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REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA 28403 1343
April 2012
Regulatory Division
Action ID No SAW 2012 00368
Mr Doug Huggett
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City North Carolina 28557 3421
Dear Mr Huggett
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APr� 2012
Reference the application of City of Jacksonville to renovate the existing public boating
access area at Northeast Creek Park located on 910 Corbin Road on Northeast Creek
Jacksonville Onslow County North Carolina
The Federal agencies have completed review of the proposal as presented by the application
and your field investigation report
We recommend that the following conditions be included in the State authorization
1 All work authorized by this permit must be performed in strict compliance with the
attached plans which are a part of this permit Any modification to these plans must be approved
by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) prior to implementation
2 The permittee understands and agrees that if future operations by the United States
require the removal relocation or other alteration of the structure or work herein authorized or
if in the opinion of the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative said structure or
work shall cause unreasonable obstruction to the free navigation of the navigable waters the
permittee will be required upon due notice from the U S Army Corps of Engineers to remove
relocate or alter the structural work or obstructions caused thereby without expense to the
United States No claim shall be made against the United States on account of any such removal
relocation, or alteration The permittee shall notify NOAA/NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE
Chief Source Data Unit N CS261 1315 E West HWY RM 7316 Silver Spring MD 20910
3282 at least two weeks prior to beginning work and upon completion of work

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3 Except as specified in the plans attached to this permit, no excavation fill or
mechanized land clearing activities shall take place at any time in the construction or
maintenance of this project, in such a manner as to impair normal flows and circulation patterns
within waters or wetlands or to reduce the reach of waters or wetlands
4 The bulkhead will not be positioned farther waterward than 2 feet from the normal
water level elevation contour at any point along its alignment
5 The docks and piers extending over wetlands will be elevated sufficiently (a
minimum of 3 feet) above the wetland substrate to prevent total shading of vegetation substrate
or other elements of the aquatic environment
6 Except as authorized by this permit or any USACE approved modification to this
permit no excavation fill or mechanized land clearing activities shall take place at any time in
the construction or maintenance of this project within waters or wetlands This permit does not
authorize temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill material within waters or
wetlands outside the permitted area This prohibition applies to all borrow and fill activities
connected with this project
7 Unless otherwise authorized by this permit all fill material placed in waters or
wetlands shall be generated from an upland source and will be clean and free of any pollutants'
except in trace quantities Metal products organic materials (including debris from land clearing
activities) or unsightly debris will not be used
8 All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent
contamination of waters and wetlands from fuels lubricants, hydraulic fluids or other toxic
materials In the event of a spill of petroleum products or any other hazardous waste, the
permittee shall immediately report it to the N C Division of Water Quality at [phone]
Ext 526 or [phone] and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous
Substances Control Act will be followed
9 The authorized project including any structure and associated activity must not
interfere with the public s right to free navigation on all navigable waters of the United States
No attempt will be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all
navigable waters at or adjacent to the authorized work for reason other than safety
10 The permittee must install and maintain at lus expense any signal lights and signals
prescribed by the U S Coast Guard through regulations or otherwise on authorized facilities
For further information, the permittee should contact the U S Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
at [phone]
11 If the permittee discovers any previously unknown historic or archeological remains
while accomplishing the authorized work he will immediately notify the Wilmington District
Engineer who will initiate the required coordination procedures

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12 The permittee shall advise the Corps in wasting at least two weeks prior to beginning
the work authorized by this permit and again upon completion of the work authorized by this
permit
13 The permittee shall require its contractors and/or agents to comply with the terms and
conditions of this permit in the construction and maintenance of this protect, and shall provide
each of its contractors and/or agents associated with the construction or maintenance of this
project with a copy of this permit A copy of tlus permit including all conditions shall be
available at the protect site dunng construction and maintenance of this project
14 The pennittee shall employ all sedimentation and erosion control measures necessary
to prevent an increase in sedimentation or turbidity within waters and wetlands outside the permit
area This shall include but is not limited to the immediate installation of silt fencing or similar
appropriate devices around all areas subject to soil disturbance or the movement of earthen fill
and the immediate stabilization of all disturbed areas Additionally, the project must remain in
full compliance with all aspects of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (North
Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113A Article 4)
15 The activity will be conducted in such a manner as to prevent a significant increase in
turbidity outside the area of construction or construction related discharge Increases such that
the turbidity in the waterbody is 50 NTU's or less in all rivers not designated as trout waters by
the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM) 25 NTU's or less in all
saltwater classes and in all lakes and reservoirs and 10 NTU's or less in trout waters are not
considered significant
16 The pennittee upon receipt of a notice of revocation of this permit or upon its
expiration before completion of the work will without expense to the United States and in such
time and manner as the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative may direct restore
the water or wetland to its pre project condition
17 Violations of these conditions or violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act must be reported in wntmg to the Wilmington Distnct
U S Army Corps of Engineers within 24 hours of the permittee s discovery of the violation

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Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr Dave Timpy Wilmington Field Office
Regulatory Division at [phone]
Sincerely
David L Timpy, Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Copies Furnished
Ms Karen Higgins
North Carolina Department
Environment and Natural Resources
Webscape Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650
Mr Pete Benjamin
U S Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636 3726
Mr Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
Habitat Conservation Service
Pivers Island
Beaufort North Carolina 28516
Mr Pace Wilber
National Marine Fisheries Service
Habitat Conservation Division
219 Fort Johnson Road
Charleston South Carolina 29412 9110
Jeffrey Garnett
USEPA REGION 4
61 Forsyth Street S W
Mail Code 9T25
Atlanta Georgia 30303 8960

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Commanding Officer
U S Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
721 Medical Center Drive Suite 100
Wilmington North Carolina 28401 4895
BOSN3 Joseph M Edge
United States Coast Guard
Sector North Carolina Waterways Management
2301 E Fort Macon Road
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina 28512
Ms Debra Wilson
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
Mr Roy Brownlow Acting District Manager
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City North Carolina 28557 3421
Joanne Steenhuis
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
Chad Coburn
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
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