20221358 Ver 1_Other Agency Correspondence_20221229

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NORTH CAROLINA
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Northeast Cape Fear River Sediment Removal
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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
secretary
BRAXTON DAMS
Director
October 3, 2022
MEMORANDUM
NORTH CAROI_INA
Environmental Quality
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.aov
SUBJECT: CAMA / D&F
Applicant: Pender County
Project Location: Located within the waters of the NE Cape Fear River, near the end of Ruddy Duck
Lane, Burgaw, Pender County
Proposed Project: The applicant proposes to perform new dredging activities within the NE Cape
Fear River to address sediment accumulation (shoaling).
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Cameron tuck at the address above by October 27, 2022, if you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Jason Dail 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.
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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TO: Cameron Luck
Division: of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: December 9, 2022
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Pender County NE Cape Fear River
EWP, Pender 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 near the terminus of Ruddy Duck. Lane and Turtle Hill Trail in the NE Cape Fear River.
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 remove 10,800 CY of sediment within the NE Cape Fear River at a
Iocation designated as DSR494/Site 1. Excavation would occur via bucket to barge and
transported to two offloading sites. Material would be trucked to Disposal Site 1 or Disposal Site
2 located off Shaw Highway or Croomsbridge Road, respectively. The 1.37 dredged site would
have a final water depth of -7.5' NWL. The NE Cape Fear River at this location is classified C
Sw by the Environmental Management Commission and is designated as critical habitat for
Atlantic sturgeon by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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The NCWRC has reviewed the proposal and does not object to permit issuance as long as a
February I — June 30 moratorium is included as a pen -nit condition. This area is designated as
critical habitat for the federally listed Atlantic sturgeon and is immediately upstream waters
designated as anadromous fish spawning areas (AFSA) by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries
and NCWRC. This moratorium protects the spawning and earlier development stages of egg,
larvae, and juvenile fishes. If this moratorium is not included or is adjusted, contact should be
made with NMFS to ensure protection of Atlantic sturgeon.
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 a,ncwildlife.org