20160804 Ver 1_Public Notice_20161128

Water R esources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
TO:
FROM:
November 28, 2016
DENR-DWR-Wetlands-Public Listsery
Karen Higgins, 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Individual Water Quality Certification for Eagle Island Dike Improvements
The purpose of this Public Notice is outlined below. This notice is available electronically at.
I. Public Notice; Water Quality Certification for Eagle Island Dike Improvements; DWR
#2016-0804; Wilmington, New Hanover County
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
(69 Darlington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403) has applied to the North Carolina Division of
Water Resources (DWR) for a 401 Water Quality Certification, pursuant to Section 401 of
the Federal Clean Water Act and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 02H .0500.
The activity for which this certification is sought is to permanently impact 35.5 acres of
jurisdictional wetlands to construct a toe berm around the existing Eagle Island dike to
raise it to an elevation of 50 feet. The DWR must take final action on the application prior
to January 16, 2017.
The public is invited to comment in writing to the DWR on the application described above.
Comments should be mailed to the NC Division of Water Resources, Attn: Jennifer
Burdette, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617, faxed to 919-807-6394, or
emailed to [e-mail]. Comments must be received by DWR no later
than close of business on January 3, 2017.
A copy of the application is available online at
htt ://e ocs. eg.nc. ov/ ater esources/OJfol/400191/ owl.as x. A copy of the
application is also on file at the DWR Central Office. The application may be inspected with
an appointment during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at 512 N. Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. To schedule an appointment, please contact Jennifer Burdette
at [e-mail] or 919-807-6364. File materials may not be removed for
any DWR office; copy machines are available for use. Copies are 5 cents per page.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300