HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130963 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20131108DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 -1343
REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF
November 5, 2013
Regulatory Division
Action ID No SAW- 2013 -01747
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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NOV - 8 2013
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Reference the application of the North Carolina State Ports Authority to construct two barge
fleeting areas, located within the Morehead City Channel in Bogue Sound along Radio Island and
within the Newport River, adjacent to Marsh Island, in Morehead City, Carteret 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 Approval of the structure is based on determinations that there would be no
obstruction to navigation The structure may be damaged by wave wash from passing vessels.
Issuance of this permit should not be construed, as relieving the permittee of taking proper steps
to insure the structure and moored boats will not be damaged by wave wash.
4 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.
5. 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
6. 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.
7. 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 (919) 733 -5083,
Ext 526 or (800) 662 -7956 and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and Hazardous
Substances Control Act will be followed.
8 The authorized 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
9 The permittee must install and maintain, at his 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 (910) 772 -2191
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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 writing to the Wilmington District
U S Army Corps of Engineers within 24 hours of the permittee's discovery of the violation.
Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr Dave Timpy, Wilmington Field Office,
Regulatory Division, telephone (910) 251 -4634
Copies Furnished
Ms Karen Higgins
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources
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 Fritz Rhode
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
Sincerely,
David L Timpy, Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Todd Allen Bowers
US EPA Region 4 Life Scientist
Water Protection Division
61 Forsyth Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -8960
BOSN3 /Joseph M. Edge
United States Coast Guard Sector
North Carolina Waterways Management
2301 E Fort Macon Road
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina 28512
Mr Roy Brownlow
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 Ext
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405