20220739 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20220623

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 31, 2022
MEMORANDUM:
FROM: Cameron Luck, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier 11-12-09)
cameron.luckANCDENR.gov
SUBJECT: CAMA
Applicant: Thomas Perrone
Project Location: 2632 Mariners Way SE, adj. to the AIWW in St. James/Southport, Brunswick
County
Proposed Project: The applicant proposes to construct a new private three (3) slip docking facility.
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 June 24, 2022_ If you have any questions
regarding the proposed project, contact Tara MacPherson 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.
Lf 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.
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North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
Cameron Luck
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: June 22, 2022
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Thomas Perrone, Brunswick County,
North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed the
permit application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is
located at 2632 Mariners Way SE, adjacent the AIWW in St. James / Southport, NC. 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, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Magnuson -
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to construct a new private three slip docking facility. A 134' by 6' pier
would extend from the property and terminate in a fixed 20' by 20' L-shaped gazebo.
Immediately west of the gazebo would be a 13' by 13' lift in -1.2' to -1.5' NLW, East of the
gazebo is a 16' by 8' ramp to a floating dock parallel to shore for slips 2 and 3 in water depths -
1.5' to -1.7' NLW. The AIWW in this location is classified SA by the Environmental
Management Commission and is designated a primary nursery area (PNA) by the NC Division of
Marine Fisheries (NCDMF).
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1.721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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The NCWRC has reviewed the permit application and notes the water depths are rather shallow
for slips and floating docks. To reduce the likelihood of docks sitting on substrate, stops should
be incorporated. In addition to the concern with the floating docks, we have a concern with water
depths. The NCWRC does not generally support slips in water depths less than -1.5' within
PNAs especially if lifts are not incorporated. Slip three on the landward side of the floating dock
appears to be in water depths less than -1.5'. The NCWRC would support any comments
presented by the NCDMF, including design alterations or moratoria, to minimize impacts to
NCDMF PNA resources.
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
maria.dunn(alncwildlife. org