20221347 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20221019

Baker, Caroline D
From: Dunn, Maria T.
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 11:31 AM
To: Bodnar, Gregg
Cc: Stewart, Glenn A; Tankard, Robert; Harrison, James A
Subject: James Ragan, Pamlico Co.
Attachments: CMDF_James Ragan_NCWRC^.pdf
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Please accept the attached for the above project. Thank you.
Maria T. Dunn
Coastal Coordinator
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
943 Washington Sq. Mall
Washington, NC 27889
office: 252-948-3916
www.ncwildlife.org
Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C. Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
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MEMORANDUM:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 29, 2022
FROM: Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier 04-16-33)
greug.bodnari ncdenr.gov
SUBJECT: CAMA Major Permit Application Review
Applicant: James Ragan
Project Location: 500 Block of Midyette Street Oriental NC 28571
Proposed Project: Proposes to install 240ft. x5ft. pier/ marina with 5ft. x 20ft. stepdown on the
upstream side and (5) 3ft. x 20ft. and 6 mooring pilings creating 10 total wet
slips
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Gregg Bodnar at the address above by October 20,2022. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Kent Vaughan [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.
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes
are incorporated. See attached.
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____ North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
Gregg Bodnar
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE:
October 19, 2022
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for James Ragan, Pamlico 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 500 Block
of Midyette Street Oriental, NC adjacent Camp 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, 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 establish a 10-slip docking facility off an undeveloped lot in Oriental. A 5' by
80' pier would extend into the water and connect to a 5' by 70' dock and an angled 5' by 90' dock. The
two docks would have a total of five 3' by 20' finger piers and six mooring piles to create 10 wet slips. A
5' by 20' stepdown is proposed along the 5' by 80' pier to serve as a kayak launch. Water depths appear
to be near -1.5' NWL for the stepdown structure and approximately -4.5' NWL within the slips. No detail
was provided for the upland development. Camp Creek at this location is classified SC NSW HQW by
the Environmental Management Commission, is designated a secondary nursery area by the NC Division
of Marine Fisheries, and is subject to the Neuse Basin Buffer rules.
The NCWRC has reviewed the information available within the permit application and does not believe
there is adequate information with regard to purpose and need and potential impacts to conduct an
adequate review of the project. As currently proposed, there is no upland development, including access
and parking for the facility. The application indicated there are coastal wetlands on the site and is within a
nutrient sensitive water basin. Therefore, the unknown upland development may have unknown and
Matting Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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undue impacts on wetland habitats and riparian buffers. If this project proceeds, the following information
should be provided so the development can be reviewed as a wholistic project:
• Presentation of upland development that shows purpose and need for a 10-slip clocking facility.
This could be individual lots or designation of access for the facility.
• Wetland delineation for the site.
• Map that includes delineated wetlands, normal water level, AEC's, Zone 1 and Zone 2 of the
Neuse Buffer, and more detailed water depths, especially in the areabehind the spine of the
facility as it goes to the 5' by 20' stepdown.
• Means to deter docking for greater than 10 vessels. This may include rails on the back side of the
dock spine.
We appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on this permit application and look forward to
additional information as it becomes available. If you need further assistance or additional information,
please contact me at [phone] or at [e-mail]