20181002 Ver 1 _NCWRC Comments _20180906

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN-
$ecretary
BRAXTON DAVIS
Direerar,
Division of Coastal Management
July 12, 2018 e-JUL
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TO: Maria Dunn �-
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
For WiRO
FROM: Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
400 Commerce Ave., Morehead City, NC 28557
Fax: [phone] (Courier 99-92-09)
gregq. bodnarCancdenr_gov
SUBJECT: CAMA Application Review
Applicant: Donald Warren, William Chapman, William Rawls, Charles Scanlon
Project Location: 6498 Providence Point, adjacent to Howe Creek, in New Hanover County
Proposed Project: to construct a new, shared, private docking facility
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Greg Bodnar at the address above by August 6, 2095. if you have any
questions regarding the proposed project, contact Courtney Spears at [phone] when
appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed
This agency has no comment on the proposed project.
✓ This agency approves of the project only if the recommended changes
are incorporated. See attached.
This agency objects to the project for reasons described in the attached
comments.
SIGNED DATE
State of Nortli Carolina I Environmental Quality { Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Ext., Wilmington, NC 28405
919 796 7215

K772' North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Gregg Bodnar
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator a
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: August 7, 2018
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Donald Warren, William Chapman,
William Rawls, and Charles Scanlon, New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed the permit
application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is located at 6418
Providence Point, adjacent to Howe Cree near Wilmington, NC. Our comments are provided in
accordance with provisions of the Coastal Area Management Act (G.S. 113A-100 through 113A-128), as
amended, Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, as amended, and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).
The applicants propose to construct a new shared docking facility that consists of three 5' wide access
piers that meet at a fixed platform measuring 12' by 16'_ From the fixed platform, a 5' by 325' long pier
would extend to a fixed 8' by 16' "L -head" that leading to a lower step-down platform with a davit lift in
water depths of 0' at NLW. On the northern edge of the fixed step down would be a kayak lift and on the
southeastern edge would be a PWC lift. The kayak and PWC areas have water depths of -0.67' to -1'
NLW. Howe Creek at this location is classified SA-ORW by the Environmental Management
Commission and is designated a Primary Nursery Area (PNA) by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries.
The waters of Howe Creek near the proposed project are a designated PNA. FNAs are defined as those
areas inhabited by the embryonic, larval or juvenile life stages of marine or estuarine fish or crustacean
species due to favorable physical, chemical or biological factors. As a designated PNA, the creek provides
an important rearing area for this variety of estuarine fishes and invertebrates that need relatively
undisturbed habitats_ The NCWRC does not generally support boating activity and slips located within
insufficient water depths due to a continued source of chronic sediment disruption and elevated turbidity
associated with hull scraping, prop scour, and chronic bottom disturbance. These disturbances disrupt
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

habitat, negatively affect feeding efforts, and clog respiratory systems. The davit lift is located in the
most -shallow area of the docking facility. This slip, as well as ingress and egress to the slip, would likely
cause bottom disturbance. Therefore, we recommend the applicants consider removal of the davit or
relocation to either the kayak or PWC area that exhibit greater water depths and are closer to deeper water
within Howe Creek. We do recognize and appreciate the efforts the applicants demonstrated in the
reduction of impacts to aquatic resources with the proposal of a shared docking facility.
The NCWRC appreciates the opportunity to review and comment on this permit application. if you need
further assistance or additional information, please contact me at [phone] or at
maria.dunn a)ncwildlife.M

Action History (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Submit by Anonymous User 9/6/2018 8:38:14 AM (Message Start Event)
Accept by Montalvo, Sheri A 9/7/2018 10:43:25 AM (NON -DOT - EAsting Project)
The task was assigned to Montalvo, Sheri A. The due date is: September 11, 2018 5:00 PM
9/6/2018 8:38 AM

Staff Review
Does this application have all the attachments needed to accept it into the review process?
r Yes r No
ID#* Version* 1
20181002
Is this project a public transportation project?* r Yes
r No
Reviewer List:* Chad Coburn:eads\cccoburn
Select Reviewing Office:* Wilmington Regional Office - [phone]
Does this project require a request for payment to be sent?*
r
Yes
r
No

Project Submittal Dated 9/6/2018
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Project Name: Warren, Chapman, Rawls, Scanlon 6418 Providence Point
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r No
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