20071367 Ver 10_WRC Comments_20211014

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Direcror
September 15, 2021
MEMORANDUM:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quaifty
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FROM: Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier 11-12-09)
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SUBJECT: CAMA / Dredge and Fill Application Review
Applicant: Chambers, Kenneth
Project Location: 1302 Barnacle Ln, Carteret County
Proposed Project: Pier, platform, boatlift in Mariners Point SD
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Grec
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i Bodnar at the address above by October 15, 2021. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Heather Styron 252-808-2808.
when appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
"Additional comments may be attached"'
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
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are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached
comments.
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- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission D
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Gregg Bodnar
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Dcpartrnent of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: October 14, 2021
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Kenneth Chambers, Carteret County,
North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NC)ATRC) reviewed the permit
application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is located at 1302
Barnacle Lane within the Mariners Point SD in Morehead City, NC adjacent to Dill Creek. Our comments
are provided in accordance with provisions of the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S. 113A-100 through
113A-128), as amended, Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, and the Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to construct a 427' pier over coastal wetlands and open water, a 15' 22' L-
platform, and an 8' by 8' boatlift A circulation of the projected is a requirement of the subdivision's
Permit No. 167-07 for additional slip installation. The piers platforrn would extend 75' into the 300'
water body, terminating 8' landward the channel. The water depth within the slip is approximately -2'
NLW. Oysters are within the area, located along the marsh. The substrate is thick organic mud. Dill Creek
at this location is classified SA HQW by the Environmental Management Commission and is designated a
primary nursery area (PNA) by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries.
The NCWRC is very familiar with the site and the Mariner's Point subdivision. The allowance of the
multi -slip facility was to minimize impacts from individual lots developing water access and
compromising environmental resources. The waters of Dill Creek are designated a PNA. PNAs are
defined as these areas inhabited by the embryonic, larval or juvenile life stages of marine or estuarine fish
or crustacean species due to favorable physical, chemical or biological factors. As a designated PNA, the
creek provides an important rearing area for this variety of estuarine fishes and invertebrates that need
relatively undisturbed habitats. Erosion of the marsh, sediment disturbance, turbidity, and contamination
collectively will degrade vital habitat and forage for wildlife in Dill Creek. Resources within the creek
and various marsh plants along the shore provide food and cover for a variety of wildlife such as blue
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation - 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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heron (Arden herodias), soya rail (Porzana carolina), and pintail (Anal acuta). Extensive beds of oysters
are also present along the shoreline and would be vulnerable to continuous boating activity.
To minimize the impacts this facility may have, we request a construction moratorium from April 1--
September 30 due to the designation of the water body, the SA H WQ water classification, the presence of
oysters, and the importance of coastal marsh during the peak period of biological productivity. This
moratorium should be observed for any portion of the structure that is constructed over coastal wetlands,
oyster habitat, and open water.
We appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on this permit application. If you need further
assistance or additional information, please contact me at [phone] or at
[e-mail]