20221739 Ver 1_DMF Comments_20230615

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Director
December 8, 2022
MEMORANDUM:
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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(a)NCDENR.gov
SUBJECT: CAMA ID & F
Applicant: Faith & Claus Platt and Pettersson Coastal, LLC
Project Location: 1913 & 1917 Atlantic Dr, adj. to the AIWW in Wilmington, New Hanover County
Proposed Project: The applicant proposes to dredge waterward from the existing private docking
facility and under the existing boat lifts and floating platforms to a maximum
depth of 4 Normal Low Water (NLW).
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 January 2, 2022. If you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Kelsey Beachman at [phone] when
appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
**Additional comments may be attached"
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
XThis 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
SIGNATURE
DATE 06/15/2023
E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Coastal Management
Wilmington Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISE2
Secretary
KATHY B. PAWLS
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TO: Cameron Luck, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
FROM: Kimberlee Harding, NCDMF Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Faith & Claus Platt/Pettersson, New Hanover 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 proposed project is located at 1913/ 1917 Atlantic Drive, New Hanover
County adjacent to the AIWW and Middle Sound. The waters of the AIWW are classified
SA-ORW by the Division of Water Quality, are not designated as a Primary Nursery Area
(PNA) by the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries and are closed to the harvest of shellfish.
The applicant proposes to dredge waterward the existing private docking facility and
under the existing boat lifts and floating platforms to a maximum depth of -3' Normal Low
Water (NLW) within the AIWW. The proposed dredge footprint area is approximately 10,
200 ft2 and is currently proposed within and next to mapped Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation (SAV). The Division does not support new dredging within SAV habitat, which is
defined as the presence of SAV and mapped SAV within the past 10 years.
SAV is a vital component to the estuarine system and is prime nursery area for many
fisheries species, such as gag grouper, flounder, red drum, black sea bass, weakfish and
Atlantic croaker. SAV supports high diversity of foraging fish and invertebrates and
provides valuable ecosystem services as a primary producer and enhancer of water quality.
SAV filters water, stabilizes sediment and provides refuge for juvenile finfish, crabs and
shrimp.
The proposed dredging template has the potential to impact SAV species directly and
indirectly through removal and sloughing. The Division objects to dredging within the
mapped SAV habitat. To prevent indirect impacts through sloughing, which occurs as a
result of gravity normalizing slopes of a dredged area, the Division recommends a buffer
around mapped SAV habitat with a 3:1 ratio of the depth of the dredge cut.
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

To prevent further impacts to nearby SAV beds 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 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 Division of Marine Fisheries
3441 Arendell Street I P.O. Box 769 Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
252-726-7021