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Home My WebLink About20200443 Ver 1_FWS Response_20200402Doliber, Brian C From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Brian, Jordan, Gary <garyjordan@fws.gov> Tuesday, June 11, 2019 4:00 PM Doliber, Brian C Winslow, Lancelot D Re: [EXTERNAL] Sloop Channel Dredging External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless you verify. Send all suspicious email as an attachment to report.spam@nc.gov Sorry, but I did think of something after I had already hit send. The NCDOT should implement the GUIDELINES FOR AVOIDING IMPACTS TO THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE: Precautionary Measures for Construction Activities in North Carolina Waters. The guidelines are found at https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/pdfs/manatee guidelines.pdf Gary Jordan Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Liaison to NCDOT US Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 33726 Raleigh, NC 27636-3726 Phone: 919-856-4520 x.32 Email: gary iordan@fws.ov NOTE: This email correspondence and any attachments to and from this sender are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and may be disclosed to third parties. On Tue, Jun 11, 2019 at 3:39 PM Jordan, Gary <gary iordan@fws.gov> wrote: Brian, Generally speaking, I will defer to the National Marine Fisheries Service for aquatic impacts within the Sound. So, unless the dredge spoil is being placed on land in a location that has not yet been evaluated for T&E species, I won't have any comments. Thanks for the opportunity to review. Gary Jordan Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Liaison to NCDOT US Fish and Wildlife Service P.O. Box 33726 Raleigh, NC 27636-3726 Phone: 919-856-4520 x.32 Email: gary iordan@fws.gov NOTE: This email correspondence and any attachments to and from this sender are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and may be disclosed to third parties. On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 1:36 PM Doliber, Brian C <bcdoliber@ncdot.gov> wrote: Good afternoon Gary, My name is Brian Doliber and I am an Environmental Specialist with the NCDOT Ferry Division. The NCDOT is looking into dredging a section of Sloop Channel that has not previously been dredged. I wanted to reach out to you prior to submitting any permit applications for the project so that you would be informed and be able to ask any questions and/or raise concerns the USFWS may have regarding the project before everything really gets put into motion. I have included a brief narrative below along with several surveys. Currently, Sloops Channel provides all means of getting residents, visitors and supplies to and from Ocracoke Island and Hatteras. After Hurricane Florence, the beginning of Sloops Channel became shoaled in which restricted ferry service and caused the US Coast Guard to suspend search and rescue operations through Hatteras Inlet. This caused emergency response times to increase. The NCDOT Ferry Division is looking at acquiring permits to dredge Sloops Channel so that ferry service to and from Hatteras and Ocracoke can be maintained for the residents and visitors. Additionally, this will help with emergency situations and keep the local economy flourishing. Due to the distance to any currently approved dredge spoil sites, a pipeline dredge alone is not feasible for this operation. Therefore, we are looking to utilize the USACE'S hopper and sidecast dredges to help perform maintenance dredging in areas where using the pipeline dredge is not possible. Attached is a bathymetric survey of the entire horseshoe route currently being used by the NC DOT Ferry Division, a bathymetric survey of Sloops Channel after hurricane Florence and a bathymetric survey of Sloops Channel taken on February 21, 2019. This is a highly dynamic area and channel conditions can change rapidly. Thank you, Brian Doliber Environmental Specialist Ferry Division 252 232 8025 mobile 252 621 6251 office bcdoliber(cDncdot.aov 159 Lucinda Lane Powells Point, NC 27966 Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.