The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About20061048 Ver 1_Power Point Slide Show (2)_20060713Project Background and History I l September 211111 — Mine Permit Modification Application Submitted to DLR Proposed addition of 11.62 acres to existing permit 28- Excavated using o hydraulic dredge average depth of 15 feet. maximum of 20 feet. , Project Background and History 26 September 2001 - Multi -agency site visit • NC Division of Coastal Management • NC Division of Land Resources • NC Wildlife Resources Commission 26 December 2001 - US Army Corps of Engineers Site Visit William Walker • Action ID 200210235 The proposed action does not have a regulated impact of jurisdictional waters or wetlands" 14 June 2004 - DWQ Wetlands Section Meeting (Raleigh) John Dorner -Project could be permitted through 2H.1300 if isolated -if not isolated, request exemption from water quality standards from EMC (28.0226) and follow 21-1.1300 Project Background and History 10 August 2004 - USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office NN Minn, Wescott • wetland jurisdictional • activity non -jurisdictional • NO DOA PERMIT REQUIRED — concurrence with 2001 finding I 1 August 2004 - NC Division of Coastal Management Dennis Hawthorn • wetland not tidally influenced -WETLAND NOT CAMA JURISDICTIONAL 1 August 2004 — 1.5 Acres of On-site ?Mitigation Identified .historic dredgd, ill mule ial deposited into tidal wetland y� a ae r a On-site mitigation -1 .S acres 2 Dare County Department of Public Health - Molly Fullw000d Identified sites small (under one acre each) and scattered —3 acres total North Carolina National Estuarine Reserve - Buxton Woods Michelle Droszcz (Northern Sites Manager) 3 r'. Project Background and History September _2001 - January 2002 Agency Comments to Application Division of Water Resources, Water Allocation Section - Blake Rouse and Nat Wilson -'should not have an unduly adverse effect on ground water supplies" US Fish and Wildlife Service - Garland Pardue • Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit LO3 Impacts only applies to unincorporated Dare county, Nags Head, and Kitty Hawk • Wetland Impacts -- requires Corps permit no avoidance, minimization. or mitigation provided activity "a,Corps jurisdictional, onsite and fee -in -lieu of mitigation proposed • Saltwater Intrusion Potential flora and fauna of adjacent lakes do not indicate saltwater intrusion • Water Table Draw Down and Resulting Impacts To Live Oak Forest DWR response (above), adjacent lakes do not impact groundwater levels, live oaks are scattered and don't comprise maritime forest Project Background and History September 2001 — January 2002 Agency Comments to Application State Historic Preservation Office - Rene Gledhill -early for David Brook •'...it is unlikely that any archaeological sites ...will be affected. -no archaeological survey recommended Division of Land Resources, Land Quality Section -- Bal crew •general mine characteristics, maps, natural resource protection, reclamation plan to be addressed in a revised application, pending this meeting's outcome NC Wildlife Resources Commission-wiuiemwesroat -"we are opposed to the destruction of wetlands without adequate mitigation" adequate mitigation will be provided, pursuant to this meeting's outcome • protected species no habitat present for federal species (sea beach amaranth and dune blue curls) stale species not observed Project Background and History September 2001 - January 2002 Agency Comments to Application NC DWQ Wetlands Section -John Denney •'this activity will violate wetland standards by altering natural hydrology' this change can only be done in the context of a 401 certification or an Isolated Wetland Permit" 1H Background and History. Summary I 1 September 2001 - Mine Expansion Permit Submitted to DLR 26 September 2001- Multi -agency field meeting 27 September 2001 - Division of Water Resources Response 9 October 2001 - USFWS Response I I October 2001 - SHPO Response 16 October 2001 - DLR and WRC Responses 20 December 2001 - DWQ Wetlands Section Response 3 January 2002 - DWQ Wetlands Section Response 19 January 2002 -DWQ Wetlands Section Response 14,(une 2004 -John Dorney Meeting (Raleigh) 10 August 2004 -- USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office I I August 2004 - Division of Coastal Management Site Visit 1 1-1; October 2004 - Mitigation Site Search 7 April 2005 --Cyndi Karoli Meeting (Raleigh)