20230796 Ver 1_USACE Correspondence_20230725

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
July 25, 2023
Regulatory Division
Action ID No. SAW-2023-01175
Mr. Gregg Bodnar
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557-3421
gregg.bodnargdeq.nc. gov
Dear Mr. Bodnar:
Reference the permit application request of Mr. Trent Talbert to expand an existing docking
facility by creating four (4) additional slips (totaling five boats slips), install a vertical vinyl
breakwater/sill, a bulkhead, and conduct maintenance and new excavation within an existing a
boat basin/canal within Mill Creek, adjacent to 2213 Washington Acres Road, in Hampstead,
Pender County, North Carolina.
Specifically, the applicant proposes the following activities:
Dockingfacility expansion:
The applicant proposes to construct a 6' wide x 6' long platform extension to the existing
platform. The existing 6' wide x 32' long floating dock would be reoriented, and a 6' wide x 60'
long floating dock addition is proposed on the north side. The proposed floating dock would
generate an additional two wet slips. A boat lift is proposed on the northern portion of the
property measuring 13.3' wide on center and 12.5' long outside to outside with a fixed access pier
measuring 6' wide x 16' long. A second boat lift is proposed on the southern portion of the
property measuring 16' wide on center and 14' long outside to outside, with a fixed access pier
measuring 6' wide x 14' long and a fixed access dock measuring 4' wide x 16' long to allow
enhanced access to the proposed boat lift. The total number of proposed slips would increase
from one to five.

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Bulkhead:
The applicant proposes to install a 257' long X 1' wide bulkhead (either of concrete or naval
style vinyl sheet pile) located 1' landward of the coastal wetland boundary. No wetlands would
be filled by this proposed structure.
Sill:
The applicant proposes to install two sheet pile sills located 2' waterward of the existing outer
edge of marsh. The southern sill would measure 86' long, originate from 15' north of the southern
riparian corridor, and terminate at the southern portion of the existing fixed pier. The northern
sill would measure 100' long, originate from the northern portion of the existing fixed pier, and
terminate 2 F south of the northern riparian corridor. A 5' gap is proposed between the two sills,
underneath the existing fixed pier access gangway. The proposed sills would include sheathing
board gap areas, the height not to exceed six inches above normal high water, and markings with
3' tall yellow reflectors would be installed at 50' intervals.
Dredging_
The applicant proposes to excavate approximately 7,500 square feet of shallow bottom habitat
within the boat basin and access channel and around the proposed docking facility. Water depths
within the project area are -2 feet NL.W. An average of 2 feet of substrate would be excavated to
achieve a water depth of -4 NLW, for a total of 410 cubic yards of excavated material. The
proposed dredge method is bucket to barge. Dredge spoil material is proposed to be disposed
offsite, within an upland area on property owned by the applicant (PIN 3256-12-7448-0000 in
Pender Co.).
The Federal agencies have completed review of the proposal as presented by the
application and your field investigation report. We recommend that the following conditions be
included in the State authorization:
1. In order to further protect the endangered West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus,
the applicant must implement the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Manatee Guidelines, and
strictly adhere to all requirements therein. The guidelines can be found at
h!Ltps://www.fws.gov/raleigh/Tdfs/ManateeGuidelines20l7.pd
2. The permittee must install and maintain, at his expense, any signal lights and signals
prescribed by the U.S. Coast Guard, through regulations or otherwise, on authorized facilities.
For further information, the permittee should contact the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety
Office at [phone].
3. All work authorized by this permit must be performed in strict compliance with the
submitted plans, which are a part of this permit. Any modification to these plans must be
approved by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) prior to implementation.
4. Except as specified in the plans attached to this permit, no excavation, fill or
mechanized land -clearing activities shall take place at any time in the construction or

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maintenance of this project, in such a manner as to impair normal flows and circulation patterns
within waters or wetlands or to reduce the reach of waters or wetlands.
5. Except as authorized by this permit or any USACE approved modification to this
permit, no excavation, fill or mechanized land -clearing activities shall take place at any time in
the construction or maintenance of this project, within waters or wetlands. This permit does not
authorize temporary placement or double handling of excavated or fill material within waters or
wetlands outside the permitted area. This prohibition applies to all borrow and fill activities
connected with this project.
6. All mechanized equipment will be regularly inspected and maintained to prevent
contamination of waters and wetlands from fuels, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, or other toxic
materials. In the event of a spill of petroleum products or any other hazardous waste, the
permittee shall immediately report it to the N.C. Division of Water Resources at (919) 733-
5083, Ext. 526 or [phone] and provisions of the North Carolina Oil Pollution and
Hazardous Substances Control Act will be followed.
7. Unless otherwise authorized by this permit, all fill material placed in waters or
wetlands shall be generated from an upland source and will be clean and free of any pollutants
except in trace quantities. Metal products, organic materials (including debris from land
clearing activities), or unsightly debris will not be used.
8. If the permittee discovers any previously unknown historic or archeological remains
while accomplishing the authorized work, he will immediately notify the Wilmington District
Engineer who will initiate the required coordination procedures.
9. The permittee shall require its contractors and/or agents to comply with the terms and
conditions of this permit in the construction and maintenance of this project and shall provide
each of its contractors and/or agents associated with the construction or maintenance of this
project with a copy of this permit. A copy of this permit, including all conditions, shall be
available at the project site during construction and maintenance of this project.
10. The permittee shall employ all sedimentation and erosion control measures necessary
to prevent an increase in sedimentation or turbidity within waters and wetlands outside the
permit area. This shall include, but is not limited to, the immediate installation of silt fencing or
similar appropriate devices around all areas subject to soil disturbance or the movement of
earthen fill, and the immediate stabilization of all disturbed areas. Additionally, the project
must remain in full compliance with all aspects of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of
1973 (North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113A Article 4).
11. The activity will be conducted in such a manner as to prevent a significant increase in
turbidity outside the area of construction or construction -related discharge. Increases such that
the turbidity in the waterbody is 50 NTU's or less in all rivers not designated as trout waters by
the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management (NCDEM), 25 NTU's or less in all
saltwater classes and in all lakes and reservoirs, and 10 NTU's or less in trout waters, are not
considered significant.

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12. The permittee, upon receipt of a notice of revocation of this permit or upon its
expiration before completion of the work will, without expense to the United States and in such
time and manner as the Secretary of the Army or his authorized representative may direct,
restore the water or wetland to its pre -project condition.
13. Violations of these conditions or violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act must be reported in writing to the Wilmington District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers within 24 hours of the permittee's discovery of the violation.
Questions or comments may be addressed to Ms. Liz Hair Wilmington Field Office,
Regulatory Division, telephone [phone] or email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Liz Hair, Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Electronic Copy Furnished:
USEPA; Mr. Todd Allen Bowers
NCDEQ/DCM; Mr. Cameron Luck
NCDEQ/DWR; Ms. Holley Snider/Mr. Michael Melinger
USFWS; Mr. Pete Benjamin/Mr. John Ellis
NMFS; Dr. Pace Wilber/Ms. Twyla Cheatwood/Mr. Fritz Rohde