19860263 Ver 1_COMPLETE FILE_19860406

April 25, 1986
Commanding General, Code LMN
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point, NC 28533-5000
Subject: Certification Pursuant to Section
401 of the Federal Clean Water Act,
Proposed Improvements to Target Range
Piney Island Bombing Range (BT-11)
U. S. Marine Corps
Carteret County
Dear Sir:
Attached hereto are two (2) copies of Certification No. 1909
issued to U.S. Marine Corps dated April 25, 1986.
If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely ours,
"'V;*7111al Signed ?y
vtilliarn C. Mills
i° W
R. Paul Wilms
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regional Office
Mr. William Mills
Mr. David Owens
1 1444-0141
NORTH CAROLINA
Carteret County
CERTIFICATION
THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the requirements of
Section 401 Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the United States and
subject to the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500 to U.S. Marine Corps pursuant
to an application filed on the 31st day of January, 1986 to make
improvements to the strafing target range at Piney Island.
The Application provides adequate assurance that the discharge of
fill material into a wetlands area adjacent to the waters of Jack's Bay
Channel in conjunction with the proposed target improvements in Carteret
County will not result in a violation of applicable Water Quality
Standards and discharge guidelines. Therefore, the State of North
Carolina certifies that this activity will-not violate Sections 301,
302, 303, 306, 307 of PL 92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in accordance
with the application and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Condition(s) of Certification:
1. That the activity be conducted in such a manner
as to prevent significant increase in turbidity
outside the area of construction or construction-
related discharge (increases such that the
turbidity in the Stream is 25 NTU's or less
are not considered significant).
2. That the hydraulic dredge spoil pumped directly into
the project is prohibited without the construction of
earthen dike walls and suitable flashboard riser and
flow control outlet.
3. That only dewatered spoil is permitted within the site
confines.
4. That silt fences shall be constructed behind the
retaining walls prior to backfilling.
Violations of any condition herein set forth shall result in
revocation of this Certification.
This Certification shall become null and void unless the above
conditions are made conditions of the Federal Permit.
This the 25th day of April, 1986.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
069inal Signed By
1"Iianl&p M461 Wilms, Director
WQC# 1909 I?cQr

April 25, 1986
Commanding General, Code LMN
Marine Corps Air Station
Cherry Point, NC 28533-5000
Subject: Certification Pursuant to Section
401 of the Federal Clean Water Act,
Proposed Improvements to Target Range
Piney Island Bombing Range (BT-11)
U. S. Marine Corps
Carteret County
Dear Sir:
Attached hereto are two (2) copies of Certification No. 1909
issued to U.S. Marine Corps dated April 25, 1986.
If we can be of further assistance, do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely yours,
Original Signed By
William C. Mills
For R. Paul Wilms
cc: Wilmington District Corps of Engineers
Wilmington Regional Office
Mr. William Mills
Mr. David Owens

NORTH CAROLINA
Carteret Countv
CERTIFICATION
THIS CERTIFICATION is issued in conformity with the requirements of
Section 401 Public Laws 92-500 and 95-217 of the United States and
subject to the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management
Regulations in 15 NCAC 2H, Section .0500 to U.S. Marine Corps pursuant
to an application filed on the 31st day of January, 1986 to make
improvements to the strafing target range at Piney Island.
The Application provides adequate assurance that the discharge of
fill material into a wetlands area adjacent to the waters of Jack's Bay
Channel in conjunction with the proposed target improvements in Carteret
County will not result in a violation of applicable Water Quality
Standards and discharge guidelines. Therefore, the State of North
Carolina certifies that this activity will not violate Sections 301,
302, 303, 306, 307 of PL 92-500 and PL 95-217 if conducted in accordance
with the application and conditions hereinafter set forth.
Condition(s) of Certification:
1. That the activity be conducted in such a manner
as to prevent significant increase in turbidity
outside the area of construction or construction-
related discharge (increases such that the
turbidity in the Stream is 25 NTU's or less
are not considered significant).
2. That the hydraulic dredge spoil pumped directly into
the project is prohibited without the construction of
earthen dike walls and suitable flashboard riser and
flow control outlet.
3. That only dewatered spoil is permitted within the site
confines.
4. That silt fences shall be constructed behind the
retaining walls prior to backfilling.
Violations of any condition herein set forth shall result in
revocation of this Certification.
This Certification shall become null and void unless the above
conditions are made conditions of the Federal Permit.
This the 25th day of April, 1986.
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Original Signed By
William C. Mills
For R. Paul Wilms, Director
WQC# 1909

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMEA IM
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March 25, 1986
MAR 2 7 1986
M 'K4nRANNUTM
TO: Bill Mills
Operations Branch
FROM: Michael F. Williams L?-
Wilmington Regiona Office
THROUGH: A. Preston Howard, Jr.
Wilmington Regional Office
SUBJECT: Regional Office Review & Recommendations
Application for Permit for Excavation and/or Fill
Marine Corps Air Station - Cherry Point
Carteret County
l'?f i r iir!i111 S-C-
OPERATIONS BRANCIA
The applicant proposes to maintain an existing bombing target site for.refilling
a 400' x 150' area of irregularly flooded salt marsh which is void of vegetation due
to 20 mm and 30 mm projectile impacts. The site is located adjacent to Jack's
Bay Channel, classified SA.
The project has been reviewed to determine impacts to water quality. The following
information is provided:
1. A 401 Certification will be required, and should contain the following conditions:
a. Hydraulic dredge spoil pumped directly into the project site is prohibited
without the construction of earthen dike walls and suitable flashboard
riser and flow control outlet.
b. Only dewatered spoil will be permitted within the site confines.
C. Silt fences shall be constructed behind the retaining walls prior to
backfilling.
2. It appears that the project exceeds the EMC policy of no more than '1/2 acre
fill without prior declassification of the waters by the EMC. However, it
also appears that the proposed action is a maintenance project of an existing
facility, and the proposal would help to protect adjacent waters from the
effects of shelling. According to the abstract, the saltmarsh has already
received extensive damage due to target range usage.
MFW:kc
cc: Wilmington Regional Office
Central Files

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers E E V I'1
Post Office Box 1890 ?..!
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890 F E 8 2 1986
SAWC086-N-016-0132 PUBLIC NOTICE Febru TE"Q?1A91IN SECTION
OPERATTIIJONl1S' ?rSRANCfi
COMMANDING GENERAL, Code LMN, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point,
North Carolina 28533-5000, has applied for a Department of the Army permit TO
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRAFING TARGET RANGE AT THE PINEY ISLAND BOMBING
RANGE (BT-11), Cherry Point, Carteret County, North Carolina.
The following description of the work is taken from data provided by the
applicant and from observations made during an onsite visit by a
representative of the Corps of Engineers. Plans submitted with the.
application show the proposed construction of a 400-foot by 150-foot retaining
wall directly behind the actual target. The interior of the retaining wall
structure will then be backfilled with approximately 12,500 cubic yards of
sand excavated from the Jacks Bay.Channel dredging project. The project site
is an irregularly flooded saltmarsh, comprised of Spartina cynosuroides and
Juncus romerianus, which has been badly disturbed and essentially stripped of
vegetation by repeated impact of 20mm and 30mm practice ammunition over the
years. Presently the site is a safety hazard due to a high incidence of
ricocheting from buried spent projectiles. The newly created target site
is to be routinely manicured by a beach sifting machine to eliminate spent
projectiles thereby eliminating the present safety hazard. Plans showing the
work are included with this public notice.
The State of North Carolina will review this public notice to determine
the need for the applicant to obtain any required State authorization. No
Department of the Army permit will be issued until the coordinated State
viewpoint on the proposal has been received and reviewed by this agency, nor
will a Department of the Army permit be issued until the North Carolina
a Division of Environmental Management has determined the applicability of a
Water Quality Certificate as required by PL 92-500.
The applicant has determined that the proposed work is consistent with the
North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan and has submitted this
determination to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management for their
review and concurrence. This proposal shall be reviewed for the applicability
of other actions by North Carolina agencies such as:
- The issuance of a Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
The requested Department of the Army permit will be denied if any required
State or local authorization and/or certification is denied. Nq Department of
the Army permit will be issued until a State coordinated viewpoint is received
and reviewed by this agency. Recipients of this notice are encouraged to
furnish comments on factors of concern represented by the above agencies
directly to the respective agency, with a copy furnished to the Corps of
Engineers.
-2-
This application is being considered pursuant to Section 404(b) of the
.Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Any person may request, in writing within
the comment period specified in the notice, that a public hearing be held to
consider this application. Requests for public hearing shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
The District Engineer has consulted the latest published version of the
National Register of Historic Places for the presence or absence of registered
properties, or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion therein, and
this worksite is not registered property or property listed as being eligible
for inclusion in the Register. Consultation of the National Register
constitutes the extent of cultural resource investigations by the District
Engineer, and he is otherwise unaware of the presence of such resources.
Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, or historical
data may be lost or destroyed,by work under the requested permit.
The District Engineer has determined, based on a review of data furnished
by the applicant and onsite observations, that the activity will not affect
species, or their critical habitat, designated as endangered or threatened
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of
the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity
and its intended use on the public interest. Evaluation of the probable
impacts which the proposed activity may have on the public interest requires a
careful weighing of all those factors which become relevant in each particular
case. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. The
decision whether to authorize a proposal, and if so the conditions under which
it will be allowed to occur, are therefore determined by the outcome of the
general balancing process. That decision should reflect the national concern
for both protection and utilization of important resources. All factors which
may be relevant to the proposal must be considered including the cumulative
effects thereof. Among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values,
flood hazards, flood plain values, land use, navigation, shore erosion and
accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For
activities involving the placement of dredged or fill materials in waters of
the United States, a permit will be denied if the discharge that would be
authorized by such permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection
Agencies' 404(b)(1) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any
other applicable guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the
District Engineer determines that it would be contrary to the public interest.
Generally, the decision whether to issue this Department of the Army
permit will not be made until the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management (DEM) issues, denies, or waives State certification required by
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The DEM considers whether or not. the
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proposed activity will comply with Sections 301, 302, 306, and 307 of the
Clean Water Act. The application and this public notice for the Department of
the Army permit serves as application to the DEM for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be
reviewed at the offices of the Environmental Operations Section, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Salisbury Street, Archdale
Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. Copies of such materials will be furnished
to any person requesting copies upon payment of reproduction costs.
The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management plans to take
final action in the issuance of the Clean Water Act certification-on or after
April 18, 1986.
All' persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for Clean
Water Act certification should do so in writing delivered to _the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27611-7687, on or before March 24, 1986, Attention:
Mr. William Mills.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will
be received in this office, Attention: Mr. David Baker, until 4:15 p.m.,
March 20, 1986, or telephone [phone].

L. Warren
Lieutenant Colonel,
Corps of Engineers
Deputy District Engineer
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DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
March 25, 1986
MEMORANDUM
TO: Bill Mills
Operations Branch

FROM: Michael F. Williams
'Wilmington Regional Office
THROUGH: A. Preston Howard, Jr.
Wilmington Regional Office
SUBJECT: Regional Office Review & Recommendations
Application for Permit for Excavation and/or Fill
Marine Corps Air Station - Cherry Point
Carteret County
The applicant proposes to maintain an existing bombing target site for.refilling
a 400' x 150' area of irregularly flooded salt marsh which is void of vegetation due
to 20 mm and 30 mm projectile impacts. The site is located adjacent to Jack's
Bay Channel, classified SA.
The project has been reviewed to determine impacts to water quality. The following
information is provided:
1. A 401 Certification will be required, and should contain the following conditions:
a. Hydraulic dredge spoil pumped directly into the project site is prohibited
without the construction of earthen dike walls and suitable flashboard
riser and flow control outlet.
b. Only dewatered spoil will be permitted within the site confines.
c. Silt fences shall be constructed behind the retaining walls prior to
backfilling.
2. It appears that the project exceeds the EMC policy of no more than 1/2 acre
fill without prior declassification of the waters by the EMC. However, it
also appears that the proposed action is a maintenance project of an existing
facility, and the proposal would help to protect adjacent waters from the
effects of shelling. According to the abstract, the saltmarsh has already
received extensive damage due to target range usage.
MFW:kc
cc: Wilmington Regional Office
Central Files

40
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SAWC086-N-016-0132
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers
Post Office Box 1890
Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1890
PUBLIC NOTICE
RECEIVED
FEB 24 1986
Febru9TPERW?LgI SACT10f?
OPERATIONSI YBRANCEi
COMMANDING GENERAL, Code LMN, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point,
North Carolina 28533-5000, has applied for a Department of the Army permit TO
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STRAFING TARGET RANGE AT THE PINEY ISLAND BOMBING
RANGE (BT-11), Cherry Point, Carteret County, North Carolina.
The following description of the work is taken from data provided by the
applicant and from observations made during an onsite visit by a
representative of the Corps of Engineers. Plans submitted with the
application show the proposed construction of a 400-foot by 150-foot retaining
wall directly behind the actual target. The interior of the retaining wall
structure will then be backfilled with approximately 12,500 cubic yards of
sand excavated from the Jacks Bay Channel dredging project. The project site
is an irregularly flooded saltmarsh, comprised of Spartina cynosuroides and
Juncus romerianus, which has been badly disturbed.and essentially stripped of
vegetation by repeated impact of 20mm and 30mm practice ammunition over the
years. Presently the site is a safety hazard due to a high incidence of
ricocheting from buried spent projectiles. The newly created target site
is to be routinely manicured by a beach sifting machine to eliminate spent
projectiles thereby eliminating the present safety hazard. Plans showing the
work are included with this public notice.
The State of North Carolina will review this public notice to determine
the need for the applicant to obtain any required State authorization. No
Department of the Army permit will be issued until the coordinated State
viewpoint on the proposal has been received and reviewed by this agency, nor
will a Department of the Army permit be issued until the North Carolina
Division of Environmental Management has determined the applicability of a
Water Quality Certificate as required by PL 92-500.
The applicant has determined that the proposed work is consistent with the
North Carolina Coastal Zone Management Plan and has submitted this
determination to the North Carolina Division of Coastal Management for their
review and concurrence. This proposal shall be reviewed for the applicability
of other actions by North Carolina agencies such as:
- The issuance of a Water Quality Certification under Section 401 of the
Clean Water Act by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
The requested Department of the Army permit will be denied if any required
State or local authorization and/or certification is denied. No Department of
the Army permit will be issued until a State coordinated viewpoint is received
and reviewed by this agency. Recipients of this notice are encouraged to
furnish comments on factors of concern represented by the above agencies
directly to the respective agency, with a copy furnished to the Corps of
Engineers.
-G-
This application is being considered pursuant to Section 404(b) of the
,-Clean-Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Any person may request, in writing within
the comment period specified in the notice, that a public hearing be held to
consider this application. Requests for public hearing shall state, with
particularity, the reasons for holding a public hearing.
= 5
The District Engineer has consulted the latest published version of the
National Register of Historic Places for the presence or absence of registered
properties,-or properties listed as being eligible for inclusion therein, and
this worksite is not registered property or property listed as being eligible
for inclusion in the Register. Consultation of the National Register
constitutes the extent of cultural resource investigations by the District
Engineer, and he is otherwise unaware of the presence of such resources.
Presently, unknown archeological, scientific, prehistorical, or historical
data may be lost or destroyed by work under the requested permit.
The District Engineer has determined, based on a review of data furnished
by the applicant and onsite observations, that the activity will not affect
species, or their critical habitat, designated as endangered or threatened
pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 19.73.
The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of
the probable impacts, including cumulative impacts, of the proposed activity
and its intended use on the public interest. Evaluation of the probable
impacts which the proposed activity may have on the public interest requires a
careful weighing of all those factors which become relevant in each particular
case. The benefits which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. The
decision whether to authorize a proposal, and if so the conditions under which
it will be allowed to occur, are therefore determined by the outcome of the
general balancing process. That decision should reflect the national concern
for both protection and utilization of important resources. All factors which
may be relevant to the proposal must be considered including the cumulative
effects thereof. Among those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, wetlands, cultural values, fish and wildlife values,
flood hazards, flood plain values, land use, navigation, shore erosion and
accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of
property ownership, and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people. For
activities involving the placement of dredged or fill materials in waters of
the United States, a permit will be denied if the discharge that would be
authorized by such permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection
Agencies' 404(b)(1) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any
other applicable guidelines or criteria, a permit will be granted unless the
District Engineer determines that it would be contrary to the public interest.
Generally, the decision whether to issue this Department of the Army
permit will not be made until the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management (DEM) issues, denies, or waives State certification required by
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. The DEM considers whether or not the
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proposed activity will comply with Sections 301, 302, 306, and 307 of the
Clean Water Act. The application and this public notice for the Department of
the Army permit serves as application to the DEM for certification.
Additional information regarding the Clean Water Act certification may be
reviewed at the offices of the Environmental Operations Section, North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Salisbury Street, Archdale
Building, Raleigh, North Carolina. Copies of such materials will be furnished
to any person requesting copies upon payment of reproduction costs.
The North Carolina Division of Environmental Management plans to take
final action in the issuance of the Clean Water Act certification on or after
April 18, 1986.
All persons desiring to make comments regarding the application for Clean
Water Act certification should do so in writing delivered to the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management, Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27611-7687, on or before March 24, 1986, Attention:
Mr. William Mills.
Written comments pertinent to the proposed work, as outlined above, will
be received in this office, Attention: Mr. David Baker, until 4:15 p.m.,
March 20, 1986, or telephone [phone].
vLl 'Warren- Lieutenant Colonel,
Corps of Engineers
Deputy District Engineer
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