HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200443 Ver 1_NMFS Response_20200402Doliber, Brian C
From:
Twyla Cheatwood - NOAA Federal <twyla.cheatwood@noaa.gov>
Sent:
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:24 PM
To:
Doliber, Brian C
Cc:
Winslow, Lancelot D
Subject:
[External] Re: Sloops Channel Dredging
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Brian,
I didn't see any issues when I reviewed your drawings. The project is not in a PNA and dredging impacts are temporary. As always, please reach out to PRD if
you have ESA concerns.
Thank you for your coordination,
Twyla
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 2:08 PM Doliber, Brian C <bcdoliber@ncdot.gov> wrote:
Good afternoon Twyla,
My name is Brian Doliber and I am an Environmental Specialist with the NCDOT Ferry Division.
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. If you could take a look at these surveys and let me know if you have any concerns regarding the dredging of Sloops Channel it would be
greatly appreciated.
Brian Doliber
Environmental Specialist
Ferry Division
252 232 8025 mobile
252 621 6251 office
bcdoliber(a)ncdot.gov
159 Lucinda Lane
Powells Point, NC 27966
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Twyla H Cheatwood
Fishery Biologist
Southeast Region, Habitat Conservation Division
NOAA Fisheries
Beaufort, NC 28516
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