20040337 Ver 2_Staff Comments_20151117

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory
Governor Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
TO: Karen Higgins — NCDECI Division of Water Resources 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
Supervisor
FROM: Joanne Steenhuis - Senior Environmental Specialist
THROUGH: James H. Gregson, Regional Supervisor Surface Water Protection Sectiolrll_d -,
DATE: November 17, 2015 ��\����
SUBJECT: DWR Project 20040337 V2 Waters Edge Marina, Pender Co.
The Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO) of the Division of Water Resources (DWR) has reviewed the
Water's Edge Marina's application for the dredging of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAVs) in a
segment of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway designated by the DWR as Outstanding Resource Waters
(ORW). The WiRO recommends that the project be denied due to the following rule:
15A NCAC 02B.0225(c) (2) for Outstanding Resource Waters
States that for: "Saltwater: Water quality conditions shall be maintained to protect the outstanding
resource values of waters classified ORW. Management strategies to protect resource values shall be
developed on a site - specific basis during the proceedings to classify waters as ORW. New development
shall comply with the stormwater provisions as specified in 15A NCAC 02H .1000. Specific stormwater
management requirements for saltwater ORWs are described in 15A NCAC 02H.1007. New non -
discharge permits shall meet reduced loading rates and increased buffer zones, to be determined on a
case -by -case basis. No dredge or fill activities shall be allowed if those activities would result in a
reduction of the beds of submerged aquatic vegetation or a reduction of shellfish producing habitat as
defined in 15A NCAC 031 .0101(b)(20)(A) and (B), except for maintenance dredging, such as that required
to maintain access to existing channels and facilities located within the designated areas or maintenance
dredging for activities such as agriculture. A public hearing is mandatory for any proposed permits to
discharge to waters classified as ORW.
Division of Water Resources Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Dr. Ext., Wilmington, INC 28405
Phone [phone] Intemet vnva.nodenr.cov
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