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USACE PN SAW 2008-01556
Subject: USACE PN SAW 2008-01556
From: "Barnett, Sharon L SAW" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 10:42:47 -0400
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The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application from The Martin County Airport
Commission seeking Department of the Army authorization to impact 1.5 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and 95 linear feet
of jurisdictional waters associated with construction of three new taxiways, two corporate hangers, and a new access
road, located adjacent to Huskanaw Swamp, just northeast of the existing facility, off Airport Road, west of Williamston,
Martin County, North Carolina. Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached
plans. This Public Notice and all attached plans are also available on the Wilmington District Web Site at
www.saw.usace.army.miI/wetlands
ORM ID: SAW 2008-01556
Post Date: 22 May 2008
Expiration: 22 June 2008
Applicant: Martin County Airport Commission
Attn: Mr. Russell Overman
305 East Main Street
Williamston, North Carolina 27892
Agent: The LPA Group of North Carolina
Attn: Mr. Edward Smail
5000 Falls f the Neuse Road, Suite 304
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
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US Army Corps
Of Engineers
Wilmington District
PUBLIC NOTICE
Issue Date: May 22, 2008
Comment Deadline: June 22, 2008
Corps ORM ID #: 2008-01556
The Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) has received an application from
The Martin County Airport Commission seeking Department of the Army
authorization to impact 1.5 acres of jurisdictional wetlands and 95 linear feet of
jurisdictional waters associated with construction of three new taxiways, two
corporate hangers, and a new access road, located adjacent to Huskanaw Swamp,
just northeast of the existing facility, off Airport Road, west of Williamston, Martin
County, North Carolina. Specific plans and location information are described below
and shown on the attached plans. This Public Notice and all attached plans are also
available on the Wilmington District Web Site at www. saw. usace. army.miUwetlands
Applicant: Martin County Airport Commission
Attn: Mr. Russell Overman
305 East Main Street
Williamston, North Carolina 27892
AGENT (if applicable): The LPA Group of North Carolina
Attn: Edward Smail
5000 Falls of Neuse Road Suite 304
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Authority
The Corps will evaluate this application and a decide whether to issue, conditionally
issue, or deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures pursuant to Section
404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344).
Location
The project area is approximately 181 acres containing 1.5 acres of jurisdictional
wetlands and 95 linear feet of jurisdictional waters associated with Huskanaw Swamp, a
tributary to Tranters Creek, approximately 2 miles north of US 13/64, at the intersection
of Airport Road and Everetts Road, west of Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina.
(35.8625N, 77.1763W)
Existing Site Conditions
The proposed project site consists of an undeveloped forested wetland adjacent to the
existing airport, vegetated with trees and shrubs. Vegetation in the project area includes
loblolly pine (pinus taeda), red maple (acer rubrum), sweetgum (liquidambar
stryraciflua), greenbriar (smilax rotundifolia), and giant cane (Arundiaria gigantea).
Current soil conditions on the site indicate signs of a seasonally high water table,
including water stained leaves, drainage patterns, and redoxomorphic features within the
top 12 inches of the soil surface.
Habitat with the potential for supporting listed species was identified by reviewing
aerial photographs, soils maps, and topographic maps of the property, and confirmed by
an onsite inspection of the site. A search of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program
database was conducted to determine whether any state or federally listed species have
previously been observed within or near the project area (1/2 mile radius). No known
record of any threatened or endangered species exists or near the project site.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
The project purpose is to construct additional hanger facilities and provide adequate
runway space with access to the existing runway. The existing hanger is not large
enough to accommodate for the projected growth of the airport facility. The
taxiway/access areas are necessary to provide hangers with an access to the existing
airport facilities.
Project Description
The project will result in the discharge of fill material into approximately 1.5 acres of
Department of the Army jurisdictional wetlands and 95 linear feet of waters. The
proposed fill is necessary to facilitate the construction of three new taxiways and two new
hangers with associated parking. Taxiway A would be located parallel to the existing
runway and would be approximately 283 feet long by 35 feet wide. Taxiway B and C
(325 feet long by 35 feet wide) would be located perpendicular to Taxiway A and parallel
the proposed hanger. The proposed project would also include an eight unit T-hanger
which would be approximately 210 feet long by 60 feet wide. An apron area of 130 feet
by 100 feet will be constructed between Taxiway B and two 50 foot by 50 foot corporate
hangers. The parking area would be located adjacent to the corporate hangers and be
approximately 210 feet by 45 feet. The access road will be 350 feet long and would
connect the parking area and Taxiway B and C. The project will be completed in two
phases. Phase 1 will consist of the construction of taxiways and phase 2 will include
construction of the hangers, associated parking, and access road.
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Other Required Authorizations
This notice and all applicable application materials are being forwarded to the appropriate
State agencies for review. The Corps will generally not make a final permit decision
until the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) issues, denies, or waives
State certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-500). The
receipt of the application combined with appropriate application fee at the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality central office in Raleigh will constitute initial receipt of an
application for a 401 Water Quality Certification. A waiver will be deemed to occur if
the NCDWQ fails to act on this request for certification within sixty days of the date of
the receipt of this notice in the NCDWQ Central Office. Additional information
regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be reviewed at the NCDWQ Central
Office, 401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit, 2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27604-2260. All persons desiring to make comments regarding the
application for certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act should do so in
writing delivered to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ), 1650 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Mr. John Hennessy (NC
Department of Transportation projects) or Ms Cyndi Karoly (all other projects) by March
23, 2006.
The applicant has not provided to the Corps, a certification statement that his/her
proposed activity complies with and will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with
the approved North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program. Pursuant to 33 CFR
325.2(b)(2), the Corps can not issue a permit for the proposed work until the applicant
submits such a certification to the Corps and the North Carolina Division of Coastal
Management (NCDCM), and the NCDCM notifies the Corps that it concurs with the
applicant's consistency certification.
Essential Fish Habitat
This notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The Corps' initial
determination is that the proposed project will not adversely impact EFH or associated
fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Councils
or the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Cultural Resources
The Corps has consulted the latest published version of the National Register of Historic
Places and is not aware that any registered properties, or properties listed as being
eligible for inclusion therein are located within the project area or will be affected by the
proposed work. Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistoric, or historical
data may be located within the project area and/or could be affected by the proposed
work.
Endangered Species
The Corps has reviewed the project area, examined all information provided by the
applicant and consulted the latest North Carolina Natural Heritage Database. Based on
available information, the Corps has determined pursuant to the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, that the proposed project will have no effect on federally listed endangered or
threatened species or their formally designated critical habitat.
Evaluation
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the probable
impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity on the public interest.
That decision will reflect the national concern for both protection and utilization of
important resources. The benefit which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. All factors
which may be relevant to the proposal will be considered including the cumulative effects
thereof; among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental
concerns, wetlands, historic properties, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, flood plain
values (in accordance with Executive Order 11988), land use, navigation, shoreline
erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property
ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For activities involving
the discharge of dredged or fill materials in waters of the United States, the evaluation of
the impact of the activity on the public interest will include application of the
Environmental Protection Agency's 404(b)(1) guidelines.
Commenting Information
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State and local
agencies and officials, including any consolidate State Viewpoint or written position of
the Governor; Indian Tribes and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate
the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by the
Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for
this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered
species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects and the other
public interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and/or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments are also used to
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determine the need for a public hearing and to determine the overall public interest of the
proposed activity.
Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified in this notice,
that a public hearing be held to consider the application. Requests for public hearings
shall state, with particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing. Requests for a
public hearing shall be granted, unless the District Engineer determines that the issues
raised are insubstantial or there is otherwise no valid interest to be served by a hearing.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will be received
by the Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, until 5pm, March 24, 2006. Comments
should be submitted to Josh Pelletier, Washington Regulatory Field Office, US Army
Corps of Engineers, Post Office Box 1000, Washington, North Carolina 27889, or
telephone [phone] extension 34.
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