20040337 Ver 2_Denial Letter_20151221

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE '
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ct Regulatory Division
SAW -2003-00506/2004-00494
Mr. John Corckrum
Mr. Michael Mae
2108 Capital Drive
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Dear Messrs. Corkrum and Mac:
This refers to the Department of the Army (DA) permit application for a Department of
Arany permit to perform new dredging at a private docking facility, within navigable waters of
the U.S., in Topsail Sound, at the southern terminus of Creat Oak Drive, in Hampstead, Pender
County, North Carolina. The application proposed new dredging impacts to submerged aquatic
vegetation (SAV) and the removal of 971 cubic yards of material from a shallow bottom habitat
area of approximately 8,750 square feet. A previous request dated September 2008 to perform
new dredging within the project area was withdrawn due to the comments received on the
proposal as a result of the potential impacts to the SAVs.
This office has received information that the State of North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management (DCM) denied authorization for you to complete the above described work..
In accordance with 33 CFR Part 320.40). the District Engineer may deny permits when
required State or local authorization and/or certification has been denied. Accordingly, your
application for a DA permit is hereby denied without prejudice:
This denial without prejudice does not prohibit submittal of future applications. You
must notify us in writing if your proposed work is approved by the DCM in the future. Further
consideration will be given to your application at that time.

If you have any other questions concerning your application for a DA permit, please
contact Ms. Liz Hair, at the above letterhead address, or by phone at 910-251-4049.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY I"ARY OF THE ARMY:
Copies Furnished:
National Marine Fisheries Service
Attn: Mr. Fritz Rohde
Pivers Island
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
National Marine Fisheries Service
Attn: Mr. face Wilber
Habitat Conservation Division
219 Ft. Johnson Road
Charleston, South Carolina 29412-9110
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Attn: Ms. Joanne Steenhuis
1,27 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality
Webscape Unit
Attn: Ms. Karen Higgins
1650 MSC
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Sincerely,
Kevin P. Landers, Sr.
Colonel, U.S. Army
District Commander
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality
Division of Coastal Management
Attn: Mr. Braxton Davis
400 Commerce Avenue
Morehead City, North Carolina 28557
North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality
Division of Coastal Management
Attn: Ms. Heather Coats
127 Cardinal Drive Extension
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405