20230330 Ver 1_DMF Comments_20230615

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
March 6, 2023
MEMORANDUM:
NORTH CAROLINA
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.lucK( NCDENR.gov
SUBJECT: CAMAID & F
Applicant: Thomas Holland jr.
Project Location: 122 Sanford St., adj. to the AIWW in Holden Beach, Brunswick County.
Proposed Project: The applicant proposes to replace approx. 50 linear feet of bulkhead in a new
alignment 5' waterward of the existing bulkhead, and the existing bulkheads,
resulting in the filling of approx. 250 sgft. of Coastal Westland along a feeder
canal of the AIWW.
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 March 29, 2023. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Patrick Amico at [phone] when appropriate, in-
depth comments with supporting data is requested.
This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
REPLY: **Additional comments may be attached"
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
X 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.
PRINT NAME Kimberlee Harding
AGENCY NCDMF
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Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISE2
Secretary
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TO: Cameron Luck, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
FROM: Kimberlee Harding, NCDMF Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Holland Bulkhead Replacement, Brunswick County
DATE: June 15, 2023
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Fisheries Resource Specialist has
reviewed the CAMA Permit application for proposed actions that impact fish and fish
habitats. The project site is located at 122 Sanford Street, Holden Beach, North Carolina,
adjacent to a feeder canal leading to the AIWW. The waters of the AIWW in the project
location is classified SA by the Division of Water Quality and is not designated as a Primary
Nursery Area (PNA) by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries. This portion of the
AIWW is closed to the harvest of shellfish.
The applicant proposes to replace approximately 50 linear feet of bulkhead in
a new alignment 5'. waterward of the existing bulkhead, resulting in the filling of
approximately 250ft2 of coastal wetlands, and to reconfigure and rebuild an existing
docking facility along a feeder canal of the AIWW.
The Division has concerns with the new alignment of the bulkhead in a new alignment 5'
waterward of the existing bulkhead and filling 250ft2 of coastal wetlands. Coastal wetlands
are a productive detritus -based system that trap nutrients, toxins and sediment, aid in
shoreline erosion control, dissipate wave and storm action, provides a barrier to flood
damage, and provide nursery functions and support fish production.
Therefore, the Division recommends the client minimize impacts to coastal wetlands and
use a construction method to reduce the amount of coastal wetlands fill. To prevent further
impacts to PNA habitat, fish, and invertebrates from suspended sedimentation caused by
dredging, the Division requests a moratorium on in -water work, to include dredging, from
1 April to 30 September.
Thank you for your consideration of our comments. Please contact Kimberlee Harding at
910-796-7286 or [e-mail] with any further questions or concerns.
State of North Carolina I Division of Marine Fisheries
3441 Arendell Street I P.O. Box 769 I Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
252-726-7021