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Home My WebLink About20081615 Ver 3_More Info Received_20111213f Beveriy Eaves Perdue Governor ,� oS-1��5v3 �� N�DEN� North Carolina Department of Env�ronment and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management Braxton C Davis Dee Freeman Director D � � ( �, ( j �� Secretary � December 12 2011 �EC � 3 7011 MEOVIORANDUM - AMENDMENT �1UWG�AfNDSTOR WA EI BFdWCH TO Cyndi Karoly Supervisor 401 Oversight & Express Permits Unit Div�sion of Water Quality Surface Water Protection FROM SUBJECT Applicant Doug Huggett NC DENR DCM Ma�or Permits Coordinator 400 Commerce Ave Morehead City NC 28557 (Cour�er 11-12-09) CAMA/Dredge & Fill Ma�or Permit Application Review Town of Topsail Beach/New Topsail Inlet Mamtenance Dredging Pro�ect Location Includes the entire beachfront of the Town of Topsail Beach and a 12 500 linear foot section of New Topsail Inlet in and ad�acent to the Atlantic Ocean in Topsail Beach NC Pender Co Proposed Pro�ect Applicant proposes to perform maintenance dredging within New Topsail Inlet and utilize the spoil material for beach nourishment along the ocean front shoreline of Topsail Beach Please indicate below your agency s position or viewpoint on the proposed pro�ect and return this form by December 28, 2011 If you have any questions regarding the proposed pro�ect contact Jason Dait (910)796-7221 when appropriate �n depth comments w�th supporting data is requested REPLY This agency has no ob�ection to the pro�ect as proposed This agency has no comment on the proposed pro�ect This agency approves of the pro�ect only if the recommended changes are incorporated See attached This agency ob�ects to the pro�ect for reasons described �n the attached comments SIGNED DATE 400 Commerce Ave Morehead City NC 28557 3421 Phone� 252 808 2808 1 FAX 252 247 3330 Intemet www nccoastalmanaqement net Une An Equal Opportumty \ Aftirmative Action Employer NorthCarol�na �aturall� Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor �� PICDE�IR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Coastal Management Braxton C Davis Director December 12 2011 MEMORANDUM TO Loca1 Stat d Feder Review Agencies FROM Jason D - - DCM W ngton THRU Debbie Wilson �-�'� DCM — Wilmuigton RE Town of Topsail Beach — Channel Dredging and Beach Nounshment CAMA Ma�or Permit Apphcation - AMENDMENT Dee Freeman Secretary The sub�ect field mvestigation report was c�rculated to your agency on 12/02/2011 Upon receipt of the application package the US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) expressed their concerns/obJections regardmg the increased total depth of the proposed pro�ect (total depth of channel dredging is be�ng mcreased from 8 0 NLW to 16 0+2 NLV� As a result the USACE has requested a meetmg v�nth the applicant and respective agencies to discuss a possible resolution The date of the meetmg has not yet been finalized however, the Division of Coastal Management is worlcing closely wrth the USACE to schedule a date pnor to 1/O1/2012 In the event a revision to the application package is required your agency will be re notified In addrtion to the USACE s concerns regardmg the proposed dredge depths rt was noted during agency review there was a discrepancy with the Pro�ect History/Background Section m the Field Investigation Report (FIR) Specifically the details and lustory of work associated wrth CAMA Ma�or/Dredge and Fill Permit #22 09 (wluch is currently active) The information presented herem should resolve any questions regardmg the detail/scope of work authorized under CAMA Pernut #22 09 and how it relates to the applicant s current proposal The Pro�ect History/Background Section in the FIR (prepared and circulated on 12/2/11) states that CAMA Permrt #22 09 authonzed a one time beach push to repa�r the dune system after an erosion event however tlus uiformation is incorrect What should have been stated is that CAMA Ma�or Permrt #22 09 wluch was ongmally issued on 2/27/2009 authonzed beach nourishment to be carned out one time along the entire reach of Topsa.il Beach utilizmg spoil matenal generated from Borrow Area X", wluch is located along the eastern side of the ebb shoal delta Shortly after pro�ect completion, the applicant modified CAMA Ma�or Permrt #22 09 on 12/1/2010 for another round of beach nounshment Under tlus modificahon Borrow Area X was elimmated as a source srte and portions of the AIWW Topsaal Creek and Banks Channel were added 127 Cardinal Dnve Ext Wdmington NC 28405 Phone 910 796 7215 1 FAX 910 395 3964 Internet www nccoastalmanagement net An Equal Opportumty 1 ARrmative Action Employer One NorthCarolina �aturallr� � Town of Topsail Beach Page Two In addrtion to these source azeas the USACE s Disposal Sites 189 and 203 were also included m the permit modification Excavation witlun the AIWW was permitted to a depth of 14 a depth of 10 m Topsail Creek and to a depth of 9 m Banks Channel all relative to Mean Low Water (MLV� Again tlus modification allowed beach nounshment activrties to be carned out one time along the ent�re beach strand Now fast forward a little more than a year from the last modification and Topsail Beach is agam seekuig swtable donor srtes for beach nounshment Under the current proposal they are requesting to utilize approxunately 700 000 yds3 of compatible sand withui New Topsail Inlet as their sole source for beach fill Interestmgly their proposal does not mclude any previously authonzed dredged areas with the exception bemg a 1 OOO lmear foot cut between Banks Channel and Topsail Creek In other words the�r current proposal does not overlap any other pro�ect authonzed under CAMA Ma�or #22 09 As a whole the Town has received beach fill from most of the area surroundmg the ebb shoal delta the area withui Topsail Creek DA srte 189 and 203 a portion of Banks Channel and a portion of the AIWW With tlus request the Town of Topsail Beach has essentially pursued authonzation to dredge the entire New Topsa.il Inlet system utilizmg the matenal for beach fill In closmg this pro�ect should be viewed and considered another modification/component of CAMA Ma�or Permrt #22 09 sunply because the Town s request is focused prunanly on beach nounshment wrth navigation being a secondary issue Unless the USACE s mtent is to turn over a federally maintamed navigation inlet to the local mumcipality rt is suspected that the proposed depth v►nll have to mirror that histoncally mamtamed by the USACE If you have any queshons concerrung these changes, please feel free to contact me at (910) 796 7221 127 Cardinal Dnve Ext Wilmington NC 2$405 Phone 910 796 7215 1 FAX 910 395 3964 Internet www nccoastalmanagement nei An Equal Opportunity 1 A�rmalive Action Employer NorthCarolina �atura!!r�