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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
May 4 2012
Regulatory Division
Action ID No SAW 2012 00286
The Town of Holden Beach
Attention David W Hewett
110 Rothschild Street
Holden Beach North Carolina 28462
Dear Mr Hewett
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Reference our February 23 2012 Public Notice describing the proposal by the Town of
Holden Beach to provide beach restoration along eroding sections of shoreline of the Holden
Beach Brunswick County North Carolina
After review of your proposal, we have received comments from the North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries (letter dated March 12 2012) A copy of this letter is enclosed and
has been previously provided to you by email These comments and recommendations are due to
anticipated adverse environmental impacts associated with your project
Our administrative process provides you the opportunity to respond to the resource agency
comments before we make a final permit decision In this regard please review the comments
and recommendations and submit your written response to us on or before June 7t' 2012
If you have questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at telephone (910)
251 4634
Sincerely
Dave Timpy Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Enclosure
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Copies Furnished (with enclosure)
Mr Doug Huggett
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City North Carolina 28557
Ms Karen Higgins
Division of Environmental Management
.✓ North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh North Carolina 27699 1650
Mr Ronald J Mikulak Chief
Wetlands Section Region IV
Water Management Division
U S Environmental Protection Agency
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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
101 Pivers Island
Beaufort North Carolina 28516
Ms Rennee Gledhill Earley
North Carolina Department of
Cultural Resources
State Historic Preservation Office
4617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh North Carolina 27699
Ms Anne Deaton
Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Ms Jessi Baker
Division of Marine Fisheries
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
Ms Deborah Wilson
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
Molly Ellwood
Southeastern Permit Coordinator
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission
Habitat Conservation Program
127 Cardinal Drive
Wilmington North Carolina 28405
Fran Way
Applied Technology and Management
Post Office Box 20336
Charleston South Carolina 29413

RECEIVED
NCDENR MAR 19 2012
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Marine Fisheries REG WILM FLD OFC
Beverly Eaves Perdue Dr Louis B Daniel III Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
MEMORANDUM
TO Dave Timpy US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District
THROUGH Anne Deaton DMF Habitat Section Chief
FROM Jessi Baker DMF Marine Habitat Biologist
SUBJECT Holden Beach nourishment major modification Brunswick County
DATE March 12 2012
The North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) submits the following comments
pursuant to General Statute 113 131 DMF has reviewed the revised CAMA Major permit
application from the Town of Holden Beach regarding the addition of an offshore borrow area
to provide sand for a one time nourishment event on the central reach of Holden Beach
DMF is aware of mapped hard bottom in the vicinity of this borrow area In order to complete
our review of this project DMF requests the following additional information
1 In the Holden Beach Offshore Borrow Investigation Phase II report the side scan sonar
does not indicate hard bottom habitat but the seismic data indicates that there are
areas of hard bottom /mud (3rd reflector) that are very near the surface In Figure 4 2
from that report the depths in the legend appear as though they may be mislabeled
Please verify that this map is correct and that this data does not represent hard bottom
habitat
2 Please provide any locations of hard bottom that were identified outside of the
proposed borrow area Was there avoidance of hard bottom habitat in selecting this
borrow area location?
3 In Attachment A Section 4 1 refers to an established Holden Beach macroinvertebrate
monitoring plan Please provide this plan and any reports describing the results of
monitoring efforts
Please feel free to contact Jessi Baker at [phone] or lessi baker @ncdenr gov if you have
any further questions or concerns
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