20100069 Ver 1_DCM Permit_20170215

Coastal Management
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Alligator River Waterman's Association, Inc.
C/O Aaron Gallop
5934 Gum Neck Landing
Columbia, NC 27925
Dear Mr. Gallop:
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FEB 15 2017
Water Quality Regional
Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
15 February 2017
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
BRAXTON C. DAVIS
Director
This correspondence is in reference to your 14 February 2017 correspondence (attached), requesting
authorization to perform maintenance excavation within the area authorized under CAMA Major Permit No.
47-10 issued to NCDOT/McMullan Companies on 6 May 2010. This permit was issued for eminence
excavation of a man-made canal and access from the Alligator River, a riprap jetty, riprap shoreline
stabilization, bulkhead, and a shore side dock to provide dockage for 10 boats. The authorized development is
located adjacent to U.S. Hwy 64 on the south side of the Alligator River Bridge near Columbia in Tyrrell
County, North Carolina. There is currently an expiration date of 27 August 2020.
Your 14 February 2017 correspondence was a request to perform maintenance excavation for the fifth time
under the CAMA major Permit No. 47-10 of the authorized area to a depth of -5' NWL. Condition 2 of the
permit includes a moratorium on dredging from 15 February through 31 October of any given year without
prior approval of this Division and the Division of Marine Fisheries. Please see the attached e-mail
correspondence from Shane Staples, Fishery Resource Specialist with the Division of Coastal Management
(DCM), dated 14 February 2017, as no objection to the proposed maintenance excavation between 20 February
2017 and 28 February 2017 as long as a turbidity curtain is used to close off the work area from the main body
of the Alligator River during work. The curtain shall remain in place until turbidity levels return to pre -
excavation levels or for at least 72 hours following completion of work. Your proposal to perform maintenance
excavation to a final project depth of-5'relative to normal water level (NWL) of Alligator River, with the
installation of a silt curtain prior to ignition of work, within the boundaries of the plat attached to your 15
February 2017 correspondence is hereby authorized. All permit conditions including the 27 August 2020
expiration date still apply and remain unchanged.
Thank you for your time and cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions about this or related matters,
please don't hesitate to contact me in the Washington Regional Office.
Sincerer
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Kevin Hart
Senior Environmental Specialist
Washington Regional Office
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality l Coastal Management
Washington Office 1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
2 52 946 64 81

Gregg Bodnar- Assistant Major Permit Coordinator, DCM
NCDOT 1300 US Hwy 64 West, Plymouth, NC 27962
McMullan Companies, Harry McMullan, Jr. Trust, P.O. Box 8 Washington, NC 27889
Shane Staples- Fishery Resource Specialist, DCM
/David May- Regional Supervisor, DWR
Raleigh Bland- USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office
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State of North Carolina I. Environmental Quality I Coastal Management
Washington Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington North Carolina 27889
2529466481

Hart, Kevin
From: Aaron Gallop <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:43 AM
To: Hart, Kevin
Subject: Alligator river canal dredge
Kevin Hart,
Alligator River Waterman's Association would like to request permission to perform maintenance excavation within the
area authorized under CAMA Major Permit No. 47-10 issued to NCDOT/McMullan Companies. With work starting
February 20, 2017 and a completion date of February 28, 2017, weather permitting. The canal, jetty, and shore side dock
is located adjacent to US Highway 64 on the south side of the Alligator River Bridge in Tyrrell County, North Carolina.
Sand and chaff have accumulated in the man-made canal which provides access to Alligator River for the 10 boats
permitted under CAMA Permit 47-10. The present water level is +-2 feet and the permitted depth is 5 feet relative to
normal water level. This will result in approximately 903 cubic yards (325ft*25ft*3ft/27) of spoil which will be placed on
the adjacent high'ground. A turbidity curtain will be in place prior to starting work and used until sediment
concentrations subside to normal levels.
The requested extension for excavation during the moratorium is due to the canal only remaining open for
approximately six months before refilling with sand and chaff. This causes numerous problems for the commercial
crabbing fleet who use the canal for approximately eight months beginning in March to April of every year. By
postponing the excavation to the beginning of the season, the commercial fleet is able to benefit from the deeper
waterway while it is actually being used. In the latter months of the commercial blue crab season it is not uncommon for
the waterway to become unnavigable for a stretch of days, thus a loss of income for all involved. The economic impact
can be significant and for this reason we are requesting to perform the excavation starting on February 20, 2017 and
ending February 28, 2017.
Aaron Gallop

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MEMORANDUM:
TO: Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
Kevin Hart, DCM Field Representative
FROM: Shane Staples, DCM Fisheries Resource Specialist
SUBJECT: Alligator River Waterman's Association Moratorium Relief
DATE: 2/14/17
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
secretary
BRAXTON C DAVIS
Director
A North Carolina Division of Coastal Management (DCM) Fisheries Resource Specialist has reviewed
the proposal to perform maintenance excavation within the area authorized under CAMA major permit
#47-10 issued to NCDOT/McMullan Companies. Excavation in the canal adjacent to US 64 in Tyrell
County is proposed to begin on February 20, 2017 and end by February 28, 2017. This is during the
Anadromous Fish Spawning Area (ASFA) moratorium on in -water work condition attached to this
permit. This moratorium is to reduce potential negative impacts to the spawning migration of anadromous
fish such as river herring, striped bass, and shad. However, the project proposes to use a turbidity curtain
across the mouth of the jetties that will close off the work area to the main body of the Alligator River
lessening the potential sedimentation and turbidity conditions caused by the excavation. For this reason,
this office will not object to the project going forward as planned. It is requested that the turbidity curtain
remain in place for 72 hours or until turbidity conditions return to normal, whichever is longer. In the
future the applicant should make efforts to plan and complete the work prior to the February 15 start date
of the AFSA moratorium.
Contact Shane Staples at [phone] or [e-mail] with further questions or
concerns.
State. of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Coastal Management
Washington Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 278.89
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