NC 24 Causeway, Living shoreline and offshore sill, 78-22 minor modification November 7 2022

Permit Class
MODIFICATION/MINOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
ermit
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A-118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Permit Number
78-22
Issued to N.C. Department of Transportation, 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598
Authorizing development in Onslow County at W11te Oak River. NC 24 causeLALay between
as requested in the permittee's application dated J_L12/22, inclu jag the
attached work lan drawings 7 all dated as received 10/26/22.
This permit, issued on November 7 2022 , is subject to compliance with the application (where consistent
with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation of these terms may
be subject to fines, imprisonment or civil action; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
1) Unless specifically altered herein, this Minor Modification authorizes the following: (a) an alternate
temporary construction trestle design using stacked 4' x 20' logging mats as the supporting trestle
bents that are spaced at approximately 25-foot intervals within the same footprint as the previously
approved temporary construction trestle design; (b) the elimination of approximately 70 steel piles at
the bent locations required for construction of the previously approved temporary construction trestle
design; and (c) phasing -plan for -construction _ of the -sills -and placement ofmarinesand-fill, all as -
depicted on the attached workplan drawings and as described in the permit modification request.
2) The activities authorized by this Minor Modification shall not result in any new temporary or
permanent impacts to wetlands or waters of the State, including submerged aquatic vegetation (SAVs),
without prior approval from DCM.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
finis permit action may be appealed by the permittee or
other qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing
date.
This permit must be accessible on -site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
No expiration date, pursuant to GS 136-44.713
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees
that your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DEQ and the Chair
of the Coastal Reso s Commission.
Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Permittee

N.C. Department of Transportation Permit #78-22
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ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
NOTE: The permittee shall limit in -water work between February 1 to June 30 of any year to the
maximum extent practicable to protect juvenile fishes that may be in the vicinity and shall also
limit in -water work to the maximum extent practicable from April 1 through October 31 to avoid
additional impacts to submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV).
3) The authorized temporary construction trestle shall be elevated a minimum of 2 feet above the normal
high water level of the White Oak River as measured from the low chord of the structure.
4) In accordance with commitments made by the permittee, all of the sills shall be constructed in their
entirety prior to the placement of the authorized marine sand backfill landward of the sills.
5) The permittee shall remove the temporary construction trestle, including logging mats, and the
temporary access ramps, in their entirety within 90 days after they are no longer needed.
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
6) Turbidity curtains shall be used where practicable to isolate all in -water work areas from the adjacent
waters of the White Oak River, including but not limited to installation and removal of the temporary
construction trestle and temporary access ramps, and placement of fill material within or adjacent to
wetlands or waters of the State. The turbidity curtains shall be of sufficient length and effectiveness to
prevent a visible increase in the amount of suspended sediments in adjacent waters. The turbidity
curtains shall be properly maintained and retained in the water until construction is complete. The
turbidity curtains shall be removed when turbidity within the curtains reaches ambient levels.
7) This project shall conform to all requirements of the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act and the
N.C. Department of Transportation's (NCDOT's) Memorandum of Agreement with the N.C. Division of
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources.
General
8) The permittee shall develop a demobilization/evacuation plan for the authorized construction trestle and
any equipment on the project site that is subject to potential flooding during storm events, such that it
may be removed out of the potential flood hazard area within 24 hours of receiving a weather forecast
that suggests the project site may become inundated with water.
9) If it is determined that additional permanent and/or temporary impacts are necessary that are not shown
on the attached workplan drawings or described in the authorized permit application, a permit
modification and/or additional authorization from DCM and/or USACE shall be required. In addition,
any changes in the approved plan may also require a permit modification and/or additional authorization
from DCM and/or USACE. The permittee shall contact representatives of DCM and USACE prior to
commencement of any such activity for this determination and any permit modification.
10) This Minor Modification does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or
authorizations that may be required.