19850060 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19840914

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North Carolina Department of Natural
Resources & Community Development
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor James A. Summers, Secretary
August 14, 1984
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Mr. Z. Taylor Koonce
River Acres
Washington, North Carolina 27889
SUBJECT: Z. Taylor Koonce
Pond Construction
Dead End Canal
Pamlico River
DIVISION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
Robert F. Helms
Director
Telephone [phone]
Dear Mr. Koonce:
The subject project has been reviewed by our Washington Regional Office.
The project involves constructing a pond and connecting it to an existing
long dead end canal.
Connecting a pond directly to a long canal can result in poor flushing
and low dissolved oxygen concentrations. Such conditions may result in
a violation of State Water Quality Standards for dissolved oxygen and will
increase the potential for fish kills.
As proposed, the project may be denied. However, you may submit a
modified proposal for review. The modified proposal would utilize a spillway
and would not provide channel access from the pond to the state surface
waters. We feel the wildlife pond could be constructed with an appropriate
spillway and still serve your primary goals. Bill Moore of our Washington
Regional Office stands ready to assist you in the modification of your proposal.
Please contact him at telephone No. 919/946-6481.
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The above item should be resolved as soon as possible so that your
project document can be completed without delay. Satisfactory plans must
be submitted to this office no later than September 14, 1984, to prevent
your project from being subject to denial.
If there are any questions concerning.this project, please contact
me at telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 119.
Sin erely,
!4C'4-ACS
ecil G. Madden, Jr.
401 Coordinator
Water Quality Section
cc: John Parker
Bill Moore
P. O. Box 27687 Raleigh, N. C. 27611-7687
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
August 7, 1984
RECEIVED
91984
MEMORANDUM !,ATER
sECrioN
TO: Forrest Westall, Head
Operations Branch
THROUGH: Jim Mulligan, Regional Supervisor
Washington Regional Office
FROM: [William J. Moore, Environmental Engineering Tech J
Washington Regional Office - WaRO
SUBJECT: Joint Public Notice
Z. Taylor Koonce
Beaufort County
The following determination has been made regarding the subject project:
? A 401 Water Quality Certification will be required.
A 401 Water Quality Certification will not be required.
'@ See additional comments below.
The proposed project is located near the terminus of SR 1317 in Beaufort
County. The property consistsof about five acres and is bordered on the
west by a f 20' canal which connects to the Pamlico River. This canal is
approximately 2000 feet long and averages 2-3 feet deep NWL. A small wet-
land area which lies within the five-acre tract, connects to this canal.
The property is bordered on the east by SR 1317 and on the south by another
canal. The applicant proposes to do the following:
(1) excavate a t 200' long by t 4' V-ditch to obtain borrow material and
facilitate drainage (no connection to canals)
(2) excavate a f 150' by ± 50' by -4' deep NWL wildlife pond and connect
pond to 2000' long canal by a f 5' wide channel
The overall purpose of the project is to obtain borrow material for regrading
the property which was disturbed by logging equipment and to construct a
private wildlife pond.
Forrest Westall
8-7-84
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We have reviewed similiar projects where the applicant proposed to connect
a basin or pond to an existing long dead-end canal. Each time we have cited
the adverse impacts associated with this type of construction activity. In
this case, our primary concerns are the poor flushing and low dissolved oxygen
concentrations usually found in long dead-end canals. These conditions most
assuredly will increase the potential for fish kills. We would not oppose the
construction of a wildlife pond on high ground provided there is no connection
to State surface waters by an access channel. We feel the wildlife pond could
be constructed with an appropriate spillway and still serve the primary goals
of the applicant.
It is recommended that this Division object to the project as proposed.
WJM/ekw
cc: David Gossett
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APPLICATION - I
FOR
PFRti1iT TO E:.XCAV?. fL ANWOR Fit ...L WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
EASEMENT I'? LANDS LANDS COVERED BY 44'ATER LAMA PERtvIIT FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
Department of Administration State_ of North Carolina Department of the Army
(GS 146-12) Department of Natural Resources and Community Development Corps of EngineefS;,.Witmington [:ist.ic:
:GS 1 13-229, 143-215.3(a)(1), 143-215.3(c), i t3A-118 (33 Cr R 209.320-3294,;.
Please type or print and fill in all blanks. if information is not applicable, so indicate Lbp placing N/A in blank.
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Applicant Information
A. Name
1_<tst
B. Addres` _
Fit:;!
Mi:]d?c
Street, P. O Box or
Rout.- state
Ii. Location of Pro,-w5ed Proicct:
A. County 9ry r- .
B City, Io'4n, co .rnm-'it, 7 C - - _
?
?. Is proposed wcrl thin Lr.:it>.' )es -No
C. Creek, rivu,, sound or h.i1 upon which prolect fti iucaled or ne,:res' rlarnid bo;iy of water to proi-(
III. Description of Project
A. 1. Maintenance of cr;stin)! prnicct 2. New work
B. Purpose -1 etcav,ltion jr ;ii;
1. .Aeee» chAfr. --, i icr wiuth depth
2. Boat b.a;n -_Icn',th__,'•vidth _:iepti? --
3. i ill ??? .I den 'r' WILih

4. Othcr
C. I Bul.,hc,,:,'cn?th? d o`: ,%'1;-ilti`:,<i1:1ri'.;.ne)
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2
. , , y'pe fli
D-
Cuhi; of material
E. I li; I71 ,!tt" ..i hC (1l,tt.- J , r r'.a Nl i1? (tier <.iu) V1. A)
1 Cur,n s,?rrls f/ ?.?=-'- ?. ? of mate;i.ii
IV. Land Type, Disposal Area, and Cwin truction Equipfaient:
A. Doti the 1:, I` l h?,l `:.ii CU lu.ee anv fear hiand, swarnps U: ! thCf CJdr1 J.' "Ci Y __, No ?.
B. Doc,, the i11tp„.aj if :a ifl,lutl' J;1', r71,!f01lar1d,',WarnC)s 0. 01lWt WCl1aMd? C? Pv0 "
C. Disposal AtCa
Locatiun.
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Do ?,,ou claim title'to disposal area:'
D. I ill nlalif;.il sui?;?e it Iii! n try i,1c ituckcd in _,?:?'??_ -
E How- will ex?a?:rtrd n'i.,Icrial he cnlrappc'tl ante erIlsir,n i.tmtrUiicd' --
I l N pc ul t•c11J :'nn'nt I,; LJW'.i
C. Will rnershlanc! i1r crustier, in !.,lnsp,utin}; r?luipntent tr, prujc'cI site.' 11 es, explaitl ?i'c:?

tided Us.. of Proiect A, (D?eribe)
1. Private
2. Commercial
3, mousing Development or Industrial
E.
4. Othtr
B. 1. Lot size(s)
2. Elevation of lot(s) above mean high water
3. Soil type ?nd texture
4. Type of building facilities or structures - - - - -
5. Sewage disposal and/or waste water treatment A. Existing Planned
B. Describe
6. Land Classification (circle ore) DEVELOPED TRANSITION: s COMMLfNiTY RURAL
CONSERV.A T ION OTHER (See CAMA ± .. z! Land Use Ilan Synopsis;
Y1. Pertaining to Fiil and Water Quality:
A. Does the proposed pro;ec*. involve the placement of fill materials below rnean high --vale.'? Yt:$ No.
3. ?. Will anti nmoff c. c!scharge enter adjacent waters as a result of projec: ac:ivity or planned use of the
area follow:n,-, -)meet _ompletion? Yes-No
i. Type of discharge f?-1
3. Location of discharge
VI I. Present rate of shoreline erosion (if known):
VIII. List permit numbers and issue dates of previous Department of Army Corps of Engineers or State perrnRts for
work in project area, if applicable: 7,1r _-_2L
IX. Length of time required to complete project: r' ?° ' t %?? ---
X. In addition to the completed application form, the following item; must be provided:
A. Attach a copy of the deed (with State application only) or other instrument .rider w+:ich appiica^.t
claims title to the affected property. OR if applicant is not claiming to be the -.v;7e.r of said crop,:,, ,
then forward a coax of the deed or other instrument under which the owner clam;-:- t.tie Pius •writ:cr•
permission from the owner to carry out the project on his land.
B. Attacti an accum,-.te xori< plat drawn to scale on K'. X 1 i" white paper ',sec inst-ucti::,r.
details;. Note: Original drawings preferred - only high quality copies acce ted.
C. A copy of the applic:tion and plat must be served upon adjacent riparian landowners by registers
certified mau or by puNication (G.S..'3-229 (.'),-Enter date served D. List names and complete addresses of the riparian landowners with property adjoining appiican°'s.
Such owners have 30 days in which to submit comments to _agencies listed below. .
XI. Certification requirement: I certify that to the best of my knowledge, the proposed activity complies
with the State of North Carolina's approved coastal management program and will be conducted in a
manner consistent with such program.
XIL Any permit issued pursuant to this application will allow only the deveinpment described in this appli-
cation and plat. Applicants should therefore describe in the application and plat all anticipated devel-
opment activities, including construction, excavation, filling, and land clearing.
DATE
' Applicant's Sitgnature
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D&F-B2 OFF R`tVcRgF ?4[)F FOR MA,ILINC
r OFFICE OF COASTAL 'iANAGE.:,__ T
FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT
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1 ^^p lcant's .«_.,._ 7 'Yavlor 1:?nre -____---
? ',-Cation of ,raj -ct site Beau`ort Ccanty, east of Washingto:-, at River Acres, off of
1317, _ err 53-765, S-7, T-7 U-7 S-8 T-8 U-8
3. investigation type: Dredge & Fill X CAMA X
_ :vestiC alive- Drocedure: (A) Dates :;f site visit 6-13-84
(B) Was applicant present No
e ?r- edure: Application received 6-.i.-84 Office ^Jashinyton
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6. Sits c script': (A) Local Land Use Plan Beaufort County
Land classification from LUP Second.ar tra:sition -
Development constraints identified in LUP None

Ocean Hazard Estuarine shoreline
Coastal wetlands Public trust waters-
Estuarine waters Other _

t. es No
:at<._ e _...:en
Other
I ?`_^d c s Public private Cormlercial
(Ej T_:pt_ c. ste eater treatment: Existing -`?one
Planned - at present time, possibly septic tanks in future
(F) Type of ---_-uctures: Existing None
Planned Possibly single fa.•rdly ah,aellings in future -

__t?-mate-' annual rate of erosion. Source -
7. AREA
ands. Dredged Filled ether
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`on-veR__atezl wetlands:
(C) Other:
Hiah,?- nc. - D acres

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Total area disturbed: acres
arc; ject sur?;arj - l.lc appiica,t is pros sing to c _ to a w _ area for

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Fiver Acres
USDA Farm -615
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Farm 615. lies in what was once the South East corner of the Ellison. Plantation,
(circa 1730's) .
My grandfather (W.W. McIllhenny) purchased slightly under 100 acres fro_, the
Alison heirs (Snlaws) in 1902. He built a barn and started agricultural
operations. In 1904 the barn was reworked into a house and the '?1cIll1,ne,,r.y
family lived there several years.
In 1920 my father (Z.T. Koonce) a a _y ~toth r (Elizabeth :-Il1herL y Eoo:nc
1GVed or, the farm. They SL1NSeC1 le-11' 7G' gilt the uCr ?age _ "O '. iCl l lilenny
abut -1925.
In, the late 1940's a small farm alsng the western edge was bought fro.; C tis
Woo1and.
In the 1970's the property was divided between the children of Z.T. and Elizabeth
Koonce. These children were Anita Koonce Tyndall, Elizabeth Koonce Bar,•aick and
me,.Z.T. Koonce.
The area immediately surrounding the proposed pond has been cleared and cultivated
-- on at least two occasions in recent times. As a boy, I remember evidence of
field rows in the trees. In the late 1940's the area was pushed clear by bulldozer.
It was planted in commercial flowers. Hurricane Hazel destroyed the crop and,
young pines were set out on the rows.
In times long past there was evidence of a "tram road" across one edge o the
field. This was part of some earlv Naval Store (tar, ,Ditch, and tur,,.entine,
harvest. Tilers' were also "tai" kil'-s" on the north side of road 1300. These have
been leveled.
No signs cf Indian pottery or arrorv,heads have been fo:ind in tr Ss - clearings.
In March of 1984 the pine trees planted on the rows in 1955 were clear cut.
This was done by modern machinery during a wet spell. The integrity of the lard
was completely destroyed, both in its ability to drain properly or to regenerate
a balance through natural processes in the near future. Ruts and tracks up to
three feet deep were cut by the large tractors and debris was pressed haphazardly
into the soft soils.
The purpose of the proposed pond is to acc.-aire approximately *990 cubic yards of
soil to put a proper crown on the land and the purpose of the proposed ditches
is to restore the proper drainage.
The land use after the proposed wor'.%_ has been clone will be for fruit trees and
pecan trees.
Environmental setting
The application b :ir considered at this time is for work on a 5 acre tract of
land owned by the applicant which is a portion of other land holdings he has in
the general area. The property being considered at this time is located in
what was once the South East Corner of the Ellison Plantation. The land has
been in the applicant's fa ;lily since 1902. Cheer the years, it has been used
for various purposes, but its .?ost recent use was a pine plantation. The pea: -
tation was clear cut in 1984 by heavy equipmaent leaving the property very n tter,
The property is :xrdered on the west by a + 20' canal -vi;-lich is corrected to t:e
Pa::lico River. The canal averages -2' to -3' in depth at NlL. small wetianc.
area protrudes into the property off of the canal. The property is borderec o!-,
the east by SR 1 1 %, the north by single family 6,wel.lings, anQ on the soutl, , y
anothe_° Canal :.7 .ich cennc-ct t0 the Pa:llico River. T:1? _a Cw:al i S bordered '
r^ i - 1 • , rcc, etla^.d area u:hics. is vegetated A,)v cy Dress , anc: various speCi
of (T, ,.s .
P!_-,3l _'Ct DrObCSal
At t_'. _s t?. c a- `l 1Cant 1s r Dr- in a. f--'1e rC? 10`.Jl. !G
(1) 711e O. a 200' lo;;G, ' :1C:_ V-bucket C1 the area-
between tie highgrouna portion of the property and the '.;etland area. This itch
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will n it will a-,.,Gr.ed in r ? ;?u .
not be connected to a canal at either nd. 11 be exc? ?mgrol.nc
and all spoils will be placed on highg ound. it is hoped that -dnen the property is
landscaped that this ditch will assist in drainage.
(2) The excavation of a + 150' long by + 50' wide water area for wildlife. The
pond will be excavated to a depth of -4' NWL and it will be connected to the
existing canal by a = 5' wide access channel. The pond will .r excavate in
highground and all spoils will be spread over the rest cf the `ghgrolincI ar tG
provide landscaping i:-.aterials.
J^-ieni t_?c excavation is Complezed, tn'? aDplica„ -intends tc replant t!-_t E._-e.".
in irult and nut trees. Long fa_ng:_ plans y ht to subC I-V-_,QE area an-" Sell
single _`a-:'ily :-or~!e Sites.
nyiro ntal 1_::2act
ii: t ie prCjeCt is COnCUCt'd as propose a, i1:7 .^+etland VeQ tati0;: bE
anc/of it eC ?l excavatio- -,,-ill ConCUCted on highgrOlind an'C. all Sh:;11S are
to be spread on lhighground.
The water area for wildlife will create a -- 150' long by ? 50' wide tributary to
an existing - 2,000' long canal which is connected to the aai;llCO River. it can
be assumea that 1L7.1ted water -lus hing action will occur within the pond.
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