20210340 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20210303

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343

March 3, 2021

Regulatory Division

Action ID No. SAW-2021-00287, General Permit No. 197800056

Mr. Tommy Herring
41 Maple Leaf Lane
Newton Grove, North Carolina 28366
[e-mail]

Dear Mr. Herring:

Through coordination with the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management we have
learned of your request to expand an existing docking facility located at 409 Evelyn Avenue,
along Banks Channel and Topsail Sound in Topsail, Pender County, North Carolina.

On January 1, 2017, we renewed general permit No. 197800056, (copy enclosed), that
authorizes the maintenance, repair, construction and installation of piers, docks, boathouses and
boat shelters, mooring piles, dolphins, jetties and breakwater structures in navigable waters of the
United States in the State of North Carolina pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act
of 1899.

Your work is authorized provided it is accomplished in strict accordance with your
submitted plans, the enclosed general conditions, and the following special conditions:

1. All work authorized by this permit must be performed in strict compliance with the
submitted plans received by DCM Wilmington on February 3, 2021, which are a part
of this permit.

2. In order to further protect the endangered West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, the
applicant must implement the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Manatee Guidelines, and
strictly adhere to all requirements therein. The guidelines can be found at
https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/pdfs/ManateeGuidelines2017.pdf.
If any change in your work is required because of unforeseen or altered conditions or for
any other reason, plans revised to show the change must be sent promptly to this office and the
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management prior to performing any such change or
alteration. Such action is necessary as revised plans must be reviewed and the authorization
modified. Your Department of the Army permit will expire on December 31, 2021.

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Thank you for your time and cooperation. If you have questions, please contact Liz Hair, of
the Wilmington Regulatory Field Office, telephone: [phone] or by email:
[e-mail].

Sincerely,

Liz Hair, Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office

Enclosure:
Plans
GP 56 conditions
Manatee Guidelines

Electronic Copy Furnished (with enclosures):
N.C. Marine Construction, Inc.; Mr. Nicholas Cattano- [e-mail]

Electronic Copy Furnished (without enclosures):
NOAA/NMFS; Dr. Pace Wilber/Ms. Twyla Cheatwood
NCDEQ/DCM; Mr. Jonathan Howell/Mr. Curt Weychert/Ms. Tara MacPherson
NC DEQ/DCM; Ms. Tanya Pietila
NCDEQ/DWR; Mr. Paul Wojoski/Ms. Holly Snider
USFWS; Mr. Pete Benjamin/Mr. John Ellis
USEPA; Mr. Todd Allen Bowers
USCG; BOSN3 Mr. Paul Bertram