20231112 Ver 1_DCM Permit_20231006

Permit Class
NEW
Permit Number
111-23
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
r r t nit
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A-118
Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to Brian Forehand, PO Box 10793, Wilmington, NC 28403
Authorizing development in
Pender
County at adj. to Mill Creek at 2224 Washington Acres
Road, in Hampstead , as requested in the permittee's application dated 7/25/23 (MP-1, MP-4), and
6/6/23 (MP-2), including work plan drawings (5) Sheets 1-5 of 5 dated 7/21/23.
This permit, issued on October 6, 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 civil or criminal penalties; or may cause the permit to be null and void.
Docking Facility Expansion
1) This permit authorizes only the docks, piers, boatlifts, and other structures and uses located in or over
the water that are expressly and specifically set forth in the permit application. No other structure,
whether floating or stationary, shall become a permanent part of this docking facility without permit
modification. No non -water dependent uses of structures shall be conducted on, in or over Public
Trust waters without permit modification.
2) This permit authorizes 6 additional formalized boat slips for a maximum of 9 formalized boat slips at
this docking facility.
(See attached sheets for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be 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
October 6, 2028
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.
raxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Pennittee

Brian Forehand
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit No. 111-23
Page 2 of 3
3) No sewage, whether treated or untreated, shall be discharged at any time from any boats using the
mooring. Any sewage discharged at the mooring shall be considered a violation of this permit for which
the permittee is responsible. This prohibition shall be applied and enforced throughout the entire
existence of the permitted structure.
4) No portion of the authorized docking facility expansion shall extend more than one quarter of the width
of the water body. Measurements to determine width of the water body shall be made from the normal
high-water line or the waterward edge of any coastal wetland vegetation which borders the water body,
whichever is more restrictive.
5) The authorized covered platform shall not be enclosed. Any material used on the sides shall not obstruct
view and shall be permeable to air and water.
6) The roof of the covered platform shall not be designed for second story use.
7) The permittee shall install and maintain at his expense any signal lights or signals prescribed by the U.S.
Coast Guard, through regulation or otherwise, on the authorized facilities. At minimum, permanent
reflectors shall be attached to the structure in order to make it more visible during hours of darkness or
inclement weather.
8) No attempt shall be made by the permittee to prevent the full and free use by the public of all navigable
waters at or adjacent to the authorized work.
9) The authorized structure and associated activity shall not cause an unacceptable interference with
navigation and shall not exceed the dimensions shown on the attached permit drawings.
USACE Conditions
10) In order to further protect the endangered West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, the applicant must
implement the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Guidelines, and strictly adhere to all requirements therein.
The guidelines can be found at https://www.fws.gov/raleigh/pdfs/ManateeGuidelines20l7.pdf.0
Sedimentation and Erosion Control
11) In order to protect water quality, runoff from construction shall not visibly increase the amount of
suspended sediments in adjacent waters.
12) Appropriate sedimentation and erosion control devices, measures or structures shall be implemented to
ensure that eroded materials do not enter adjacent wetlands, watercourses or properties.
General
13) This permit shall not be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of to a third party without the
written approval of the Division of Coastal Management.

Brian Forehand
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Permit No. 111-23
Page 3 of 3
14) All construction debris associated with the removal or construction of the permitted development shall
be contained within the authorized project area and disposed of in an approved upland location.
15) The permittee and/or their contractor shall meet with a representative of the Division prior to project
initiation.
NOTE: This permit does not convey any rights, either in real estate or material.
NOTE: The permittee is advised that no commercial uses of structures shall be conducted on, in or over
Public Trust waters without permit modification.
NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local permits,
approvals or authorizations that may be required.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the project by way of Programmatic General
Permit 198000291 (Action ID SAW-2023-01601).
NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Resources authorized the proposed project by way of General Water
Quality Certification 4497 and assigned the project DWR Project No. 20231112.
NOTE: Future development of the permittee's property may require a modification of this permit.
Contact a representative of the Division at [phone] prior to the commencement of any
such activity for this determination. The permittee is further advised that many non -water
dependent activities are not authorized within 30 feet of the normal high-water level.
NOTE: An application processing fee of $250 was received by DCM for this project.