20100069 Ver 1_DCM Email to Waterman's Association concerning Moratorium_20180212

Strickland, Bev
From: Hart, Kevin
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 9:38 AM
To: Aaron Gallop
Cc: Staples, Shane; Scarbraugh, Anthony; Bodnar, Gregg; Bland, Raleigh W CIV CESAW
CESAD (US); Howell, Jonathan
Subject: Alligator River Waterman's Association Extenstion
Attachments: D00O21218-001.pdf
Aaron,
See attached for a moratorium relief memo. Let me know if there are any further questions.
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Division of Coastal Management
Department of Environmental Quality
252-948-3936 office
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943 Washington Square Mall
Washington NC, 27889
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Coastal Management
ENVIRONMENTAL OUALITY
9 February 2018
Alligator River Waterman's Association, Inc.
C/O Aaron Gallop
5934 Gum Neck Landing
Columbia, NC 27925
Dear Mr. Gallop:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
BRAXTON C. DAVIS
Director
This correspondence is in reference to your 6 February 2018 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 maintenance
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. The current expiration date is 27 August 2020.
Your 6 February 2018 correspondence was a request to perform maintenance excavation for the sixth 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 5 February 2018, as no objection to the proposed maintenance excavation between 20 February
2018 and 28 February 2018 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 5
February 2018 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.
Sincere
Kevin Hart
Senior Environmental Specialist
Washington Regional Office
Nothing Compares.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality l Coastal Management
Washington Office 1943 Washington square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252 946 6481

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
Anthony Scarbraugh- Senior Specialist, 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
252..946 6481

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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: 2/05/18
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S, REGAN
sa-tary
BRAXTON C. DAMS
Dtreaw
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, 2018 and end by February 28, 2018. 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
reducing the potential for excessive sedimentation and turbidity caused by the excavation to enter the
main water body. 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 Nonh.CaroMa I EmlranrnentalQuality l CoastatManageraent
Washington Office 1943 Washfngwn SquareMall I WashingtogNot1h Catalina 27889
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Hart, Kevin
From: Aaron Gallop <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2018 10:36 AM
To: Hart, Kevin
Subject: [External] Re: Alligator River canal dredge
Kevin,
The two contacts who we've communicated with about using the spoil area are Patrick Castolloe from NCDOT and his
phone number is 252-325-5390. And the Flatiron Construction/Seaward Marine contractor number we have is 252-202-
2112. If you have any more questions then you can give me a call.
Aaron Gallop
On Feb 6, 2018, at 8:35 AM, Aaron Gallop <aaron gallop hotmail com> wrote:
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, 2018 and a completion date of February 28, 2018, 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
ten boats permitted under CAMA Permit 47-10. The present water level is +-1' and the permitted depth
is 5' relative to normal water level. This will result in approximately 1203.7 cubic yards (325'*25'*4'/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, 2018 and ending February 28,
2018.
Aaron Gallop
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