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Richard B. Hamilton, Executive IDircctor
MEMORANDUM
TO: Stephen Rynas, Federal Consistency Coordinator
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
FROM: Maria Tripp, Northeast Coastal Region Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Section
DATE: June 30, 2005
SUBJECT: Dolphin Ridge and Royall Oaks Subdivisions off of Coast Guard Road in Emerald
Isle, Carteret County, North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed the
consistency determination with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. Our comments are
provided in accordance with provisions of the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S. 113A-100 through
113A-128), as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C.
661 et seq.).
The applicant has submitted a request to fill wetlands in both the Dolphin Ridge and Royall Oaks
Subdivisions in Emerald Isle, NC. NCWRC reviewed and responded to this project under the US Army
Corps of Engineers individual permit process and the NC Division of Water Quality 401 process (Tripp,
24 March 2005). We continue to believe the proposed mitigation will not compensate wetland impacts
and stand by our comments referenced above. Please review the attached memorandum dated March 24,
2005 for more information.
We appreciate the opportunity to review and comment on this consistency determination. If you
have further comments or questions, please contact me at [phone].
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] ext. 281 • Fax: [phone]