20080195 Ver 2_DMF Comments_20220406

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
March 4, 2022
MEMORANDUM:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Applicant:
Project Location:
Proposed Project:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Cameron Luck, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier 11-12-09)
[e-mail]
D&F
Joseph & Sandra Kittinger
303 Bradley Creek Point Rd., adj. to AIWW in Wilmington, New Hanover County.
The applicant proposes to perform maintenance excavation within the existing
boat basin and access channel to connect with the federally maintained AIWW.
The access channel has existing coastal wetlands that would be impacted with
maintenance excavation. The project also includes a small area of new
excavation within the established boat basin and waterward end of the access
channel.
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Cameron Luck at the address above by March 30, 2022. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Katharine Elks at [phone] 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.
X This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes
are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached
comments.
PRINT NAME Kimberlee Harding
AGENCY
SIGNATURE
NCDMF
£ D_E
NORTH CAROLINA
Department o/ Environmental Dual
DATE 04/06/2022
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Wilmington Office 1127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
910.796.7215

TO:
FROM:
ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
KATHY B. RAWLS
Director
MEMORANDUM:
Cameron Luck, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
Kimberlee Harding, NCDMF Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Joseph and Sandra Kittinger- maintenance dredging of boat basin and
channel
DATE: April 06, 2022
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Fisheries Resource Specialist has
reviewed the CAMA Permit application for proposed actions that impact fish and fish
habitats. The applicant is proposing to perform maintenance excavation within the existing
boat basin and access channel to connect with the federally maintained AIWW. The access
channel has existing coastal wetlands that would be impacted with the maintenance
excavation. The project also includes a small area of new excavation within the established
boat basin and the waterward end of the access channel. The adjacent waters of the
Wrightsville Recreation Area/ AIWW are classified SB by the Division of Water Resources
and are designated as Secondary Nursery Area but are not designated as a Primary Nursery
Area (PNA) by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and they are closed to the harvest of
shellfish.
The NCDMF does not have any concerns with the maintenance dredge component of this
project, including the excavation of 400 ft2 of coastal wetlands. However, the Division does
not see the purpose or need of the proposed new excavation within the basin and entrance
channel. The Division recommends the applicant only perform dredging within the
maintenance excavation footprint.
The Division also recommends that the any live shellfish identified within this impact area
should be relocated to a nearby area in the same vertical distribution along the water
column. In the past, raking shellfish away from the impact area to surrounding areas
where shellfish are present, transporting to non -dredged areas within the project area
where oysters are present, or relocation to natural shoreline to protect marsh within the
project area where oysters are present have been utilized and proven effective.
Thank you for consideration of our comments. Please contact Kimberlee Harding at or at
[e-mail] with any further questions or concerns.
State of North Carolina I Division of Marine Fisheries
3441 Arendell Street P.O. Box 769 I Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
252-726-7021