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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
Michael F. Easley, Governor James H. Gregson, Director William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
August 25, 2008 JAN 2 2009
MEMORANDUM: DENR - WATER QUALITY
WETLANDS AND STORMWATER BRANCH
TO Joanne Steenhuis
401 Wetlands
Division of Water Quality - WiRO
FROM: Doug Huggett, NC DENR-DCM Major Permits Coordinator
400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557 (Courier 11-12-09)
SUBJECT: CAMA / Dredge & Fill Major Permit Application Review
Applicant: Town of Topsail Beach (Interim Emergency Fill Project)
Project Location: along the entire beachfront of Topsail Beach, and small portion of Surf City,
in Pender County
Proposed Project: to perform a beach renourishment project
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and return
this form by November 13, 2008. If you have any questions regarding the proposed project,
contact Jon Giles at [phone], when appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting,
data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed. ,, 0z) Z,3v -08
This agency has no comment on the proposed project. -JPS
This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes are
incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached
comments.
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Topsail Beach Interim (Emergency) Beach Fill Project
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adjacent to the proposed project are open to the harvesting of shellfish.
PROPOSED PROJECT:
The applicant is proposing a beach nourishment project for the entire Town of Topsail Beach. The fill area will
measure approximately 25,000' in length and 380' in width. The width of the project will breakdown in two
parts the area above high water which would measure approximately,l56' and the area below high water which
would measure_. The applicant states that they will dredge approximately 1,268,000 cubic yards of material
from Borrow Area X. Borrow Area X is located just offshore on the south side of New Topsail Inlet. There are
three cut areas in Borrow Area X. The average size of each cut would measure approximately 2,550' in length
and 750' in width with the final depth to be -32' NAVD 83 for a total average cut depth -5'. The material
would be dredged with a cutter-head and piped onto the beach. Then the material would be moved around by
front-end loaders to the designed fill template. Please see the Environmental Impact Statement for additional
information concerning this project.
10. ANTICIPATED IMPACTS
The proposed dredging would result in the removal of approximately 1,912,500 ft.2 of shallow bottom. The fill
portion of the project would result in the disturbance of approximately 3,900,000 ft.2 of beach above NHW and
would fill approximately 5,625,000 ft2 of shallow bottom below NHW.
Submitted by: J. W. Giles Date: October 20, 2008 Office: Wilmington
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