20220487 Ver 1_Re_ Estuarine Fishery Moratorium Relief for Culvert Pipe Replacement_20220328

From:Harrison, James A
To:Trowell, Steve J
Cc:Proctor, Michael; Gibbs, Charles J; Williams, Paul C; Castello, Robert C; Daisey, Greg; Barnes, Kyle W SAW;
Ward, Garcy
Subject:Re: Estuarine Fishery Moratorium Relief for Culvert Pipe Replacement
Date:Monday, March 28, 2022 10:39:13 AM
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Good morning Steve,
DMF has reviewed the moratorium relief request associated with the culvert replacement
along SR-1100 (Hill Street) in Engelhard. Taking into consideration the scope of work and as
long as the turbidity curtains are left in place for at least 72 hours as proposed, DMF is
amenable to granting this one-time relief for the work to be completed.
If there's anything else I can do, feel free to reach out. Thanks Steve!
Jimmy
Jimmy Harrison
Habitat and Enhancement Section
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
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Subject: Estuarine Fishery Moratorium Relief for Culvert Pipe Replacement

Jimmy:

NCDOT maintenance forces have contacted me regarding the replacement of an existing 24” x 40’
corrugated metal pipe (CMP) with a 36” x 40’ corrugate aluminum pipe (CAP) located on the SR 1100
(Hill Street) crossing of a man-made canal off Far Creek in the Town of Engelhard, Hyde County,
North Carolina. NCDOT has learned of the proposed use of the Seafood Industrial Park property as a
stockpile area for a large amount of granite stone to be used as oyster cultch and desires to replace
this pipe ahead of the trucking operations delivering the riprap material.

To replace the pipe will require closure of the road, most likely to be done overnight to avoid as little
disruption to traffic as possible. The in-water work will be completed within 12 hours and the road
will be closed for less than a day. An overhead powerline on the north side of the road prevents the
driving of sheet pile which would facilitate the pipe replacement “in the dry”. A turbidity curtain will
be deployed on the upstream and downstream ends of the pipe to contain any turbidity and will be
left in place no longer that 72 hrs. to allow settling of suspended sediments.

By this email NCDOT is requesting moratorium relief to replace the pipe during April of this year.
NCDOT Maintenance forces are poised to undertake this work. Your granting of moratorium relief
by response to this email will be included in the documentation for permitting to the regulatory
agencies who are copied with this email. If you wish to discuss this pipe replacement, please do not
hesitate to contact me using my cell phone number. Thank you for your time responding to this
request.

Steve J. Trowell
Division Environmental Specialist
Division One
NC Department of Transportation

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