20231056 Ver 1_DCM Correspondence_20231002

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 2, 2023
Rachel Carson Reserve Beaufort, NC 28516
Attn: Stephanie Valdez
Duke University Marine Lab Rd.
Beaufort, NC 28516
Delivered via email: [e-mail]
SUBJECT: Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) Permit Application Submittal for Duke
University Marine Lab at the Rachel Carson Reserve in Carteret County
All:
This letter is in response to the above referenced CAMA Major Permit application, which was
accepted as complete by the Division's Morehead City office on July 31, 2023. Processing of the
application is ongoing. However, it has been determined that additional information will be
required prior to the Division taking final action on your application. The required item is
summarized below:
1) Comments were received from the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR) with
significant concerns regarding the application of fertilizer to a coastal wetland area, in a
tidal system.
2) In accordance with 15A NCAC 07H.0208(a)(2)(B), it is the policy of this Division that,
prior to taking final action on a project of this nature, a Water Quality Certification for
the proposed development must first be approved by the Division of Water Resources
(DWR).
On September 29, 2023, the DWR placed the project on hold as proposed and requested
additional information. I have provided the DWR hold letter within this email notification for
your reference.
Therefore, it is necessary that processing of your permit application be placed in abeyance until
such time as the required information is accepted by the resource agencies and final comments
have been provided.
D EQ�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Morehead City Office 1400 Commerce Avenue I Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
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If you have any questions concerning these matters, please feel free to contact me by telephone
at [phone], or by email at cameron.luckkncdenr. _og_v.
Sincerely,
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Cameron Luck
Division of Coastal Management
Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
CC:
DCM Morehead City
Liz Hair, USACE Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Michael Meilinger, DWR WiRO
D EQ�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Morehead City Office 1400 Commerce Avenue I Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
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