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Name: Maria T. Dunn
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Project Name: City of Jacksonvile 6 locations on New River
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ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
BRAXTON DAMS
January 31, 2020
MEMORANDUM:
FROM: Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier04-16-33)
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SUBJECT: CAMA Major Modification Permit Application Review
Applicant: City of Jacksonville
Project Location: 6 locations on New River, Onslow County
Proposed Project: 6 additional oyster reefs
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Gregg Bodnar at the address above by February 21, 2020. If you have any questions
regarding the proposed project, contact Ryan Davenport [phone] when appropriate, in-depth
comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
"Additional comments may be attached'"
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes
are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached comments.
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State of NorthCstolina I Environmental Quality �Coastal Management
400 Commerce Ave. Morehead City, NC 28557 [phone]

® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Gregg Bodnar
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: March 16, 2020
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for City of Jacksonville, Onslow County,
North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed the permit
application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is located within six
locations on the New River within Farnell Bay. Our comments are provided in accordance with
provisions of the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S. 113A-100 through 113A-128), as amended,
Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(49 Stat. 401, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to expand the "Oyster Highway" that received approval for six reefs in 2018 by
establishing six new oyster reefs within the New River. The reefs would encompass 0.5 acre of public
trust waters for a total 3.11 acres of usurpation within water depths of -3' to -5' NWL. Each reef would
consist of 720 oyster castle units and 900 oyster catcher patties. The structures would extend 16" off the
substrate into the water column. Each boundary area would be marked by 4"x4" wooden posts with
reflective bands that would extend 6' above NWL. This area of the New River is classified SC NSW by
the Environmental Management Commission., is closed to shellfish harvesting and it is stated to have no
SAV or significant shellfish populations in the vicinity.
The NCWRC participated in the initial scoping meeting and submitted the comment sheet (13 April 2018,
Dunn) that requested the project be monitored to make sure the reefs met their success criteria and did not
continue to expand without success. We also requested that since the waters are closed to shellfish
harvesting, that NC Shellfish Sanitation be included in any modifications. If poaching or other issues
arose that affect human health, those concerns would need to be addressed immediately. While we have
not received any information on the success of the previously permitted reefs, we will not object to the
current proposal, but ask that monitoring results be presented so agencies can understand the success of
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

the project. If it is determined that the reefs cannot function as intended, additional material should not
continue to be placed due to navigation hazards and other user group impacts. Project design, purpose and
need may need to be modified to have the structures provide optimum habitat opportunities with minimal
impacts to public trust use and navigation.
We appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on this permit application. If you need further
assistance or additional information, please contact me at [phone] or at
maria. dunn&cwildlife. ore