20160988 Ver 1_SAW Emergency Declaration Package (Wanchese Entrance Channel)(10-14-2016)_20161014

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
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14 October 2016
MEMORANDUM FOR COMMANDER, USACE, SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION, 60
Forsyth Street, Room 1 OM15 Atlanta, GA 30303
SUBJECT: Request for Emergency Declaration for Dredging Operations
1. The purpose of this memo is to request your declaration of an emergency, which will
allow for emergency dredging operations within the Federal Navigation project: Manteo
(Shallowbag) Bay, NC. The work in this navigation project would be conducted in
accordance with 33 CFR Part 337.7, Emergency Actions. The emergency action is
needed in Range 14A of the Manteo (Shallowbag) Bay, NC project, which is the
entrance channel for Wanchese Harbor. Currently, the Wanchese Harbor fleet cannot
safely transit the channel due to rapid shoaling from Hurricane Matthew.
2. President Obama has declared Hurricane Matthew as a Major Disaster in the States
of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The Corps was notified in
writing by the Office of Governor Pat McCrory on October 14, 2016 that shoals due to
Hurricane Matthew have significantly affected the ability of the Wanchese Harbor's fleet
to navigate safely in federally maintained channel. Wanchese Harbor is utilized by the
U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) navigational aid vessel, fishing industry including trawlers,
recreational fishermen and seafood houses, and large boat construction facilities. The
Deputy Chief of Staff expressed concerns of the storm shoaled channel and its
economic impact to users of Wanchese Harbor. The trawling fleet within the harbor is
unable to leave the docks under the channel conditions following Hurricane Matthew. In
addition, the USCG remains unable to complete channel marking missions out of
Wanchese Harbor. The upkeep of channel markers is critical to the health and safety of
project users. We also received a letter on October 14, 2016, jointly signed by U.S.
Senator Richard Burr, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, and U.S. Congressman Walter B.
Jones, stating that "it is critical that the Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging
immediately".
3. Per our reconnaissance hydrographic surveys on October 11, 2016, the passing of
Hurricane Matthew caused increased shoaling in the channel. The post storm
controlling depth is 5 -feet, with most of the fleet vessels requiring channel depths
between 8 toll 0 -feet for safe passage. Shallowdraft special purpose dredges are now

the only plant capable of working in the current depths, tide conditions, and proposed
disposal conditions. This emergency declaration is necessary to begin agency
coordination to obtain the environmental clearances necessary to alleviate the severely
shoaled ferry channel. The District is coordinating with resource agencies for approval
to conduct a one-time dredging in this channel. We can begin dredging as soon as all
authorizations are received. Funding is available through Federal funding totaling
approximately $700,000, or through existing non -Federal MOA dollars on the project.
We will operate the Currituck or Murden for 10 days to 15 days (24-hour operations)
and focus mainly on the area between buoy # 3 and the eastern limit of Range14A,
because there is less than a depth of 5 -feet across the entire authorized channel width.
A before dredge survey will be conducted to identify specific areas for dredging within
the prescribed limits. Dredged materials will be placed in the limits of the federal
channel near Oregon Inlet (see attached map), and total quantity of material will not
exceed 20,000 cubic yards. This area was selected because it is currently much deeper
than the project's authorized depth of 12 feet. The proposed use of a special purpose
dredge would provide immediate passage and relief in the shortest amount of time.
CESAW will initiate Emergency Notification procedures pursuant to a Memorandum of
Agreement for Emergency Dredging and Disposal, Federal Navigation Projects with the
State of North Carolina once an emergency declaration has been made.
4. Pursuant to the attached MOA for Emergency Dredging and Disposal at paragraph 3,
the District has evaluated the criteria necessary for a declaration of emergency, as
described below:
a. The District has received complaints / requests for help from users, including
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory, U.S. Senators Richard Burr, U.S.
Senator Thom Tillis, and U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones.
b. The storm related shoaling within the Wanchese Harbor entrance channel
has created a situation which would result in an unacceptable hazard to life or
navigation, and an immediate and unforeseen significant economic hardship if
corrective action is not taken within a time period less than the normal time
needed under standard procedures.
c. A District survey, attached, shows that the authorized navigation channel has
recently shoaled to a level unacceptable for the safe passage of fully -loaded
commercial vessels as a result of recent unexpected events. Normal

maintenance dredging of this channel reach is not scheduled within the next 3
months.
d. The channel has been at the current controlling depth (5 -ft msl) since
Hurricane Matthew.
e. This proposed dredging (15,000 to 20,000 cubic yards) would resolve the
emergency.
f. The proposed disposal area is located in the limits of the federal channel near
Oregon Inlet (see attached map), and total quantity of material will not exceed
20,000 cubic yards.
g. Normal dredging and disposal coordination and contracting procedures are
inadequate due to the immediacy of the dredging need, the shallow nature of
the channel. Shallowdraft special purpose dredges (Currituck / Murden) are
the only vessels that can work safely and efficiently within these parameters,
and meet the immediate need.
h. Before the work can proceed, the District must coordinate with State and
Federal resource agencies.
i. The alternative to declaring an emergency would be to work through normal
contracting and environmental procedures to obtain clearances and
equipment to dredge this channel, resulting in a continuation of unacceptable
conditions for the next couple of months while we worked to award a contract.
Based on the above evaluation, I have made the determination that circumstances
surrounding this authorized project require emergency action. By copy of this
Memorandum, I request approval of the emergency action from the Division Engineer.
5. Attached are the location maps for the federal navigation project, the associated
channel condition survey (Before and After Hurricane Matthew), disposal locations, and
the emergency action dredging area.

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6. Also attached are letters / e-mails from elected officials requesting the need for
emergency dredging on our federal project?
7. My POC for this action is Mr. Bob Keistler, at 910-251-4709 or cell 910-612-7611.
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From: Landers. Kevin P COL SAW
To: Keistler, Robert W SAW; Brown. Daniel S SAW
Subject: Fw: [EXTERNAL] Expedited Request for Wanchese Harbor
Date: Friday, October 14, 2016 4:43:50 PM
Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.
From: Broughton, Jimmy <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 4:04 PM
To: Landers, Kevin P COL SAW
Cc: Stith, Thomas A; Vandervaart, Donald; Johnson, Virginia H; Bailey, Alexandra C SAW; Prentiss,
Patricia L SAW; Brown, Daniel S SAW; Bullock, Roger D SAW; Sinclair, Daniel A SAW; Nelson, Joseph;
Toskey, Katie; Evans, John; Johnston, Jonathan J LTC SAW
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Expedited Request for Wanchese Harbor
Dear Colonel Landers:
We are requesting expedited emergency dredging to address severe shoaling that has
occurred at the east end of the Wanchese Access Channel connecting to the Roanoke Sound
Channel as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
The storm related shoaling is severely impacting the ingress and egress of commercial fishing
vessels and boat builders. The inability to travel from Wanchese to Oregon Inlet is preventing
numerous residents and business owners in the community from collecting paychecks this
week. These fishing vessels and boat builders have a significant impact on the economy of the
Dare and Hyde County region.
Additionally, the USCG Sector North Carolina operates an Aid to Navigation Team (ANT) out of
the Wanchese Harbor and the shoaling is inhibiting its ability to deploy and repair channel
marker and buoys which are essential to safe navigation.
Please let me know if we can provide any additional information in support of this request.
Many thanks for your prompt attention.
Jimmy Broughton
(202-210-3822)
Jimmy Broughton
Deputy Chief of Staff
Office of Governor Pat McCrory
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third

Tongress of tite United States
Washington, BIT 20515
October 14, 2016
Colonel Kevin P. Landers, Sr.
District Commander
Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Ave.
Wilmington, NC 28403
Dear Colonel Landers,
We write to request immediate assistance for Wanchese Harbor in Dare County, North Carolina
that is experiencing excessive shoaling due to Hurricane Matthew. This impact has prevented
fishing vessels from entering or leaving the harbor. The Army Corps of Engineers' South
Atlantic Division, in concert with the Corps' Wilmington District Office, has initiated their
emergency situation procedures in order to resolve the issue and begin emergency dredging for
the harbor.
It is critical that the Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging immediately. The livelihood of
the harbor and the surrounding areas depend on safe and passable waterways. Additionally, the
fishing industry in North Carolina is at a total standstill because of the inaccessibility to
Wanchese Harbor. Again, we ask for immediate approval for the Corps to begin this necessary
dredging.
.S. Senator Richard Burr
16. bt���
U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones
Sincerely,
PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
AND
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WILMINGTON DISTRICT
FOR
EMERGENCY DREDGING AND DISPOSAL, FEDERAL NAVIGATION PROJECTS
1. $)$POSE, This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the State of
Nor-th Carolina, Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District,
will allow the Wilmington District to perform emergency dredging that
meets identified criteria within the coastal zone of the State. The M3A
will allow the State to expedite its review of a project that meets the
criteria so as to allow the District to perform the emergenq- work with
State approval.
2. APPL•TC RIL.ITY. This procedure is applicable to any authorized
Federal navigation project that has an individual Section 401 (P.L.
95-217) water quality certificate or that can meet the requirements of
any general water quality certificate issued by the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management.
3. CRITERIA. The emergency procedure will be implemented in those
eases where a rapid response is required because of unpredictable shoals
forming in an authorized Federal navigation channel. The channel must
be one in which commercial tonnage is moved. No recreational. projects
will be considered except those where the U.S. Coast Guard ,contemplates_`
closure of a channel to all navigation because of critical -shoaling.
The Corps of Engineers' decision to declare an emergency shall be made
based on the following evaluation:
a. the District has received complaints from users;
b. the basis of the emergency which is defined as follows: a
situation which would result in an unacceptable hazard to life or
navigation, a significant loss of property, or an immediate and unfor-
seen significant economic hardship if corrective action is not taken
within a time period less than the normal time needed under standard
procedures;
c. a District survey shows that the authorized navigation channel
has shoaled as a result of a recent and unexpected event, and normal
maintenance dredging is not scheduled within the next 3 months;
1

d. the length of time the channel has been at the controlling depth
shorn by the most recent survey available;
e. the quantity of material that needs to be dredged to resolve the
emergency;
f. the proposed disposal area;
g. the reason(s) why normal dredging/disposal coordination and
contracting procedures are inadequate;
b. the administrative and contractual requirements that have to be
met before the work can proceed; and
i. the alternative(s) to declaring an emergency.
Based on the above evaluation, a determination will be made by the
District Engineer that circumstances surrounding an authorized project
require emergency action. The District Engineer will be responsible for
requesting approval of the emergency action from the Division Engineer
(33 CFR 209.145(f)(4)).
4. DISPOSAL METHODS. Dredged material disposal in emergency situations
Will be in�aceordance with an individual water quality certification or
a general water quality certification. Disposal under general water
quality certificate No. 1332 dated 18 June 1979 for sidecasting or other
dredging with open water disposal adjacent to the channel will be
considered:
a. only if an upland disposal area is not available or within
reasonable distance; or'. -
b. an upland area is available but a pipeline dredge oaanor, be
obtained within a reasonable time because of availability, distanoe from
the emergency site, or time required for contractual procedures.
5. PROCEDURES. The District staff will be responsible for informing
the point of contact or the designated alternate in the Division of
Coastal` Management (via telephone) that the necessary approval has been
received from the Division Engineer for work to proceed under emergency
authority. The District staff Will also be responsible for notifying
and coordinating with Federal agencies.
The North Carolina Division of Coastal Management will be responsible
for designating a single point of oontact for 000rdination of emergency
actions with the Distriot and State agencies and the establishment of a
single State position on each project.
2

Once an emergency action has been declared by the Corps of Engineers,
the Division of Coastal Management will be responsible for 000rdinating
State review (via telephone), resolving aEy conflicts, and obtaining a
State position.
A formal consistency determination under Section 307 (c) (1) and (2) of
the Coastal Zone Management Act Will be Waived. All emergency work will
be conducted in a manner consistent to the maximum extent practicable
with policies and guidelines of the North Carolina Coastal Management
Program for dredging and dredged material disposal. Waiver of the
consistency determination will not relieve the District of obtaining or
complying with other applicable State or Federal environmental permits
or approvals.
On receipt of State verbal approval (via telephone) from the Division of
Coastal Management, the District will issue a public notice required by
33 CFR 209.145(8), Section 404(a) of P.L. 95-217, and 33 CFR 209.145
(f)(4). State verbal"approval will be confirmed in writing to the
District. The emergency work Will be performed concurrently with the
issuance of the public notice.
6. State agencies to be contacted by the Division of Coastal Management
are:
a. North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community
Development
-Division of Marine Fisheries
-Division of Environmental Management
- -Office of -Environmental Planning and Assessment — -- ---
-Division of Land Resources
b. North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
Division of Archives and History
c. "North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
d. North Carolina Department of Administration
-State Property Offioe
e. North Carolina Department of Human Resources
-Shellfish Sanitation Branch
-Health -Services Section
3

Federal agencies to be contacted by the District;
a. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Environmental
.Impact Assessment Branch, NEPA review staff
b. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh Field Office, Division
of Ecological Services and Asheville Endangered Species Field Office
C. National Marine Fisheries Service, Habitat Conservation
Division, Beaufort, N. C.
ate
Date
Secretary, N. C. Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development
District Engineer, Wilmington Di riot
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Tuesday
April 26, 1988
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33 CFR Parts 209, 335, 336, 337, and 333
Discharge of Dredged Material Into
Waters of the U.S. or Ocean Waters!
Operation and Maintenance; Final Rule

�»,a®rel Ttpeiatei I Voi No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 1980 / and Regulations 1491
{U) "the pcup>usela actlen 5:orwr>i r tie
findings are made Should be described.
(c) .A, coordina_ion section should be
pm,videdThe. Cooraination section
should reference the pi'blic notice
number and date The tetters of
commenand app cprl to resp n sus
should he su nmar_zed 4ny
coord r ati .a;, ttsndarta en O?' to al or
state ag hales sh3u d also be discussed,
id) An Fnvirormaiental effects and
impacts se-.'JcT,. should be used to
docurT ern ronmli nce with the
'appllcar:..le laws, This
sectios i.culdk _cA-,ae the views and/or
conditions of ?he u'a_i , concerning water
quali° Cerl`liC' .or: and, is required, the
result cf t,1.F: coastal zone cons.Ftency
process.
(e) dut r r Lati -rs Se:;tion s ,aid
reference tli- ?tl's of EA amillor
E ,aid
any nJ, `,o:,E n ar',Y tb
t?Aeet t?';L 3tat S 3d._^�'�%' q..allt�' standards
or coastal zone -management program.
AprropI 2ge ccmd,tier-E or modifications
should be Included in Ube protect
specifications This section should also
contain a sii� se -tion ora consideration of
alternatives and culmutatiY e impacts.
(f) A section or, the district engineer s
f#indiiigs and conclusions concerning the
proposed project should be included.
(g) The SOF should be dated and
signed by the district engineer or his
designee except in those cases requiring
referral to higher authority.
(h) In accordance with the provisions
of section 104(g) of the ODA, the district
engineer will forward a copy of the SOF
to the District Commander, U.S. Coast
Chard, if the activity involves the ocean
disposal of dredged material.
(i) The Findings of IVo Significant
Impact or ROD, as appropriate, required
by 33 CFR fart 230.inay be incorporated
into the SOF, as appropriate.
§337.7 iwasaexoe Qactions.
After obtaining approval from the
division engineer, the district engineer
will respond to emergency situations on
an expedited basis, complying with the
procedures of this regulation to the
maximum degree practicable. The
district engineer will issue a public
notice describing the emergency in
accordance with § 337.1, if such a notice
is practicable in view of the .emergency
Situation, such a public notice should be
forsr.Tarded to all appropriate Federal
and State a8encies. Me district engineer
should prepare a section 404(b)(1)
evaluation report and, as necessary, an
e-rivirorurental assessment, if this is
Practicable in view of the emergency
_.:situation. If comments are received from
the, public notice which, in the judgment
cif the district engineer, reveal the
i;vGeessity of modifying the emergency
take appropriate measures tf< mOdifY zhe
emergency operation to reduce, avoid,
er mininize adverse environmental
impacts. If the district engineer, alter
rrs. etvi^.o coni me its from the public
notice, detern s that &,e emaroeilcy
actiora would c onst:i ee a major Federal
action Signincan l' affect nG the quality
Of the l u?na environrnep _, he Sh. 1td,
after consultatio- wit' S the divisicn
engineer, coordLa ie i ilh, the Cold —s l On
Er"Zrir runental Qaa'iTl, about a"tern .aVki
arrangements i0.. C0111phance Tn ,th the
1 EDtl in azcordpnrce w On 40 CF
1506.,1 ii-, the ex i a i -that it is
practicable in view of the emergency
SIr_uat,,l._.. Dist icl engi:tcars should
consul:with the appropriate state
officials to seek water qualitT
certification or VL -lay o� certlf c-aFion.
and should ceri ay'3that the Federal
action is corlsistent tc ti, -na v ^till
extent p,_acticatne wit _- ar approved
coastal zone rnanagement plan for
emerLe* . activities, to the extent that.
is practicable in v;' Pew of the eineroency.
3 337.8 Report` to i9igher echelons.
(a) Certcln aoth4t;es J£?vL'iT. h?g the
discharge o-Fdredged or rill material
require action by the division.eng<neer
or Chief of Engineers, Such reports
should be prepared in the format
described in paragraph (b) of this
section. Reports may be necessary in the
following situations:
(1) When there is substantial doubt as
to the authority, law, regulations, or
policies applicable to the Federal
project;
(2) When higher authority requests the
case be forwarded for decision;
(3) When the state does not concur in
a coastal zone consistency
determination or attempts to concur
with conditions or controls;
(4) When the state denies or
unreasonably delays a water ,utility
certification or issues the certification
with conditions or controls not related
to maintenance or enforcement of state
water quality standards or significantly
exceeding the Federal standard;
(5) When the regional administrator
has advised the district engineer,
pursuant to section 404(c) of the CW A,
of his intent to prohibit o- restrict the
use of a Specified discharge site; or
notifies the district engineer that the
discharge Of dredged material in ocean
waters or territorial seas T✓"rill clot
comply with the criteria and restrictions
on the use of the Bite; established under
the ODA; and the district engineer
determines that the proposed disposal
cannot be reasonably modified to
alleviate the regional administrator's
objections, and
Col Winen the state fails to � ant water
quality, certification or a
cer:.f-cation or concurrence or waiver of
coastal zone consistency for emergency
acti011S.
(b.) Reports. The report of the distric'
engineer on a project requiring action b;,
higher authority -should be in letter Torrin
and contain the folio-inc nfor?riatifin:
(1) Justification ShDwing the economic
need for dredging.
f?r The impact on states oatside the
projef : area if the project is not dredged.
M3 The estimated cast of agency
reC:sireynents `o_,'hick exceed those
necessary in estahlishme of the
Federal standard.
(4) The relative urgenci of dredging
based on threat to na.ionm` security, life
of Groper
(5) Any other facts which will aid in
determining wh Hier to further defer the
dredging and seek Congressional
approiriations for the added expense or
the need to exercise the ac`lrority of the
Secretary of the Array to maintain
nr:vlgation as pmvi 6 by sections
51i(a) and 4G4(t) of the f .� 1A if the
disagreement concerns water quality
certification or other state permits.
(6) If the disagreement concerns
coastal zone consistency, the district
engineer wile follow the reporting
requirement of this section and
§ 336.1(b)(9), of this chapter.
§ 337.$ identification and use° of diaposai
areas.
(a) District engineers should identify
and develop dredged material disposal
management strategies that satisfy the
long-term (greater than 14 years) needs
for Corps projects. Full consideration
should be given to all practicable
alternatives including upland, open
water, beach nourishment, within banks
disposal, ocean disposal, etc. Within
existing policy, district engineers should
also explore beneficial uses of dredged
material, such as marsh establishment
and dewatering techniques, in order to
extend the useful life of existing
disposal areas. Requests for water.
quality certification and/or coastal zone
consistency concurrence for projects
with identified long-term disposal sites
should include the length of time for
which the certification and.i or
consistency concurrence is sought. The
section 404(b)(1) evaluation_ and
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement Should
also address long-term maintenance
dredging and disposal. District engineers
should use the guidance at 40 CFR
230.80 to shorten environmental
compliance processing time. The Corps
of Engineers will be responsible for