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To: Stephen Ryan's, Federal Consistency Coordinator, NC Division of Coastal Management
Lyn Hardson, Environmental Coordinator, Office of Legislative & Intergovernmental Affairs
Through: Amy Adams, Supervisor, Surface Water Protection®
From: Roberto L. Scheller, Senior Environmental Special'st
Subject: Comments on Consistency Review (Project # 20120122) for Off Shore of North Carolina
Coast VACAPES Range Complex and Cherry Point Range Complex
Date: January 7, 2013
The following comments are in response to a Consistency Review (CR) for the offshore, North Carolina
VACAPES Range Complex and Cherry Point Range Complex, This Office has the following Water Quality
concerns:
1. Accumulation of metals, including nickel, in waters and sediments.
2. The use and accumulation in sediments of red phosphorus flairs and tracer rounds to mark munitions.
3. Emergency fuel dumping of aircraft over waters.
4. Discharge of fuel and other petroleum products from ships and support vessels off shore.
5. Dumping of waste, garbage, spent and defective munitions into waters.
6. Long term cumulative effects of spent munitions on sediments and water quality of range areas off shore
of North Carolina.
7. Mitigation and monitoring of range sites while active are after range sites are closed.
If you should have any questions or you may contact me in the Washington Regional Office by e -mail at
roberto.scheller a ncmail.net or by phone at 252- 948 -3940.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality
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