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APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: 33 USC 401, Section 10: 1413, Section 404. Principal Purpose: These laws require permits authorizing activities in, or affecting, navigable
waters of the United States, the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, and the transportation of dredged material for
the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters. Routing Uses: Information provided on this form will be used in evaluating this application for a permit.
Disclosure; Disclosure of requested information is voluntary. If information is not provided however, the permit application cannot be processed nor
can a permit be issued_
One set of original drawings or good reproducible copies which show the location and character of the proposed activity must be attached to this
application (see sample drawings and instructions) and be submitted to the District Engineer having jurisdiction over the location of the proposed
activity. An application that is not completed in full will be returned
(ITEMS 1 THRU 4 TO BE FILLED BY THE CORPS)
1. APPLICATION NO. 2. FIELD OFFICE CODE 3. DATE RECEIVED 4. DATE APPL. COMPLETE
(ITEMS BELOW TO BE FILLED BY APPLICANT)
5. APPLICANT'S NAME
8. AUTHORIZED AGENTS NAME AND TITLE (an agent is not
Village of Bald Head Island
required) Christian Preziosi
Attn. Chris McCall (Village Manager)
Environmental Consultant
Land Management Group, Inc.
6. APPLICANT'S ADDRESS
9. AGENT'S ADDRESS
Village of Bald Head Island
Land Management Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 3009
3805 Wrightsville Ave. Suite 15
Bald Head Island, NC 2846.
Wilmington, N.C. 28403
7. APPLICANT'S PHONE NOS. W/AREA CODE
10. AGENT'S PHONE NO. W/AREA CODE
a. Business [phone]
[phone]. (phone)
b. Fax [phone]
(91.0) 452-0060 (fax)
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STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION
I hereby authorize Land Management Group, Inc. to act in my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to furnish, upon request,
supplemental information in support of this permit application. SEE ATTACHED FORM
APPLICANT'S SIGNATURE
DATE
NAME, LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT OR ACTIVITY
12. PROJECT NAME OR TITLE — Frying Pan Shoals Beach Nourishment Project
13. NAME OF WATERBODY, IF KNOWN (if applicable)
Atlantic Ocean and Cape Fear River Entrance
15. LOCATION OF PROJECT
Brunswick North Carolina
COUNTY STATE
16. OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS, IF KNOWN
14. PROJECT STREET ADDRESS (if applicable)
NIA. Offshore Borrow Site on Frying Pan Shoals,
with nourishment along the beachfronts of South
Beach and West Beach of Bald Head Island.
17. DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE
Take ferry from Deep Point Marina in Southport to Bald Head island Marina. Proceed along Bald Head Wynd to

beach accesses along West Beach and South Beach (see vicinity map, Sheet 1 of 9).
18. NATURE OF ACTIVITY (Description of project, include all features) - The project consists of beach nourishment of
South Beach and West Beach of Bald Head Island. Beach compatible material to be sourced from identified
borrow site on Frying Pan Shoals and piped via hydraulic pipeline to nourishment sites. See attached Project
Narrative and Design Drawings (Sheets 1 through 9) provided by project engineer (Olsen Associates, Inc.).
19. PROJECT PURPOSE (Describe the reason or purpose of the project) —The project purpose is to provide a current and
future source of beach compatible sand to address documented sand losses between federal disposal events and
to ensure adequate beach widths along South Beach and West Beach. The proposed Village -sponsored
nourishment is intended to maintain beach resources while concurrently protecting adjacent residential homes,
businesses, and infrastructure from the effects of erosion (See attached Project Narrative).
USE BLOCKS 20-22 IF DREDGED AND/OR FILL MATERIAL IS TO BE DISCHARGED
20. REASON(S) FOR DISCHARGE — Beach nourishment (See Project Narrative).
21. TYPE(S) OF MATERIAL BEING DISCHARGED AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH TYPE IN CUBIC YARDS -- Beach
compatible sand (estimated 1.872 Mcy for first event) and a total maximum of 8.5 Mcy over long-term use.
22. SURFACE AREA IN ACRES OF WETLANDS OR OTHER WATERS FILLED
Up to 21,800 linear feet of shoreline to be nourished. Fill dimensions vary depending upon beach conditions at the
time of the activity. No wetlands occur within the project area. An estimated 30 acres of intertidal and shallow
subtidal bottom may be affected by the nourishment depending upon beach profiles at the time of the activity
(see Sheet 3 of 9).
23. IS ANY PORTION OF THE WORK ALREADY COMPLETE? No IF YES, DESCRIBE THE COMPLETED WORK
24. ADDRESSES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, LESSEES, Etc., WHOSE PROPERTY ADJOINS THE WATERBODY
Adjacent property owners notified during initial project (CAMA Permit No. 91-14) and area of nourishment is part
of long-term federal disposal project associated with Wilmington Harbor maintenance dredging.
25. LIST OTHER CERTIFICATIONS OR APPROVALS/DENIALS RECEIVED FROM OTHER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
AGENCIES FOR WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS APPLICATION N/A
AGENCY TYPE APPROVAL* IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DATE APPLIED DATE APPROVED DATE DENIED
26. Application is hereby made for a permit or permits to authorize the work described in this application. I certify that the
information in this application is complete and accurate. I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the work
described herein or am actiNg as the duly authorized agent of the applicant.
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18. U.S.C. Section 1001 provides that: Whoever, in any manner within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States knowingly
and willfully falsifies, conceals, or covers up any trick, scheme, or disguises a material fact or makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or
representations o r makes or uses any false writing or document knowing same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statements or entry, shall
be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both.

Frying Pan Shoals Beach Nourishment Project
Bald Head Island, North Carolina
Applicant: Village of Bald Head Island
Project Narrative:
I. Introduction
The south -facing shoreline of Bald Head Island (i.e. South Beach) experiences on-going and chronic
erosion resulting in predictable sand losses and shoreline recession. Severe erosion has been chronicled
along South Beach (particularly its western reach) since the 1970s. Under the most recent detailed
physical monitoring, Olsen Associates, Inc. (2016) reported that the Island's gross volumetric loss
(excluding East Beach) over the November 2000 to May 2016 timeframe was approximately 5.733 Mcy
(corresponding to an average annualized loss of 371,700 cy). The highest rates of sand loss have
occurred principally at the extreme west end of South Beach in the vicinity of the Cape Fear River
entrance. This prompted the Village of Bald Head Island (Village) to procure authorizations for, and
subsequently construct, a 1,300 -If terminal groin at this location. Construction of the terminal groin
structure was completed in December 2015.
While the terminal groin addresses chronic shoreline losses along western South Beach, it has been
documented that the terminal groin and existing sand tube groin field are not sufficient, in and of
themselves, to prevent or to adequately offset sand losses from South Beach or West Beach. As a result,
periodic nourishment through both the federally -sponsored Wilmington Harbor dredge and disposal
project and Village -sponsored engineered beach projects are required to mitigate erosion along the
entirety of South Beach and West Beach. The threat to existing homes, dunes and infrastructure as a
result of the erosion and shoreline recession has prompted the Village to seek longer term beach
nourishment options. Predicted sand volume needs for South Beach and West Beach were identified in
the terminal groin EIS (for both the terminal groin alternative and non-structural alternatives). Frying
Pan Shoals was identified at that time as a long term sand source with the potential to satisfy the sand
volume requirements for South Beach and West Beach in the future.
Project Narrative, December 2016
Request for Modification to Department of Army Permit No. SAW -2012-00040
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II. Existing Conditions
Bald Head Island is a 3 -mile long south -facing barrier island located immediately eastward of the
mouth of the Cape Fear River at 33.85°N, 77.9889°W (NAD27). The island forms the southern terminus
of the Smith Island complex at Cape Fear Point from which Frying Pan Shoals extend over thirty miles
southeastward into the Atlantic Ocean.
Bald Head Island's east and south shorelines (East Beach and South Beach, respectively) front the
Atlantic Ocean. The western shoreline (a.k.a. West Beach) is located immediately adjacent to, and
fronts, the Cape Fear River entrance. The north side of the island is bounded by the Bald Head Creek
estuary. The remainder of Smith Island is composed of interior tidal creeks (including Cape Creek and
Deep Creek), associated tidal marsh, Middle Island, and Bluff Island. The mouth of the Cape Fear River
(over one mile in width) separates Bald Head Island from the eastern end of Oak Island (or Caswell
Beach).
Frying Pan Shoals is a submerged extension of a large-scale cuspate foreland (i.e. accretional feature
formed by processes of longshore drift and prevailing wind and wave conditions). The shoals extend
over thirty miles offshore from the eastern end of Bald Head Island. Evaluations conducted by the
USACE as part of the General Reevaluation Report (GRR) for the Brunswick County Beaches Coastal
Storm Damage Reduction Project indicate the presence of substantial volumes of "beach -compatible"
material within Frying Pan Shoals.
Olsen Associates, Inc. (OA) has identified a viable sand source (i.e. borrow site) along the west side
of the shoal approximately 1 mile seaward of the southeastern shoreline of Bald Head Island (Olsen
Associates, Inc. 2016). As part of that sand search investigation, Geodynamics performed a
hydrographic survey of the area of interest (since NOAA charts are highly inaccurate in this dynamic
area). Similarly, Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc. (TAR) performed two (2) phases of marine cultural
resource investigation to discern the location of potential wrecks. The Phase II investigation identified
one small buffer area mapped around one cluster of magnetic anomalies recommended to be avoided
(TAR 2016). Accordingly, the project design has delineated a 9.73 A Exclusion Zone within the borrow
site based upon the T.A.R. findings.
Athena Technologies was retained to obtain multiple VIBRACORES within the proposed area of
interest. Those cores have been logged and analyzed for sand quality. OA subsequently completed a
summary report of the Sand Search Investigation (Olsen Associates 2016). According to this report, the
Project Narrative, December 2016
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grand mean sand content for composite samples from the proposed borrow site was 92.09%, and the
percent fines measured over depth (to -25 ft MLW) was low (2% on average). It can be reasonably
expected based upon these results and the findings of other geotechnical investigations in similarly
occurring, nearby shoal features that depositional sediments above a certain elevation within the
defined borrow area will be of beach quality. The continuity of the predicted horizon of sands above
either clay or silty sands is highly predictable at this location (Olsen Associates 2016). The permit
request will seek authorization to dredge above that horizon.
III. Proposed Work
In order to plan for and address expected sediment deficits over the next several decades, the
Village of Bald Head Island has identified an approximate 460 -acre sand source site for the acquisition of
beach -compatible material suitable for placement along the South and West Beach shorelines. The
volume of sand placed for such a project should be sufficient to both address expected sediment losses
between federal disposal events, as well as ensure adequate improved beach widths along the entirety
of the South Beach shorefront. The proposed borrow source to be permitted is located on the western
portion of the Frying Pan Shoals formation approximately 1 mile off the southeast shoreline of Bald
Head Island. Sediment identified within the Frying Pan Shoals borrow site will be excavated by cutter
suction dredge and pumped by submerged pipeline to the South Beach shoreline. Assuming a neat
sand volume to -20 ft NAVD88, the identified borrow site could theoretically yield up to 5.2 Mcy. To an
elevation of -25 ft NAVD88, the neat sand volume is estimated to be 8.5 Mcy. It is anticipated that these
tentative maximum volumes would be reduced by the inability of any dredge operation to effectively
excavate all sediment within a defined contract borrow site. There will also be a small percentage loss
of sediment during excavation and placement operations. Within the borrow area there is included a
9.73 A Exclusion Zone intended to avoid impact to potential cultural resources.
The South Beach construction berm will maintain an approximate average elevation of +8 ft.
NGVD which is consistent with prior beach disposal berms constructed by the Wilmington District
USACOE since 2001. A mild slope in the seaward direction will be introduced into the berm (by grading)
to reduce post -placement scarping and enhance post -construction turtle nesting activities. Should dune
erosion or benching be evident at the time of construction, up to 5 cy of sand per ft. of shorefront would
be mechanically moved and graded to repair the duneline. Any revegetation necessary for dune
stabilization would be performed by the Village under separate contract subsequent to fill placement
Project Narrative, December 2016
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completion by the dredge contractor. Post -construction beach tilling will be performed based upon
consultation with Resource Agencies after each future fill event.
It can be reliably assumed that a 27"-30" cutter suction dredge (Ocean Certified) will be utilized
to excavate material from the permitted site. Draft considerations for such plant argue for the inclusion
of an excavated access fairway between the -20 ft contour and the westernmost boundary of the
borrow site. The creation of an optional fairway will be at the discretion of the dredge contractor. Any
material to be removed from a fairway (if constructed) is beach compatible and would be placed within
the shorefront beach fill site. The effective width of the fairway would not exceed 400 ft. Its maximum
effective area would be 22.5 acres, or less.
Borrow Site Recovery
The selection of the proposed Bald Head Island borrow site capitalized on the findings of
hydrographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, and two phases of cultural resource investigation. Of
specific interest in the development of the borrow site were the following characteristics:
• reasonable accessibility to Bald Head Island;
• documented strata of high quality beach compatible sediment suitable for meeting both State
Standards and post -placement performance criteria acceptable to the Engineer and the
project Sponsor;
• desirable constructability characteristics for purposes of sand excavation and beach fill
construction by an ocean -certified cutter suction dredge;
• avoidance of cultural resources necessary for operational feasibility, and
• siting of the borrow area in a known dynamic but highly depositional area for purposes of
ensuring rapid substrate recovery.
The design depth of the proposed borrow site is such that substrate sediments exposed immediately
after project construction will continue to consist of high quality sands. Future sedimentary conditions
will therefore initially be influenced by slumping of excavation perimeter side slopes (i.e., sand) and
deposition from predictable sediment transport along the marginal shoal feature as presently exists
today. Advance quantification of infilling rates are difficult due to equilibration processes between cut
and uncut portions of shoal during the first few years following dredging. Physical monitoring of the
borrow site recovery is proposed. It is well documented however that the section of shoal in question is
naturally depositional both in the modern day and the morphological sense. Regardless of future
Project Narrative, December 2016
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realized sediment deposition rates, the probability of sedimentation by similar sandy material (in
contrast to fines, organics, clays, etc.) is excellent (McNinch, 2009) and is the principal post -construction
borrow site characteristic desired for purposes of rapid recovery of benthic communities (Bergquist,
et.al. 2008) and minimization of potential effects to EFH.
IV. Post -Construction Monitoring
The Village as permittee will perform physical monitoring of a dredged borrow site immediately
after construction, annually for three (3) years and biennially thereafter. The post -construction
bathymetry will be compared annually with subsequent monitoring results to calculate in -filling or
"recharge" of the site. The results of the monitoring will be incorporated into the Village's existing
comprehensive Shoreline Monitoring Program and reported annually.
The footprint of each monitoring survey shall include the entire permitted site as well as the
actual area of excavation within. Any changes in morphology to the Frying Pan Shoals formation will be
evaluated and discussed — as relevant. Changes in bathymetry proximate to any cultural resource buffer
will be monitored.
The Village will coordinate with all State and Federal regulatory agencies prior to the initiation of
each redundant excavation within the overall permitted area. The strategic design rationale for each
excavation will be provided for all subsequent dredging operations or contracts proposed by the Village.
The frequency of physical monitoring surveys will be "reset" after each dredging event.
Project Narrative, December 2016
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V. Source of Information
Berquist, D.C., S.E. Crowe, M. Levisen and R.F. Van Dolah. 2008. Change and recovery of physical and
biological characteristics at beach and borrow areas impacted by the 2005 Folly Beach nourishment
project. For Charleston District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston, South Carolina. Final
Report by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
McNinch, Jesse. 2009. Literature Review of Cuspate Forelands, Implications to Dredging Frying Pan
Shoals. Prepared for USACE, unpublished. 64 pp.
Olsen Associates, Inc., 2011. Bald Head Island, NC. Beach Monitoring Program: Monitoring Report No. 9
(May 2010 - May 2011). Report prepared for Village of Bald Head Island. Olsen Associates, Inc. 2618
Herschel St., Jacksonville, FL 32204. 69 pp plus app.
Olsen Associates, Inc., 2016. Frying Pan Shoals Sand Search Investigation. Report prepared for Village of
Bald Head Island. Olsen Associates, Inc. 2618 Herschel St., Jacksonville, FL 32204. 38 pp plus app.
Tidewater Atlantic Research (TAR), 2016. Remote -Sensing Reconnaissance Survey at the Location of a
Proposed Borrow Site on Frying Pan Shoals Off Bald Head Island, Brunswick County, North Carolina.
17 pp.
ENCL: Permit Sheets 1-9
Project Narrative, December 2016
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Issue Date:February 8, 2017
Comment Deadline: March 9, 2017
Corps Action ID 4: SAW -2012-00040
On November 19, 2014, the Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued a
permit to the Village of Bald Head Island for the construction of a terminal groin along
with dredging, groin fillet maintenance and beach nourishment. On January 5, 2017, the
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers, received a request from the Village of Bald
Head Island to dredge Frying Pan Shoals and discharge the dredged material along the
shoreline of Bald Head Island, including West Beach and South Beach, for groin fillet
maintenance and beach nourishment.
Specific plans and location information are described below and shown on the attached
plans and application. This Public Notice, the application and all attached plans are also
available on the Wilmington District Web Site at:
htlp://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Re ug latolyPermitProgram/Majo) rProjects
Applicant:
AGENT (if applicable):
Authority
Village of Bald Head Island
Mr. Chris McCall, Village Manager
Post Office Box 3009
Bald Head Island, North Carolina 28461-7000
Christian Preziosi
Land Management Group, Inc.
3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15 Wilmington,
North Carolina 28403
The Corps will evaluate this request and decide whether to issue, conditionally issue or
deny the proposed work pursuant to applicable procedures under Section 10 of the River
and Harbors Act and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344).

Location
Bald Head Island is located in Brunswick County, North Carolina at approximately
33.85°N, 77.9889°W. It is roughly 25 miles south of the City of Wilmington and 32
miles east of the South Carolina state line. It is the southernmost of the coastal barrier
islands that form the Smith Island complex at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
The southeastern tip of the island is Cape Fear (also referred to as Cape Fear Point) from
which Frying Pan Shoals extends seaward 30 miles to the southeast.
The island's east and south shorelines, "East Beach" and "South Beach, front the Atlantic
shoreline. The west shoreline, or "West Beach," fronts the Cape Fear River. A
depositional spit feature known as the "Point" is near where the terminal groin was
constructed and lies at the juncture of West Beach and South Beach. The north side of
the island is bounded by the Bald Head Creek estuary, Middle Island and Bluff Island.
The Cape Fear River separates Bald Head Island from Oak Island and Caswell Beach.
See Figures 1 and 2 for a maps of Bald Head Island and Frying Pan Shoals.
Background Information
An Environmental Impact Statement was prepared for the completed terminal groin
construction project in accordance with 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508. A Draft EIS was
published in Federal Register on January 10, 2014 and a public hearing was held on
March 4, 2014. A Final EIS was published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2014
The Record of Decision was signed on November 7, 2014 and the Corps issued the
permit on November 19, 2014.
The permit authorized the construction of a 1,900 linear foot terminal groin concurrent
with, and following a federal beach disposal operation on Bald Head Island. The
structure would be constructed in two phases, in which only the first phase has been
completed. Federal beach disposal activities on South Beach typically proceed from west
to east. Historically, the western most limit of direct federal beach disposal in proximity
to the channel (by design specification) has been approximately South Beach baseline
station 44+00.
As required by current North Carolina General Statute, construction of the terminal groin
required the construction of a beach fillet up -drift and east of the constructed terminal
groin structure. The beach fillet was constructed with material placed from the federal
navigation channel maintenance and beach disposal project. This permit also authorizes
dredging for fillet maintenance and beach nourishment. The permittee has identified the
following sand sources for nourishment and fillet maintenance: (1) Wilmington Harbor
Channel; (2) Jay Bird Shoals; (3) Bald Head Creek Shoal; and (4) Frying Pan Shoals.
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Jay Bird Shoals was identified as the applicant's preferred primary sand source for fillet
maintenance and nourishment events and the permit authorized dredging of Jay Bird
Shoals in cases where the applicant could demonstrate that dredging the federal channel
was not practicable. However, the applicant now wishes to use Frying Pan Shoals as the
preferred primary sand source for maintenance and nourishment events. The EIS
described and evaluated impacts associated with dredging Frying Pan Shoals, but the DA
permit did not authorize the dredging of Frying Pan Shoals because Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) consultation and National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) consultation
was not complete.
Existing Site Conditions
The project area's discharge site is located along Bald Head Island's West Beach and
South Beach. Bald Head Island is a 3 mile long, south -facing barrier island located
immediately eastward of the mouth of the Cape Fear River. West Beach and South Beach
are composed primarily of sandy wet and dry beach, vegetated dune systems and un -
vegetated subtidal and intertidal marine and estuarine bottoms. Over recent years, the
Village of Bald Head Island has received permits for dredging in Jay Bird Shoals and
Bald Head Creek Shoals to obtain material to nourish and stabilize South Beach and
West
Beach. Also, the Wilmington District Corps of Engineers has placed material along the
South Beach shoreline during the Cape Fear River channel deepening/widening project
and channel maintenance projects. The Village of Bald Head Island was authorized to
construct a temporary sand -filled tube groin field along the westernmost portion of South
Beach in March 1996, immediately following completion of a dredge disposal project
constructed by the Wilmington District. Sixteen sand -filled tube groins were constructed
of geotextile material and filled with sand. These temporary groins were replaced by the
applicant in 2005 and in 2009. The applicant constructed a terminal groin in 2015 and
left most of the tube groins in place under the groin beach fillet.
The proposed dredge site in the project area is located within Frying Pan Shoals. Frying
Pan Shoals is a submerged extension of a large-scale cuspate foreland (i.e. accretional
feature formed by processes of longshore drift and prevailing wind and wave conditions).
Frying Pan Shoals extend over thirty miles offshore from the eastern end of Bald Head
Island and is composed primarily of marine soft bottom habitat. There is no record that
dredging has occurred within the feature.
Applicant's Stated Purpose
The project purpose is to provide a current and future source of beach compatible sand to
address documented sand losses between federal disposal events and to ensure adequate
beach widths along South Beach and West Beach. The proposed Village sponsored
nourishment is intended to maintain beach resources while concurrently protecting
adjacent residential homes, businesses and infrastructure from the effects erosion.

Project Description
The applicant proposes to dredge a portion of Frying Pan Shoals to place the dredged
material along West Beach and South Beach of Bald Head Island for groin fillet
maintenance and beach nourishment.
The applicant has identified an approximate 460 -acre sand source site for the acquisition
of beach -compatible material suitable for placement along the South and West Beach
shorelines to plan for and address expected sediment deficits over the next several
decades. The volume of sand placed for the project should be sufficient to both address
expected sediment losses between federal disposal events, as well as ensure improved
beach widths along the entirety of the South Beach shorefront. The proposed borrow
source is located on the western portion of the Frying Pan Shoals formation,
approximately 1 mile off the southeast shoreline of Bald Head Island. Sediment identified
within the Frying Pan Shoals borrow site will be excavated by cutter suction dredge and
pumped by submerged pipeline to the South Beach shoreline. With a sand volume to -20
feet NAVD88, the identified borrow site could yield up to 5.2 million cubic yards (mcy).
With an elevation of -25 feet NAVD88, the sand volume is estimated to be approximately
8.5 racy. Within the borrow area there is a 9.73 acre exclusion zone intended to avoid
impact to potential historic properties/cultural resources.
The South Beach construction berm will maintain an approximate average elevation of
+8 ft. NGVD, which is consistent with prior beach disposal berms constructed by the
Wilmington District USACOE since 2001. If dune erosion or benching is evident at
the time of construction, up to 5 cy of sand per ft. of shorefront would be mechanically
moved and graded to repair the dune line. Any revegetation necessary for dune
stabilization would be performed by the Village under separate contract subsequent to
fill placement completion by the dredge contractor. Post -construction beach tilling
will be performed based upon consultation with resource agencies after each future fill
event.
The applicant proposes to use a 27- 30" cutter suction dredge (Ocean Certified) to
excavate material from the proposed dredge site. The applicant proposes to excavate a
fairway between the -20 feet contour and the westernmost boundary of the borrow site
to provide draft for the dredge plant. Any beach compatible material removed from a
fairway (if constructed) would be placed within the shorefront beach fill site. The
effective width of the fairway would not exceed 400 feet and the affected area would be
approximately 22.5 acres.
The applicant proposes to coordinate with all State and Federal regulatory agencies prior
to the initiation of each excavation within the overall permitted area. The applicant
proposes to conduct physical monitoring of the dredged borrow site immediately after
construction, annually for three (3) years and biennially thereafter. The footprint of each
monitoring survey would include the entire permitted site as well as the area of
excavation within and any changes in morphology to the Frying Pan Shoals formation
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will be evaluated. The results of the monitoring will be incorporated into the Village's
existing Shoreline Monitoring Program and reported annually. The frequency of
physical monitoring surveys will be re-initiated after each dredging event.
Avoidance and Minimization
The applicant provided the following information in support of efforts to avoid and/or
minimize impacts to the aquatic environment:
The applicant states that the selection of the proposed borrow site capitalized on the
findings of hydrographic surveys, geotechnical investigations, and two phases of cultural
resource investigation. Of specific interest in the development of the borrow site were
the following characteristics:
(1) accessibility to Bald Head Island;
(2) documented strata of beach compatible sediment suitable for meeting both
State Standards and post -placement performance criteria acceptable to the
Engineer and the project Sponsor;
(3) desirable constructability characteristics for purposes of sand excavation and
beach fill construction by an ocean -certified cutter suction dredge;
(4) avoidance of cultural resources necessary for operational feasibility; and
(5) siting the borrow area in a known dynamic depositional area for purposes of
ensuring rapid substrate recovery.
The applicant also states that the project will incorporate the following protection
measures identified by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (SAFMC)
specific for dredge and fill projects in areas designated as Habitat Areas of Particular
Concern (HAPC). These include the following:
(1) Impact assessment document (description of direct, indirect, and cumulative
impacts; baseline information; alternatives analysis; construction monitoring;
post -construction monitoring plan);
(2) Fill material should match that of the recipient beach as closely as possible;
(3) Dredging would be located in areas characterized by strong currents and sand
movement to promote more rapid infilling rates (and thus reducing the
duration of impacts to benthic habitats); and
(4) Dredging should be performed in a manner intended to minimize impacts to
wave energy and currents, "thus reducing the likelihood of infilling with
finegrained sediments".
In addition to the SAFMC protection measures, the applicant proposes to incorporate the
following design elements to help reduce or avoid impacts to natural resources:
(1) The site is a dynamic shoal feature;
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(2) The position of borrow site on the western flank would represent a sediment
sink;
(3) The combination of size and position of sand source site results in least
impacts to shoal integrity;
(4) Dredging would occur during winter months (reduced biological activity);
(5) Un -dredged areas will not be disturbed to promote more rapid recolonization
of benthos;
(6) The project will avoid hard -bottom habitat;
(7) The project will avoid Primary Nursery Area (PNA) impacts;
(8) The project will avoid inlet and associated shoals for large-scale sand volume
needs;
(9) The project will utilize a hydraulic cutter suction dredge to avoid and
minimize physical entrainment of species located near the dredge operation);
(10) The project will include post -project physical monitoring of borrow site (i.e.
assessment of physical recovery); and
(11) Any revegetation necessary for dune stabilization at the nourishment site
would be performed by the Village under separate contract subsequent to fill
placement completion by the dredge contractor.
All efforts to avoid and minimize effects on aquatic resources will be evaluated during
the permit process.
Compensatory Mitigation
The applicant did not propose a compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable
functional loss to the aquatic environment. The project will have no direct or indirect
effects on wetlands or other special aquatic sites.
Essential Fish Habitat
Pursuant to the Magnuson -Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, this
Public Notice initiates the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements. The
Corps' initial determination is that the proposed project may adversely affect EFH or
associated fisheries managed by the South Atlantic or Mid Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils or the National Marine Fisheries Service. An EFH assessment for this project is
currently in preparation and we will initiate EFH consultation with the National Marine
Fisheries Service upon completion of the EFH assessment. No DA permit will be issued
for this project until all requirements under the Magnuson -Stevens Fisheries
Conservation and Management Act have been met.
Cultural Resources
Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966,
Appendix C of 33 CFR Part 325, and the 2005 Revised Interim Guidance for
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Implementing Appendix C, the District Engineer consulted district files and records and
the latest published version of the National Register of Historic Places and initially
determines that:
❑ Should historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National
Register, be present within the Corps' permit area; the proposed activity requiring
the DA permit (the undertaking) is a type of activity that will have no potential to
cause an effect to an historic properties.
❑ No historic properties, nor properties eligible for inclusion in the National
Register, are present within the Corps' permit area; therefore, there will be no
historic properties affected. The Corps subsequently requests concurrence from
the SHPO (or THPO).
® Properties ineligible for inclusion in the National Register are present within the
Corps' permit area; there will be no historic properties affected by the proposed
work. The Corps subsequently requests concurrence from the SHPO (or THPO).
❑ Historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register,
are present within the Corps' permit area; however, the undertaking will have no
adverse effect on these historic properties. The Corps subsequently requests
concurrence from the SHPO (or THPO).
❑ Historic properties, or properties eligible for inclusion in the National Register,
are present within the Corps' permit area; moreover, the undertaking may have an
adverse effect on these historic properties. The Corps subsequently initiates
consultation with the SHPO (or THPO).
❑ The proposed work takes place in an area known to have the potential for the
presence of prehistoric and historic cultural resources; however, the area has not
been formally surveyed for the presence of cultural resources. No sites eligible
for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places are known to be present in
the vicinity of the proposed work. Additional work may be necessary to identify
and assess any historic or prehistoric resources that may be present.
The applicant has completed a Remote -Sensing Reconnaissance Survey to identify
potential historic properties. The applicant has identified a 9.73 acre area that will be
avoided in order to avoid impacts to the potential resources and to avoid further
archeological investigations and potential impacts. The District Engineer's final
eligibility and effect determination will be based upon coordination with the SHPO, as
appropriate and required, and with full consideration given to the proposed undertaking's
potential direct and indirect effects on historic properties within the Corps-indentified
permit area. No DA permit will be issued until all requirements for coordination with the
SHPO have been met and the provisions of Section 106 of the NHPA have been satisfied.
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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 (ESA), that the proposed project may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect
several federally listed endangered or threatened species or their formally designated
critical habitat. Upon completion of a Biological Assessment, the Corps will initiate
consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in accordance with Section
7 of the ESA, under separate letter. No permit will be issued until all requirements of the
ESA have been met. Consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is
complete as West Beach, South Beach and Frying Pan Shoals are within the action area
evaluated by the NMFS during the permit process for the terminal groin project.
Therefore, additional consultation with NMFS will not be required.
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 Resources (NCDWR) issues, denies,
or waives State certification required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (PL 92-
500). The receipt of the application and this public notice combined with appropriate
application fee at the North Carolina Division of Water Resources 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 NCDWR fails to act on this
request for certification within sixty days of the date of the receipt of this notice in the
NCDWR Central Office. Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act
certification may be reviewed at the NCDWR 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 Resources (NCDWR), 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27699-1650 Attention: Ms Karen Higgins by March 9, 2017.
The applicant did not provide 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 cannot 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. The applicant is seeking a Coastal Area
Management Act permit form the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management.
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 consolidated 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
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.
The Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District will receive written comments pertinent to
the proposed work, as outlined above, until Spm, March 9, 2017. Comments should be
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submitted to Comments should be submitted to Mr. Ronnie Smith, Wilmington
Regulatory Division Office, 69 Darlington Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
or Ronnie.d.smith(a�.usace.army.mil.
Distribution:
64 Adjacent Property Owners
15 Mr. Doug Huggett, North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
1 Bald Head Island Post Office, 104 Lighthouse Wynd, Bald Head Island,
North Carolina 28461
1 Postmaster, Brunswick County, North Carolina 28445
1 Postmaster, New Hanover County North Carolina 28540
1 Honorable David Rouser, 1605 Longworth House Office Building,
Washington, DC 20515
1 Dr. Ken Riley, National Marine Fisheries Service
1 Mr. Tony Able, Chief, Wetlands Regulatory Section
1 Mr. Pete Benjamin, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1 Mr. Roy Crabtree, Nation Marine Fisheries Service
1 Mr. John Barbour, NC State Property Office, 1320 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699-1321
1 Ms. Renee Gledhill -Early, NC State Historic Preservation Office, 4617 Mail
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