)
land?
Yes X No ?
If yes, does the project require preparation of an environmental document pursuant to the
requirements of the National or North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
Note: If you are not sure whether a NEPA/SEPA document is required, call the SEPA
coordinator at [phone] to review current thresholds for environmental documentation.
Yes X No ?
If yes, has the document review been finalized by the State Clearinghouse? If so, please attach a
copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval letter.
Yes ? No X NA, This project qualifies for the maintenance categorical
exclusion included in the MCO P5090.2a Environmental Compliance and Protection Manual.
Clearinghouse review is not required.
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X. Proposed Impacts on Riparian and Watershed Buffers (DWQ Only)
Will the project impact protected riparian buffers identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233
(Neuse), 15A NCAC 2B .0259 (Tar-Pamlico), 15A NCAC 2B .0250 (Randleman Rules and
Water Supply Buffer Requirements), or other (please identify )?
Yes ? No X If you answered "yes", provide the following information:
The project area does fall within the Neuse River basin. However the specific project site is
currently not vegetated and the project will not change the function or use of the project site.
Therefore the project is exempt as an existing use.
XI. Stormwater (DWQ Only)
Describe impervious acreage (both existing and proposed) versus total acreage on the site.
Discuss stormwater controls proposed in order to protect surface waters and wetlands
downstream from the property.
NA
The project site is surrounded by coastal marsh and open water. The project would not effect the
amount of impervious acreage.
XII. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Only)
Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non-discharge or discharge) of
wastewater generated from the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
NA
XIH. Violations (DWQ Only)
Is this site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0500) or any Buffer Rules?
Yes ? No X
Is this an after-the-fact permit application?
Yes ? No X
Applicant/ a ign tore rreC o C
(Agent's signa is v d only 1W an authorization letter
S' Date
pplicant is provided.)
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