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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20131279 Ver 2_Follow Up to Pre-Con Call_20170911 Strickland, Bev From:Willson, Kenneth <Kenneth.Willson@aptim.com> Sent:Monday, September 11, 2017 3:06 PM To:'Walter L. “Wally” Overman'; 'Ken Riley (ken.riley@noaa.gov)'; 'Ellis, John'; Dunn, Maria T.; Schweitzer, Sara H; Scarbraugh, Anthony; 'James Medlock (James.M.Medlock@usace.army.mil)'; Bland, Raleigh W CIV CESAW CESAD (US); Lekson, David M CIV USARMY CESAW (US); 'Petersen, Joen SAW'; 'Brad Rosov - 636 (brad.rosov@cbi.com)'; 'Bobby Outten - Dare County (outten@darenc.com)'; Trowell, Steve; 'Pelletier, Josh R CIV CESAW CESAD (US)'; Howell, Jonathan Cc:Devisse, Julien Subject:Hatteras Inlet Connector Channel Attachments:Proposed Modified Connector Channel Sept 11 2017_a.pdf; HATTERAS INLET PRELIM REPORT (CPE) 8 SEP 2017.pdf; 02.pdf All, As a follow up to the meeting last week, I am providing two maps that we have developed that provide additional information on the project. Unfortunately, the staff that were working on the plans for the project are out of our Boca Raton, FL office and were impacted by the storm on Friday and today. We hope to have them back up and running tomorrow so that we can provide a finalized set of plan drawings. In the interim, I have provided a map (Proposed Modified Connector Channel Sept 11 2017_a.pdf) showing the southern area that was cleared by the cultural resource survey and the proposed channel to be dredged. The color background imagery is the same color bathymetry shown in the previously provided maps reflecting conditions on August 21 and 22, 2017. The attached report was submitted this morning to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources confirming that the Cultural Resource Investigation Area has been assessed and that in the opinion of the archeologist no “no-work zones” are required. Also attached is a map (02.pdf) that shows the location of the proposed south connector channel in relation to the Tideland electric cable and the previously mapped SAV. The USACE navigation branch has informed us that they plan to begin work as early as Wednesday Sept 13. At this time, given the information provided previously and the information provided in this email, the County intends to issue a notice to proceed to the USACE navigation branch to begin maintenance dredging in the south connector channel. We will provide a final set of updated plans as soon as our folks in Boca Raton are back online. I will keep you all updated as to the start, status, and completion of dredging. Kind Regards, Ken Willson Client Program Manager Tel: + 1 910 791 9494 Cell: + 1 910 443 4471 Kenneth.Willson@APTIM.com PLEASE NOTE NEW EMAIL ADDRESS APTIM 4038 Masonboro Loop Road Wilmington, NC 28409 1 2 Preliminary Report Entitled: A Phase I Remote -Sensing Archaeological Survey of Proposed Channel Improvement Area Inside Hatteras Dare County, North Carolina Submitted to: Coastal Planning & Engineering of North Carolina 4038 Masonboro Loop Road Wilmington, North Carolina 28409 Submitted by: Gordon P. Watts, Jr., Ph.D, RPA Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc. P.O. Box 2494 Washington, North Carolina 27889 8 September 2017 Table of Contents Page I Listof Figures.......................................................................................................................................ii Introduction..........................................................................................................................................1 SurveyLocation....................................................................................................................................1 SurveyMethodology........................................................................................................................... 2 MagneticRemote Sensing...................................................................................................................3 AcousticRemote Sensing............................................................................................................... 3 DataAnalysis................................................................................................................................... 3 SurveyResults...................................................................................................................................... 3 Results.................................................................................................................................................... 6 Conclusions........................................................................................................................................... 6 AppendixA...........................................................................................................................................8 List of Figures Page ii Figure 1. Hatteras Inlet South Channel survey area location........................................................1 Figure 2. Survey area and border points..........................................................................................2 Figure 3. Survey track lines in the South Channel area.................................................................. 4 Figure 4. Magnetic anomalies identified in South Channel survey area ..................................... 5 Figure 5. Sonar mosaic illustrating extent of coverage in South Channel survey area.............5 Figure 6. Sonar image of bottom surface in vicinity of buoy anchor and cable anomalies....... 6 Figure 7. Google Earth 2017 image of Hatteras Inlet illustrating deep -water channel..............7 Introduction Coastal Planning & Engineering of North Carolina (CPE -NC) is the project engineer representing Dare County (DC) to identify and permit a site in Pamlico Sound inside Hatteras Inlet where improvements to navigation channels can be made now and in the future. In order to determine the proposed project's potential effects on significant submerged cultural resources, CPE -NC requested that Tidewater Atlantic Research, Inc. (TAR) of Washington, North Carolina conduct a Phase I archaeological investigation in the project area as required by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. In response to immediate priorities for dredging, TAR carried out a survey of the south channel alignment on 4 September 2017. Survey Location The south channel alignment survey location lies in Hatteras Inlet off the eastern end of Ocracoke Island (Figure 1). � a Cable - �1� _, ..r9 90 h u�� 13 6 Piles I)S � �,! Duck Area G, •• i iu, G �3 PA G p r'qI R "2" � k�i O ■ F! C 2.55 Q G� `. y` °"17A" �Ie 312 F1 R 43 o o C� �1°, G°77" � ° '[� oORIII� 1 Rl Pyles FIG 4s pile° ° 3 2 , f G "9B" ° R "I PA' F1 R 2.5s � � FI R 4s 4 1 �� ' °i?1,IeFG 1 0 Oso d �'1�f13M °16, 1 .t FI G s 15t 4M 71 "W OA A" Ra Ref R "10SF R I F/ ! r Fr R 4s I R 4s� 9, f �HAl TERAS INLET 24 — FIR 2.55 Pile°. Feer j ��E� Iso 6s 48ft 10M (tower) r 1 DO.S; �� .R TSP R SF �' CQLREGS DEMARCATION LINE 0 R Surve _Arra PnQct {@2 note lei} " 3' . DbSt1� PA 27 34 /. Brcers �* z`34 39 45 —� 66' .. 35 f 43 16 319 26 36 26 f 33 t 38 Figure 1. Hatteras Inlet South Channel survey area location. The south channel survey area is a rectangle measuring approximately 3,600 feet in length and 1,300 feet in width (Figure 2). 2 Figure 2. Survey area and border points. North Carolina, NAD 83, U.S. Survey foot, State Plane coordinates for the south channel survey area are shown in Table. 1. Border Point X Coordinate Y Coordinate A 256,529-0.1 540925.7 B 2069902.2 540117.1 C 2969364.9 5388.52.9 2965[}25.1 539634.2 Table 1. South Channel survey coordinates. Survey Methodology The remote -sensing investigation conducted by TAR was carried out using a 25 -foot survey vessel. A combination of cesium vapor magnetometer and high-resolution sidescan sonar was employed to generate magnetic and acoustic data. Remote -sensing data collection was controlled by a HYPACK computer navigation system using differential global positioning system (DGPS). The investigation generated magnetic and acoustic data on 50 -foot survey line spacing. 41 Magnetic Remote Sensing An EG&G GEOMETRICs 881 cesium vapor magnetometer capable of plus or minus 0.1 gamma resolution was employed to collect magnetic data in the survey area. Magnetic data was collected on a one -second interval, and the sensor deployed at the water column surface due to shallow water. Magnetic data was collected along transects spaced on 50 -foot intervals. Magnetic data was recorded as a data file associated with the HYPACK computer navigation system. Acoustic Remote Sensing A Klein 3900 digital 600 / 1200kHz high-resolution digital sidescan sonar was employed to collect acoustic data in the survey area. During the survey, the sidescan sonar transducer was deployed at a depth just sufficient to clear the survey vessel hull. Acoustic data was also coll1ected along transects spaced on 50 -foot intervals in all survey areas. A 50 -meter sonar range scale was selected to provide a minimum of 200% coverage of the survey area and high target signature definition. Acoustic data was recorded as a Klein XTF data file and tied to the magnetic data by regular DGPS annotations. The remote -sensing survey was run on a digitized navigation chart of the project area and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hydrographical data file. A DGPS was used to control navigation and data collection in the survey area. A TRIMBLE dedicated DGPS was used in conjunction with HYPACK navigation and data collection software. All magnetic and acoustic records were tied to positioning events generated by HYPACK and stored in the navigation computer in conjunction with DGPS generated positioning coordinates. Data Analysis Anomalies and acoustic target signatures suggestive of significant submerged cultural material were isolated and analyzed in accordance with signature characteristics previously demonstrated to be reliable indicators of historically significant submerged cultural resources. Assessment of each magnetic anomaly and/or sonar target was designed to determine if material generating the signature was potentially significant or modern debris. The anomaly map and associated table includes target location coordinates in North Carolina, NAD 83, US Survey foot, State Plane coordinates. Survey Results A total of 26 survey lines were run to collect data in the south channel investigation area (Figure 3). 4 Figure 3. Survey track lines in the South Channel area. Line -by-line analysis of the magnetometer data identified a total of 85 anomalies (Figure 4). Thirty-eight are associated with lost navigation buoys and / or their associated mooring anchors or cables. Another five of those anomalies were associated with current navigation reference buoys. One was associated with a buoyed trap. Thirty-five additional anomalies represent small single objects that likely include large brake drums used to anchor small temporary navigation reference buoys, small boat anchors, chain, traps, pipe or other similar modern debris. Six anomalies represent more moderate single objects such as engine blocks used to anchor small temporary navigation reference buoys, larger boat anchors or other similar modern debris (Appendix A). • .caro.. tori. ♦mria_x rat, )rarrM rW3_tf W 'r •- f.. -,Near ♦� rlr'a• ♦� •rH. -v.ab ' 112 5 Figure 4. Magnetic anomalies identified in South Channel survey area. Line -by-line analysis of the sonar data confirmed that most of the survey area was covered (Figure 5). It also indicates that no material associated with the 85 anomalies was detectable on the sandy bottom surface (Figure 6). j,%k,r%wr F1 H 4S R 4s r '1 P / Y 1 F n Figure 5. Sonar mosaic illustrating extent of coverage in South Channel survey area. 6 Figure 6. Sonar image of bottom surface in vicinity of buoy anchor and cable anomalies. Results Analysis of the magnetometer data generated by the south channel area survey indicates that the 85 anomalies represent a scatter of material associated with cables, debris associated with navigation references that are both government and private and material such as traps, small vessel anchors and other marine debris. Due to dramatic changes in the configuration of Hatteras Inlet it is also likely that some of the material generating anomalies in the survey area could be associated with terrestrial structures and debris. In addition, most of the anomalies located in the eastern end of the survey area lie in water deeper than proposed dredging. Although, the anomalies in shallow water represent every type of signature characteristic, all are indicative of small ferrous objects. None of those anomalies appear to have signature characteristics representative of vessel remains. Sonar data confirms that material generating the south channel anomalies is presently buried. Conclusions Based on the data it does not appear that proposed dredging to improve the south channel will impact any National Register of Historic Places eligible submerged cultural resources. As channels have migrated continuously in the survey area vessel remains would likely have settled below the depths of proposed dredging as is the case with anomalies in the deep -water channel in the eastern end of the survey area (Figure 7). No additional investigation in the south channel survey area is recommended. Figure 7. Google Earth 2017 image of Hatteras Inlet illustrating the deep -water channel at the eastern end of the survey area. Appendix A Anomaly 004-1-nm-7g-94.lf X Coordinate 2968168.2 Y Coordinate 539080.1 Assessment Small Single Object 008 -4 -mc -53g -157.8f 2965567.2 539842.3 Buoy 009-2-nm-4.lg-52.5f 2965693.4 539848.1 Buoy 015-3-dp-7.7g-40.8f 2966475.9 540031.7 Buoy 018-3-dp-36.8g-54.4f 2966917.4 540052.3 Buoy 019-3-dp-69.8g-47.7f 2967206.5 540048 Buoy 003 -2 -pm -2.3g -20.6f 2965602.5 539609.7 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 004 -3 -pm -2g -53.3f 2965642.7 539629.2 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 008 -3 -pm -16.l g -40.6f 2966873 539531.3 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 013-4-dp-14.1 g -51.6f 2967172.9 539748.1 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 009-3-dp-30.7g-101.7f 2965392.4 539921.8 Moderate Single Object 013 -5 -mc -20.7g -116.4f 2965176.8 540212.4 Moderate Single Object 016 -1 -nm -24.4g -92f 2968645.2 539559.5 Moderate Single Object 018 -4 -pm -19.6g -107.9f 2965368.1 540401.2 Moderate Single Object 021-3-dp-26.5g-150.4f 2965268.8 540590.5 Moderate Single Object 022-5-dp-15.8g-229f 2965316.8 540598.1 Moderate Single Object 001 -1 -mc -42.1g -413.8f 2967065.2 539158 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 003 -1 -nm -66.4g -375.9f 2967211.3 539253.9 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 004 -2 -nm -60.3g -388.2f 2967411.2 539202.7 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 006 -1 -mc -17.28-557.3f 2967681.6 539262.6 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 007-1-mc45.7g-551.6f 2967553.4 539386.4 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 008 -1 -mc -39.1g -527.3f 2967777.3 539369.8 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 009-1-dp-37.3g-393f 2967592.8 539454.8 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 010 -1 -mc -26.9g -559.8f 2967880.2 539453.7 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 011 -2 -mc -26.4g -495.1f 2967839.2 539515.5 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 012 -2 -mc -49.1 g -500f 2968079 539457.3 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 013 -2 -mc -60g -282.8f 2967955.5 539585.1 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 013 -3 -pm -12.8g -102.9f 2967704.2 539628.9 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 014 -1 -mc -32g -255.4f 2968287.2 539540.9 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 015-1-dp-43.8g-334f 2968085 539636 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 016 -2 -nm -9.9g -186.2f 2968414.1 539630.5 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 016 -3 -nm -43.8g -148.3f 2968169.7 539668.8 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 016-4-dp-10.8g-46.1 f 2966692.1 540002.8 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 016 -5 -nm -2.9g -50.9f 2966406 540075.4 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 017 -1 -mc -42.9g -294.5f 2968264.9 539697.7 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 018 -1 -mc -32g -267.8f 2968468.5 539704.5 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 018-2-dp-16.5g-127.7f 2968116.5 539783.2 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 019 -1 -mc -41.1g -271.6f 2968273.2 539806.4 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 019 -2 -nm -17.4g -193.8f 2967969.6 539871.6 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 020 -1 -mc -19.9g -693.9f 2968372.6 539811.3 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 020-2-dp-1.1 g -52.5f 2967573.1 540014.3 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 021-1- mc -32g -210.4f 2968453.6 539883.2 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 021 -2 -nm -17.5g -113f 2967887.6 540014.1 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 022-1-mc-5.9g-252.4f 2968610.9 539875.9 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 022-2-pm-1.6g-74.9f 2968065.2 540009.1 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 023-1 -dp-1 0. 1 g-1 43.9f 2968501 539960.8 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 024-1-pm-5.3g-70.4f 2968128.3 540098.2 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 025-1-nm-14.9g-115.5f 2968576.6 540041.7 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 025-2-dp-3.1 g-55.5f 2967954.9 540164.3 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 005-1-mc-14.4g-675.4f 2967538.1 539285.6 Buoy Anchors and/or Cables 001-2-pm-3g-30.3f 2965313.7 539564.2 Small Single Object 001-3-pm-20.4g-78.2f 2965083.5 539628.2 Small Single Object 003-3-pm-5.1g-27f 2965355.3 539663.6 Small Single Object 006-2-dp-11.1g-54.1f 2966293.3 539579.3 Small Single Object 006-3-pm-3.7g-58.8f 2966016.4 539640 Small Single Object 006-4-nm-2.6g-61.1f 2965110.4 539833.3 Small Single Object 007-2-pm-2.1g-50f 2966726.1 539549.4 Small Single Object 008-2-nm-3.3g-42.3f 2967010.1 539530.6 Small Single Object 009-4-pm-13.5g-68.1f 2965243.3 539966.7 Small Single Object 010-2-dp-1.7g-35.6f 2967366.2 539554.8 Small Single Object 010-3-dp-4.9g-75.5f 2966686.7 539694.8 Small Single Object 011-1-pm-6.7g-77.9f 2968258.2 539406.8 Small Single Object 012-1-pm-5.2g-54.7f 2968434.2 539419.1 Small Single Object 013-1-pm-7.5g-62.7f 2968223.9 539533.9 Small Single Object 015-2-nm-4.2g-65.4f 2967807.3 539703.3 Small Single Object 015-4-nm-5.9g-36.7f 2965730.5 540182 Small Single Object 016-6-pm-3.3g-50.7f 2965932 540179.3 Small Single Object 01 6-7-dp-1 0.2g-1 06.4f 2965283.8 540317.9 Small Single Object 017-2-dp-5.3g-43.2f 2965346.6 540375.6 Small Single Object 020-3-pm-7.7g-85.2f 2966173.4 540331.8 Small Single Object 020-4-pm-3.6g-50.8f 2965576.6 540459.9 Small Single Object 020-5-nm-3.6g-58.7f 2965393.8 540482.2 Small Single Object 022-3-mc-5.7g-84.5f 2966829.2 540273 Small Single Object 022-4-dp-3.4g-80.1f 2965589.9 540548.6 Small Single Object 023-2-pm-5.8g-53.5f 2966942.7 540316.5 Small Single Object 024-2-pm-1.5g-68.6f 2966705.7 540402.4 Small Single Object 024-3-pm-10.1g-66.3f 2965499.3 540685 Small Single Object 025-3-pm-3.5g-55.3f 2966750.7 540466.4 Small Single Object 0254-dp-3.3g-49.1f 2966500.8 540520.6 Small Single Object 026-1-pm-8.9g-54f 2965839 540711.8 Small Single Object 026-2-nm-8.3g-51.6f 2965047.9 540867.5 Small Single Object 027-1-nm-6.8g-40.5f 2965904.7 540760.6 Small Single Object 027-2-pm4.9g-51.6f 2965437.6 540840.3 Small Single Object 005-2-mc-1.4g-71.6f 2964950.8 539850.6 Small Single Object 007-3-dp-12.4g-73.4f 2965007.8 539923.2 Trap N .547000 N 542000 N 537000 m N a I 1 PAMLICO SOUND y v. r_ !N 1` CONNECTOR CHANNEL CORRIDOR �f X { J M 0 ? 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(9100791-9494 c 1 inch = 700 feet Date: 08/30/17 By: HMV Comm No.: 63622442402 Figure No.: 1 —541000 540000 �, ++1I1I ly1 I' —539000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 v LO o —538000 C°`° `° a) a)rn N N N Notes: 1. Coordinates are in feet based on the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). N N O O O O O O v O O O O O O O O O O O 541000 540000--1 539000 0 250 500 Feet 0 0 0 0 0 0 rn (°`° a) a)538000 N N Legend: 0 Proposed Channel - Sept. 2017 Cultural Resource Investigation Area