20061275 Ver 3_CAMA Application_20171214

ROY COOPER
Governor
a MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secrelary
BRAXTON C. DAVIS
Coastal Management Director
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
December 8, 2017
MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT: CAMA/DREDGE & FILL Permit Application Reviewq'ash!,l 4'e"OOns & )n Regi 9once
Applicant: Town of Nags Head Otw
Project Location: Bonnett Street Access off NC 12 on the north end of the Town of Nags
Head's oceanfront to the southernmost end of the Nags Head's
oceanfront, adjacent to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beach
Ramp
Proposed Project: Re -nourish 10 miles of Nags Head beachfront from Bonnett Street to
the National Park Service beach ramp on the south end of the town in
Dare County.
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and return this
form by 12/29/17 to 400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557 (fax: [phone]).
If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please contact Lynn Mathis at (252)
264-3901. When appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data are requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
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.
SIGNED DATE
%"� Nothing Compares. -
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Coastal Management
401 S. Griffin St., Ste 3001 Elisabeth City, NC 27909
252-264-39011252-331-2951 [fax]

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MAJOR PERMIT FEE MATRIX
Applicant: lma eyr ill f%rLn
Selection
Development Type
Fee
DCM %
DWO %
(14300 16014351000931625 6253)
(24300 1602 435100095 2341)
I. Private, non-commercial
development that does not
$250
100%($250)
0%($0)
involve the filling or
excavation of any wetlands
or o en water areas:
Il. Public or commercial
development that does not
$400
100%($400)
0% ($0)
involve the filling or
excavation of any wetlands
oro en water areas:
Major Modification to a
CAMA Major permit
$250
100%($250)
0%($0)
III. For development that
involves the filling and/or
excavation of up to 1 acre
of wetlands and/or open
water areas, determine if A,
B, C, or D below applies:
III(A). Private, non -
E]
commercial development, if
General Water Quality
$250
100%($250)
0%($0)
Certification No. 4097 (See
attached) can be applied:
III(B). Public or commercial
development, if General
Water Quality Certification
$400
100%($400)
0%($0)
No. 4097 (See attached)
can be a="
III(C). If General Water
Quality Certification No.
4097 (see attached) could
$400
60%($240)
40%($160)
be applied, but DCM staff
determined that additional
review and written DWQ
concurrence is needed
because of concerns
related to water quality or
aquatic life:
ill(D). If General Water
Quality Certification No.
4097 (see attached) cannot
$400
60%($240)
40%($160)
be applied:
IV. For development that
IGt
involves the filling and/or
$475
60%($285)
40%($190)
excavation of more than
one acre of wetlands and/or
open water areas:

men Mr -1
APPLICATION for Rec—eivea .
5�
Mayor Development Permit �F��`'/�_
(last revised 12/27106) ✓CM -EC
North Carolina DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
1. Primary Applicant/ Landowner Information
Business Name
Project Name (if applicable)
Town Of Nags Head
Nags Head Beach Renourishment
Coastal Science & Engineering, Inc.
Applicant 1: First Name
MI
Last Name
Agent/ Contractor 1: First Name
Cliff
Last Name
Ogburn
Haiqing
Applicant 2: First Name
MI
Last Name
Agent/ Contractor 2: First Name
If additional applicants, please attach an additional page(s) with names listed.
Last Name
Mailing Address
PO Box
City
Kana
State
5401 S. Croatan Hwy.
99
Nags Head
City
NC
ZIP
Country
Phone No.
Columbia
FAX
No.
27959
USA
252-449-2010
ext.
252-441-0776
29202 8056
Street Address (if different from above)
City
State
843 - 214 - 0255 ext.
ZIP
5401 S. Croatan Hwy.
Nags Head
NC
803 799 9481
27959 -
Email
Street Address (if different from above)
[e-mail]
City
State
2. Agent/Contractor Information
Business Name
Coastal Science & Engineering, Inc.
Agent/ Contractor 1: First Name
MI
Last Name
Haiqing
Liu
Kaczkowski
Agent/ Contractor 2: First Name
MI
Last Name
Timothy
W
Kana
Mailing Address
PO Box
City
State
160 Gills Creek Parkway
8056
Columbia
SC
ZIP
Phone No.1
Phone No. 2
29202 8056
803 - 799 - 8949 ext.
843 - 214 - 0255 ext.
FAX No.
Contractor #
803 799 9481
2458
Street Address (if different from above)
City
State
ZIP
160 Gills Creek Parkway
Columbia
SC
29209 -
Email
[e-mail]
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Form DCM MP -1 (Page 2 of 4)
APPLICATION for
Major Development Permit
3. Project Location
County (can be multiple)
Street Address
State Rd. #
Dare County
N/A
NC 12
Subdivision Name
City
State
Zip
N/A
Nags Head
NC
27959 -
Phone No.
Lot No.(s) (if many, attach additional page with list)
252 - 441 - 5508 ext.
N/A, I I ,
a. In which NC river basin is the project located?
b. Name of body of water nearest to proposed project
Pasquotank
Atlantic Ocean
c. Is the water body identified in (b) above, natural or manmade?
d. Name the closest major water body to the proposed project site.
®Natural ❑Manmade []Unknown
Atlantic Ocean
e. Is proposed work within city limits or planning jurisdiction?
f. If applicable, list the planning jurisdiction or city limit the proposed
®Yes ❑No
work falls within.
How does local government zone the tract?
Town of Nags Head
4. Site Description
a.
Total length of shoreline on the tract (ft.)
b. Size of entire tract (sq.ft.)
52,800 Linear Feet
20,908,800
c.
Size of individual lot(s)
d. Approximate elevation of tract above NHW (normal high water) or
N/A, I I
NWL (normal water level)
(If many lot sizes, please attach additional page with a list)
0-25 ft (Dune Height) ®NHW or ❑NWL
e.
Vegetation on tract
Dune Vegetation
f.
Man-made features and uses now on tract
Three piers (Nags Head Pier, Jennette's Pier, and Outer Banks Pier), four ocean outfalls, timber dune walkovers, and sand
bags
g.
Identify and describe the existing land uses adiacent to the proposed project site.
Developed (commercial and residential) and Conservation
h.
How does local government zone the tract?
i. Is the proposed project consistent with the applicable zoning?
N/A
(Attach zoning compliance certificate, if applicable)
®Yes []No [INA
j.
Is the proposed activity part of an urban waterfront redevelopment proposal? ❑Yes ®No
k.
Hasa professional archaeological assessment been done for the tract? If yes, attach a copy. ®Yes [-]No [-INA
If yes, by whom? Tidewater Atlantic Research
I.
Is the proposed project located in a National Registered Historic District or does it involve a ❑Yes ®No [INA
National Register listed or eligible property?
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Form DCM MP -1 (Page 3 of 4)
APPLICATION for
Major Development Permit
m. (i) Are there wetlands on the site?
❑Yes ®No
(ii) Are there coastal wetlands on the site?
❑Yes ®No
(iii) If yes to either (i) or (ii) above, has a delineation been conducted?
❑Yes ❑No
(Attach documentation, if available)
n. Describe existing wastewater treatment facilities.
Ibn�a�'�_p�
Received
Individual septic and municipal wasterwater systems
of equipment and where it is to be stored.
o. Describe existing drinking water supply source.
®�R/)_C,rw
DMEC
Potable water supply provided by municipal and private wells
p. Describe existing storm water management or treatment systems.
d.
Ocean ouffalls, detention wetlands, pocket wetlands, grass swales, detention ponds, sand filters, and infiltration ponds
5. Activities and Impacts
a.
Will the project be for commercial, public, or private use? ❑Commercial ®Public/Government
❑Private/Community
b.
Give a brief description of purpose, use, and daily operations of the project when complete.
See attached Narrative
c.
Describe the proposed construction methodology, types of construction equipment to be used during construction, the number of each type
of equipment and where it is to be stored.
Sand placement and grading equipment including bulldozers and front end loaders on the beach, and ocean -certified
dredges, barges, and tug boats in the ocean. Additional vehicles for beach crew's transportation will be parked at designated
areas. The exact number and types of equipment will be determined by the contractor at the time of construction.
d.
List all development activities you propose.
Typical beach nourishment, is - excavation offshore and sand filling on the beach by dredge and pipline.
Dune management including initial dune construction, installation of sand fencing and planting of vegetation following
nourishment, and sand relocation after the project when encorachment to the existing structures occurs.
e.
Are the proposed activities maintenance of an existing project, new work, or both? Both
f.
What is the approximate total disturbed land area resulting from the proposed project? 170 ❑Sq.Ft or ®Acres
g.
Will the proposed project encroach on any public easement, public accessway or other area ❑Yes ®No [INA
that the public has established use of?
h.
Describe location and type of existing and proposed discharges to waters of the state.
Dredge slurry discharge of approximately 70% of water and 30% of sand
i.
Will wastewater or stormwater be discharged into a wetland? ❑Yes ®No ❑NA
If yes, will this discharged water be of the same salinity as the receiving water? ❑Yes ONO ®NA
j.
Is there any mitigation proposed? []Yes ®No ❑NA
If yes, attach a mitigation proposal.
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Form DCM MP -1 (Page 4 of 4)
APPLICATION for
Major Development Permit
B. Additional Information
In addition to this completed application form, (MP -1) the following items below, if applicable, must be submitted in order for the application
package to be complete. Items (a) — (0 are always applicable to any major development application. Please consult the application
Instruction booklet on how to propedy prepare the required items below.
a. A project narrative.
b. An accurate, dated work plat (including plan view and cross-sectional drawings) drawn to scale. Please give the present status of the
proposed project. Is any portion already complete? If previously authorized work, clearly indicate on maps, plats, drawings to distinguish
between work completed and proposed.
c. A site or location map that is sufficiently detailed to guide agency personnel unfamiliar with the area to the site.
d. A copy of the deed (with state application only) or other instrument under which the applicant claims title to the affected properties.
e. The appropriate application fee. Check or money order made payable to DENR.
I. A list of the names and complete addresses of the adjacent waterfront (riparian) landowners and signed return receipts as proof that such
owners have received a copy of the application and plats by certified mail. Such landowners must be advised that they have 30 days in
which to submit comments on the proposed project to the Division of Coastal Management.
Name Nags Header Homes Inc (clo Village Realty and Management Service) Phone No.
Address PO Box 1807, Nags Head, NC 27959
Name Attn: Superintendent Phone No. 252-473-2111
National Park Service Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Address 1401 National Park Drive, Manleo, NC 27954
Name Phone No.
Address
g. A list of previous state or federal permits issued for work on the project tract. Include permit numbers, permittee, and issuing dates.
NC CAMA Permit No. 45-10, Town of Nags Head, 29 April 2010
USACE SAW 2006-40282. Toon of Nags Head, 30 Nov, 2010
In. Signed consultant or agent authorization form, if applicable.
I. Wetland delineation, if necessary.
j. A signed AEC hazard notice for projects in oceanfront and inlet areas. (Must be signed by property owner)
k. A statement of compliance with the N.C. Environmental Policy Act (N.C.G.S. 113A 1-10), if necessary. If the project involves expenditure
of public funds or use of public lands, attach a statement documenting compliance with the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act.
I understand that any permit issued in response to this application will allow only the development described In the application.
The project will be subject to the conditions and restrictions contained in the permit.
I certify that I am authorized to grant, and do in fact grant permission to representatives of state and federal review agencies to
enter on the aforementioned lands in connection with evaluating information related to this permit application and follow-up
monitoring of the project.
I further certify that the information provided in this application is truthful to the best of my knowledge.
Date 4 �J ' 7 Print Name Cliff Ogbum
Signature
Please indicate application attachments pertaining to your proposed project.
®DCM MP -2 Excavation and Fill Information ❑DCM MP -5 Bridges and Culverts
❑DCM MP -3 Upland Development
❑DCM MP4 Structures Information
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Form DCM MP -2
EXCAVATION and FILL
(Except for bridges and culverts)
Received
V V iJi'EC
Attach this form to Joint Application for CAMA Major Permit, Form DCM MP -1. Be sure to complete all other sections of the Joint
Application that relate to this proposed project. Please include all supplemental information.
Describe below the purpose of proposed excavation and/or fill activities. All values should be given in feet.
1. EXCAVATION
❑This section not applicable
a. /lmount of material to be excavated nom below NHW or NWL in b. I ype of material to as excavated.
cubic yards. Medium, clean beach quality sand
4.4 million cubic yards below MHW
(i) Does the area to be excavated include coastal wetlands/marsh
(CW), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SB),
or other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected.
OCW ❑SAV OSB
OWL ®None
(ii) Describe the purpose of the excavation in these areas:
WA
d. High -ground excavation in cubic yards.
None
2. DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL ❑This section not applicable
a. Location of disposal area. b. Dimensions of disposal area.
Along ocean shoreline of Nags Head
52,800 ft long and averaged 396 it wide
a (i) Do you claim title to disposal area? d it Will a disposal area be available for future maintenance?
OYes ONO ®NA ®Yes ONO ONA
in) If no, attach a letter granting permission from the owner. (ii) If yes, where?
Ocean shoreline will be utilized for future maintenance
e. it Does the disposal area include any coastal wetlantlsrmarsh f. (1) Does the disposal include any area in the water?
(CW), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SS), ®yes QNo ❑NA
or other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected. (ii) If yes, how much water area is affected?
OCW OSAV _ OSB 310 acres
OWL ®None
(ii) Describe the purpose of disposal in these areas:
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Access
Other
Channel
Canal
Boat Basin
Boat Ramp
Rock Groin
Rock
(excluding
(NLW or
Breakwater
shoreline
NWL
stabilization
Length
Fill 52,800 it
Cut 9,500 ft
Fill 396 ft
Width
Cut 5,500 ft
Avg. Existing
Fill -8 h
Depth
NA
NA
Cut .52it
Final Project
Fill .1 it
Depth
NA
NA
Cut .60 ft
1. EXCAVATION
❑This section not applicable
a. /lmount of material to be excavated nom below NHW or NWL in b. I ype of material to as excavated.
cubic yards. Medium, clean beach quality sand
4.4 million cubic yards below MHW
(i) Does the area to be excavated include coastal wetlands/marsh
(CW), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SB),
or other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected.
OCW ❑SAV OSB
OWL ®None
(ii) Describe the purpose of the excavation in these areas:
WA
d. High -ground excavation in cubic yards.
None
2. DISPOSAL OF EXCAVATED MATERIAL ❑This section not applicable
a. Location of disposal area. b. Dimensions of disposal area.
Along ocean shoreline of Nags Head
52,800 ft long and averaged 396 it wide
a (i) Do you claim title to disposal area? d it Will a disposal area be available for future maintenance?
OYes ONO ®NA ®Yes ONO ONA
in) If no, attach a letter granting permission from the owner. (ii) If yes, where?
Ocean shoreline will be utilized for future maintenance
e. it Does the disposal area include any coastal wetlantlsrmarsh f. (1) Does the disposal include any area in the water?
(CW), submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV), shell bottom (SS), ®yes QNo ❑NA
or other wetlands (WL)? If any boxes are checked, provide the
number of square feet affected. (ii) If yes, how much water area is affected?
OCW OSAV _ OSB 310 acres
OWL ®None
(ii) Describe the purpose of disposal in these areas:
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Form DCM MP -2 (Excavation and Fill, Page 2 of 7)
3. SHORELINE STABILIZATION
❑This sectfon not applicable
(It development is a wood groin, use Al — Structures)
a. Type of anorellne elaNllzallOn:
o. Length'. 52,694_0
OBulkhead ORWMP OBreakwatenstil ®Other &A9b
W kith: 300-900 R
Nat snment
c Average distance walerward of NHW or NWL 21011
d. Maximum ontance wzterwa d of NIAN or NVy, 600 ft
e. Type of stabilization material:
L (t) Has there been shoreline erosion during preceding 12
Medium, dean beach quality Sand
mOAft9
®yes ONO ONA
fill If yes, state amount of erosion and source of efoslon amount
information.
Overall beach eroded -6 cyl"r
g. Number of square feet Of fill to be Placed below water level
h. Type of hit material.
Bulkhead backfill _ Rlprap
Medium, dean beach quality sand
Breakwater/Sill _ Other 310 acres 113 500 DW eaft)
i, Source of fill material.
Oasnore borrow areas
4. OTHER FILL ACTMTIES
OThis sectio not app feeble
(Excluding Shwefine Stabilization)
a. (i) Will fill material be brought to the site? Oyes ®No ONA
b. (I) W ill fill material be placed m wastal muar dwmmarsh (CVS.
submerged aquatic v8getatlan (SAV). shell Wit= (SB), a
If yes,
other wetlands (ply? If any boxes are checked. provide the
(it) Amount of material to be placed in the water
number of square feel a0ecled.
(11) Olmerelons of fill area
OCW _ OSAV _ OSS
(iv) Purpose of fill
OWL _ ®None
(a) Describe the purpose Of the fill In these areas'.
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NIA
�. GENERAL
How will exonvaled or fill matbnal be kept on site and erosion
b. WIHt type of conawUloo ,olpment will be used (e -e., dragons,
controlled?
backlae, W hydraulic dredge)?
Sand dikes around the discharge point
Hydraulic and hopper dredges, bulldozers, and front end loaders
c. (i) Will navigational aids be required as a resort Of the project?
Oyes ONO ONA
equipment to project
d. O Wit wadards be crossed in transportinguip
site? Oyes ®No ONA
III) If yes. explain what type and taw they will be Implemented.
(ti) If yes, explain steps that Wit be taken to avoid or minimize
environmental impacts.
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Date
Nags Head Beach Renourishment
Project Name
Cliff Ogburn
Applicant Name
Applicant Signatures
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DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT
1. APPLICANT'S NAME: Town of Nags Head
2. LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE: The project site begins at the Bonnett Street Beach Access off NC 12,
on the north end of the Town of Nags Head's oceanfront, and will terminate at the southernmost end of the
Nags Head's oceanfront, adjacent to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Beach Ramp, off S. Old Oregon
Inlet Road (SR1243). The placement will be adjacent to, and in the Atlantic Ocean in Dare County.
Photo Index: No flight lines over the Town of Nags Head's oceanfront in years 2000 or 2006.
(All references below are north
to south)
LUP Land Classification
Year Photo No Photo Grid; Photo No
Photo Grid Photo No
' Photo Grid
1998 42 1066 �T13 T24
142 - 1065
U1 S24
42-1064
i U1 - S24
42- 1063 j U1 - S24
42 - 1062
U1 - T24
42-1061
U1 - S24
42-1060 T1 - S24
142-1059
T1 - S24
42 - 1058
' T1 - S24
42 - 1057 T1 - S24
142-1056
U1 - T24
42 1055
I U1 T24
42 - 1054 T1 S24
142-1053
°T1 S24
!T1
1
42 1052
T1 S24
- —
42 - 1051 IT1 - S24
--
142 - 1050
--
.T1 S24
42-1049
--
I T1 0 S24
42 - 1048 T1 S24
142-1047
S1-1324
:42-1046
S1 1124
42 1045 'S1 R24
14211-11,044
'S1 R24
142-1043
,S1 - P24
:42-1042 ; R1 - 021
Project Beginning - Latitude: 53°58'46.27" N Project End - Latitude: 35°50'48.79" N
Longitude: 75°38'07.61" W Longitude: 75°33'48.11" W
3. INVESTIGATION TYPE: CAMA/ Dredge & Fill
4. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE: Dates of Site Visit: November 15 and 28, 2017
Was Applicant Present: No
5. PROCESSING PROCEDURE: Application Received Complete: December 5, 2017
Office: Elizabeth City
6. SITE DESCRIPTION:
(A)
Local Land Use Plan:
LUP Land Classification
(B)
AEC(s) Involved: OE
(C)
Water Dependent: Yes
(D)
Intended Use: Public
(E)
Wastewater Treatment:
(F) Type of Structures:
Nags Head
: Residential, Commercial and Public
Existing: Septic Systems on individual properties and private waste-
water treatment plants for some hotels
Planned: None
Existing: Dwellings, hotels/motels, restaurants and condominiums
Planned: Re-nourish/expand beach, create sand dunes and Install
sand fencing
(G) Estimated Annual Rate of Erosion: 1.4'- 6.2' per year SBF = 2'- 75

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Field Report
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7. HABITAT DESCRIPTION: [AREA]
DREDGED FILLED OTHER
(A) Vegetated Wetlands: None
(B) Non -Vegetated Wetlands: Borrow
Open Water/Below MHW -------------------
21,344,400sf
--------- --------------------
13,503,600sf
(C) Other: Above MHW
7,405,200sf
(D) Total Area Disturbed: 42,253,2000sf (970 acres)
(E) Primary Nursery Area: No
(F) Water Classification: SB Shellfish Open: Yes
8. PROJECT SUMMARY: Dare County is proposing to re -nourish -10 miles of Nags Head beachfront from
Bonnet Street to the National Park Service beach ramp on the south end of the town. The project will
include the placement of -4,000,000 cubic yards of sand obtained from two offshore borrows reference as
3A (-1.5 - 2.5 miles offshore) 4 (-1 -1.5 miles offshore).
PROJECT SETTING
The proposed beach nourishment project is in the Town of Nags Head corporate limits in Dare County and will
include 10 miles of ocean beach and nearshore the Bonnett Street Beach Access situated along Virginia Dare
Trail (NC 12) and terminating on the north side of the National Park Service's Beach Ramp at Cape Hatteras
National Seashore, off S. Old Oregon Inlet Road (SR 1243).
Oceanfront lots within the Town of Nags Head contain a mix of residential uses that include over 575 single family
dwellings (both vacation rental and full-time residences), and over 115 hotels, motels cottage courts and
condominiums. The ocean beach is accessed by 43 public beach access sites, and has three oceanfront fishing
piers (Nags Head Fishing Pier, Jennette's Fishing Pier and the Outer Banks Fishing Pier). There are four ocean
outfalls within the project area at mile posts 11.812.2, 12.7, and 21.4.
Wildlife known to inhabit the beaches and nearshore of Nags Head include, but are not limited to, Horseshoe
Crabs (Limulus polyphemus), Ghost Crabs (Ocypode spp.), Mole Crabs (Emerita talpoida), a variety of sea turtles,
shore birds, fish, jelly fish, shellfish, and aquatic mammals. Vegetation found on the landward side of the beach
may include, but not limited to the following: American Beach Grass (Ammophila breviligulata), Sea Oats (Uniola
paniculata), Salt Meadow Hay (Sparfina patens), Sea Shore Mallow (Kostelezykya virginica), Blanket Flower
(gallarelia pulchella), Dwarf Palmetto (Subal minor), Sea Rocket (Cakile edentula), Seashore Elder (Iva imbricate),
Bitter Panicum (Panicum amarum), and a variety of ornamentals planted by property owners. Within the
placement area above MHW there is no vegetation. There are no coastal wetlands or U. S. Army Corps of
Engineer's Section 404 wetlands within the project area.
Erosion rates along the project alignment vary from 1.4' to 7.2' per year, with Setback Factors between 2' and
75. The width of the beach varies considerably with seasonal accretion and erosion events. Sandbags, beach
bulldozing and bringing in sand form an outside source were methods of erosion control on an as -needed basis

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to protect threatened structures by private property owners prior to the nourishment project in 2011. Following the
beach nourishment project, the Town of Nags Head implemented a prohibition on the use of sandbags as an
erosion control structure on the ocean beach. In 2010, it was determined that there were 66 properties with
sandbag alignments. Today it is estimated that -27 properties that still have sandbag alignments.
Permitting history for beach nourishment in the Tow of Nags Head is as follows:
2010: April 29, 2010, CAMA Major Permit #45-10 was issued to the Town of Nags Head to place -4.6 million
cubic yards of sand on and adjacent to the beaches in Nags Head from Blackmon Street to McCall Street.
2011: On May 9, 2011, CAMA Major Permit #45-10 was amended to include the extension of five ocean outfall
pipes seaward of the proposed fill area.
2011: November 10, 2011, CAMA Major Permit #45-10 was modified to allow the raising, widening and steepening
of the slope of the approved berms along the ocean.
2012: February 6, 2012, CAMA Major Permit #45-10 was refined to allow the construction of a temporary trestle
to extend the outfall pipis.
2014: March 17, 2014, CAMA Major Permit #45-10 was modified to allow the removal of sand as needed that
migrated landward onto and under dwellings, drives, decks, pools and accessory buildings. The modification
allowed the relocation of the sand back onto the beach.
Annual beach surveys by the applicant's consultant show that the project performed better that original predicted,
withstanding three major hurricanes (Irene, Sandy and Matthew), and retained -93 percent of the nourished sand
as of June of 2016.
Borrow Area 3A is 340 acres and situated within the USACE S1 Borrow Site and located between 1.5 to 2.5 miles
offshore of south Nags Head beach along Mile Post 21. Barrow Area 4 is 150 acres and is located 1.0 and 1.5
miles offshore along Mile Post 15. The combined sites have an estimated 6,000,000 cubic yards of sand at an
excavation depth of 8' including a 1' over dredge allowance. Water depths within the proposed Borrow Sites are
between -35' to -65'.
Development Proposal
The Town of Nags Head proposes beach renourishment for the year 2018 along 10 miles of shoreline similar to
that undertaken in 2011 under CAMA Major Permit #45-10, and within the same approximate alignment. The
project limits start at the Bonnett Street Beach Access between Mile Posts 11 and 12 and terminates at the
northern boundary of Cape Hatteras National Seashore at Mile Post 21.4. This is a second nourishment project
for the Town of Nags Head for the purpose of restoring sand losses from storm events, to strengthen storm
protection, provide a wider recreational beach along a heavily developed shoreline in a resort community, integrate
a dune management plan into the renourishment design, and maintain eligibility for future FEMA community
assistance funds. The placement of sand would widen the beach and offshore bar to attenuate wave action before
reaching adjacent structures.
The proposed project includes the placement of 4,000,000 cubic yards of beach compatible sand (>t 90% sand)
along 10 miles of ocean beach and nearshore of the Atlantic Ocean.
A. Project Length: 52,800' (10 miles)
Project Width: 396'
Total Area of Placement: 20,908,80 sf or 480 acres

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addition, to the fencing native vegetation will be planted along the entire project area. Exact locations of sand
fencing and vegetation will be determined following the placement of the sand (but may not vary from the
information stated in the application documents. A dune management plan will be implemented as noted on Sheet
23 of the submitted plans.
The consultant (CS&E) has provided supporting documentation (in digital form) including geophysical and
hydrographic surveys, vibracore samples and photos, cross section profiles of the receiving beach with 98
samples within the project area, and an archaeological survey. According to the consultant's sediment analysis of
the receiving beach, sand within Borrow 3A and 4 is within the allowable limits for placement.
Anticipated Impacts
1) Dredging during the moths of April through September will increase the possibility of adversely impacting
endangered sea turtles.
2) The placement of 4 million cubic yards of sand fill may impact four existing ocean outfalls located within the
Town.
3) The placement of sand along the surf zone will have a temporary adverse effect benthic organisms.
4) Placement of sand will result in the filling of — 310 acres seaward of MHW and 170 acres landward of MHW,
for a total fill area of—480acres.
5) The proposed 24 hour -per day operations will disrupt property owners and visitor adjacent to the work area
during the peak rental season in Nags Head.
6) During the project, it is anticipated that noise levels will increase above surrounding background (ambient)
levels at the dredge site(s) and on the beach from heavy equipment.
7) Fill will be placed up to structures on the seaward of the crest of frontal dunes and the Static line. No sand will
be place on the landward side of the structures.
8) "Marine dredging produces broadband, continuous, low frequency sound that can be detected over
considerable distances and may trigger avoidance reactions in marine mammals (Thomsen et al., 2009) and
other organisms".
9) Water bottom disturbance created by the dredge within the borrow sites "can negatively affect the physiology
and feeding behavior of visually orienting fish via increased turbidity", this impact can be reduced by the use
of a cutter suction dredge.
10) The placement of sand along the surf zone and dredging of sand at the borrow sites will have a temporary
adverse effect on infaunal (burrowing) communities. It is anticipated that these communities will be
recolonized from adjacent communities.
11) Threatened and endangered species are known to occur in or near project area, and may be impacted by the
beach nourishment project.
12) According to Rumbold, Davis and Parretta's book "Estimating the Effect of Beach Nourishment on Caretta
caretta (loggerhead sea turtle) Nesting," Collective results from their studies show that beach nourishment
significantly diminished loggerhead sea turtle nesting during the first season following the project. Temporary
impacts by increased turbidity could result in a decrease in dissolved oxygen during dredging and during the
placement of sand on the beach and near shore.
13) It is anticipated the proposed project would have only minor impacts to the marine water column at the borrow
areas.
14) The negative temporary effects to benthic organisms could occur during dredging at the offshore borrow sites
and during the placement of sand along the oceanfront shoreline.
15) Proposed sand fencing will encourage dune formation that can increase storm protection on a temporary
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16) The placement of sand on the existing beach and near shore will widen the beach and provide additional
protection from storm activity on a temporary basis.
17) Fill of 310 acres of near shore/open water below MHW.
18) Fill of 170 acres of ocean beach above MHW.
19) Excavation of 4 million cubic yards of sandy water bottom from offshore in Borrows 3A and 4.
20) Beach nourishment is temporary in nature and will require future re -nourishment to maintain.
Submitted By: Lynn Mathis
Date: December4, 2017