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PEI i`l d e r
® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Charles R. Fullwood, Executive Director
MEMO TO: Guy Pearce
Division of Coastal Management
John Dorney
Division of Water Quality
Lillette Granade
Army Corps of Engineers
FROM: Bennett Wynne 1
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: January 22, 2004
WETLANDS 1'401 Car OUP
FEB 1 0 2004
WATER QUALITY SECTO
SUBJECT: Consistency Determination, 401, and 404 permit applications for Expansion of
Rocky Point Quarry Operations (Martin Marietta Materials),`near Rocky Point,
Pender County, North Carolina.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has reviewed the project for impacts
to wildlife and fishery resources. We regret that time constraints delayed our response. A site
visit was made on January 16, 2004. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions
of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.),
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (as amended), and the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S.
113A-100 through 113A-128).
The applicant, Martin Marietta Materials, proposes to excavate and/or fill 7.52 acres of
jurisdictional wetlands during expansion of limestone mining activities by approximately 87 acres
on Tracts G 1 and G2. Affected wetlands appear to be associated with a headwater stream and
have high wildlife habitat value. Evidence of deer and beaver activity was seen during our site
visit. Mitigation for wetland loss is proposed in the form of payment to the Wetland Restoration
Program (WRP) at a ratio of 1:1 for the 7.52 acres impacted. We do not object to the subject
authorizations provided they are conditioned upon WRP's acceptance of the mitigation proposal.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment. If you have questions, please call me at (252)
522-9736.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
November 24, 2003
Action ID No. 200301159
PUBLIC NOTICE North
27622 Martin Marietta Materials, Post Office Box 30013, Raleigh, o Section Carolina
of the 2100013,
has applied for a Department of the Army (DA) permit, pursuant
Water Act, to impact 7.52 acres of wetlands for expansion of an roxima mining 1 5 to 2e atio to ely miles
extract limestone product located at the Rocky Point Quarry, PP Branch, at the
northwest of the Northwest Cape Rear River, adjacent to a tributary of Strawberry end of NC State Road 1636, east of I-40, in Rocky Point, Pender County, North Carolina.
The following description of the work is taken from data provided by the applicant and
from observations made during a site visit by a representative f the Corps of Engineers. Plans
submitted with the application show proposed mining activities on approximately vegetation and land on Tracts G1 and G2. The mining activity consists of the
lremoval imestone aggregate product. This
overburden from approximately 58 acres of land to expose t und will be accomplished using traditional earth moving equips nt. Dee sump roes with water from° the
product zone will be removed through operation of an ex with the current North Carolina
transport ground water to surface discharge points in compliance Numb
w u d be th08,
69 Department of Environment and Natural Resources Mining Pe diction Identification
approved September 13, 2002. Impacts to the 7.52 acres o JuU s ose of the proposed work is to The result of the excavation of overburden and side casting.
thicknes from 15 to 18 feet. For
mine semi-consolidated and marly limestone ranging
mitigation, the applicant proposes payment to the Wetland Restoration included with this ratio of 1:1
for the 7.52 acre of wetland impacts. Plans showing the work a public
notice.
The State of North Carolina will review this public t of he Army (DA) permit
applicant to obtain any required State authorization. No Department has been will be issued until the coordinated State viewpoint on the pro posNorth Carol c ivied and of
reviewed by this agency, nor will a DA permit be issued unti the na Division
ter ualit (NCDWQ) has decided the applicability of a Water Quality Certificate as required
Wa Q y
by PL 92-500.