20240237 Ver 1_CMDF_Alton Hedgepeth_NCWRC_20240320

� North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission �
Cameron Ingram, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Mara T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: March 12, 2024
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Alton Hedgepeth, Carteret County,
North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed the permit
application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is located at 185 Salty
Shores Point Drive in Newport, NC adjacent Bogue Sound. Our comments are provided in accordance
with provisions of the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S. 113A-100 through 113A-128), as amended,
Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16
U.S.C. 661 et seq.), the Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712 et seq.).
The applicant proposes to extend the existing 130' pier an additional 200' to terminate at 330' with a
proposed terminal T-head and two boat lifts. The existing lift at the end of the current T-head and pier
will be removed. Water depth within the proposed lifts is -2.5' NLW. Significant areas of SAV are
present. Bogue Sound at this location is classified SA ORW by the Environmental Management
Commission and is open to shellfish harvesting.
The NCWRC has reviewed the proposal and has no comment regarding the project or permit application.
The pier extension and lift relocation should gain additional water depths, lessening the impact of vessel
use on SAV.
We appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on this permit application. If you need further
assistance or additional information, please contact me at maria.dunngncwildlife.org or [phone].
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]