NC 24 Causeway, Living shoreline and offshore sill, 78-22 minor modification June 2023

Permit Class
W ItFICATION/MINOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources ,Vrrmit
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 NCDOT, Division 3 5501 Barbados Boulevard Castle Ha ne NC 28429-5647
Authorizing development in Onslow County at White Oak River, NC 24 causeway between
as requested in the permittee's application dated .5/26/23, including the
attached workplan drawing 1 dated 6/8/23.
This permit, issued on June 13 2023 , 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 Dermit to be null and void_
1) Unless specifically altered herein, this Minor Modification authorizes the following changes to the
type, design and layout of the previously authorized oyster structures: install interlocked "table -top"
style oyster structures in lieu of the previously authorized "cantilevered" style oyster structures;
eliminate oyster structures OR1, OR2, OR3, OR4, and portions of OR5 and OR9; add oyster structures
ORA and ORB; increase the width of all oyster structures to 12% and shorten oyster structures OR5
and OR9 to 40' and 45' in length respectively, all as depicted on the attached workplan drawings
and/or described in the permit modification request.
2) Placement of the oyster structures shall be limited to the areas as indicated on the attached workplan
drawings. The structures shall be made of materials that are of a size, strength and/or durability
sufficient to prevent movement from the approved alignment by wave or current action. If any portion
of the structures becomes dislodged from the approved alignment at any point in the future, the
permittee shall immediately contact DCM to determine the appropriate course of action.
(See attached sheet for Additional Conditions)
1111S pertntL action may ne 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 Resources 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 authorized activities shall result in an overall decrease of approximately 0.01 acre of
permanent impacts to surface waters.
3) The outer limit of the authorized oyster structures shall be marked at 50-foot intervals with yellow
reflectors extending at least three feet above normal high water. The reflectors shall be maintained for
the life of the structure.
4) An as -built report for Coastal Wetland planting areas and for structures in wetlands and waters of the
State shall be submitted to DCM within 90 days after their construction is complete.
General
5) 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.
6) This Minor Modification does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional permits, approvals or
authorizations that may be required.
7) This Minor Modification shall be attached to the original of Permit No. 78-22, which was issued on
7/22/22, as well as all subsequent modifications and letters of refinement, and copies of all documents
shall be readily available on site when a Division representative inspects the project for compliance.
8) All conditions and stipulations of the active permit remain in force under this Minor Modification unless
altered herein.
NOTE: A minor modification application processing fee of $100 was received by DCM for this project.