20180944 Ver 1_USACE Permit_20181108

Regulatory Division
Action ID: SAW -2018-01358
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
69 DARLINGTON AVENUE
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403-1343
November 8, 2018
Carteret County
Attn: Mr. Greg Rudolph, Carteret County Shore Protection Office
Post Office Box 4297
Emerald Isle, North Carolina 28594
Dear Mr. Rudolph:
Please reference the Carteret County's June 12, 2018 and subsequent October 24, 2018
request, submitted by your agent, Moffatt and Nichol Engineers, to modify the Department of the
Army (DA) permit issued on November 8, 2018 to conduct the first nourishment event (Project
#1) under the 50 -yr Bogue Banks Master Beach Nourishment Plan during the 2018/2019
dredging window. The plan for Project #1 calls for 945,500 cy of material, dredged from the
Current and Old ODMDS, to be placed along 5.1 miles of shoreline in Emerald Isle, Indian
Beach, and Salter Path, Carteret County, North Carolina.
Upon the review of the County's request, our office has determined that the modification
of the November 8, 2018 can be authorized pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and
Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act provided adherence to all new, modified, and
applicable original conditions. This authorized modification is limited to the planned upcoming
Project #1 event, and will not be applicable to any subsequent events. The expiration date for
this permit modification is December 31, 2021.
1) New Special Conditions:
a. All beach fill material will originate from the Old and Current ODMDS and no
other sources shall be utilized. No dredging will occur outside of the predetermined boundaries
of the ODMDS borrow source and dredging depths will be confined to the depths specified in
Special Condition (11) of the original November 8, 2018 Department of the Army authorization.
b. All beach fill placement activities will be confined to the locations and amounts
specified in the October 24, 2018 and attached plans.
c. BOEM will be the lead federal agency for all Section 7 (Endangered Species)
and Section 106 (cultural resources) coordination associated with all dredging activities and the
transport of material by hopper dredges to the booster pumps. Ms. Deena Hansen, BOEM Office

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of Environmental Programs will be the point of contact, and can reached at [phone], or
deena.hansen@boem.g_ov. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) will be the lead federal
agency for all Section 7 (Endangered Species) and Section 106 (cultural resources) coordination
associated with all beach placement activities occurring above the Mean Low Water. Mr.
Mickey Sugg, USACE Wilmington Regulatory Office will be the point of contact, and can
reached at [phone] or mickey.t.sugg ,usace.army.mil. See original Special Conditions
31 and 32 for coordination protocol during Incidental Take occurrences.
2) Modified Special Condition (numbers coincide with the original permit conditions):
*Please note that underlining includes additions.
a. Special Condition (1): All work authorized by this permit must be performed
in strict compliance with the attached plans and project description outlined in your October 24,
2018 subsequent request, which are a part of this permit, and specified in the March 4, 2016
BBMBNP. Any modification to these plans must be approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) prior to implementation.
All Special Conditions, as prescribed in the November 8, 2018 authorization and
enclosed for your convenience, remain valid; and as a remainder, Special Condition (16) requires
that a pre -construction meeting must be held prior to the proposed work to ensure the dredging
engineering contractors fully understand the conditions of the original and modified
authorizations.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail] , Wilmington Regulatory Field Office.
Sincerely,
Mickey Su , Project Manager
Wilmington Regulatory Field Office
Enclosures:
Copies furnished via email w/enclosures:
Moffatt & Nichol; Mr. Mr. Johnny Martin
Moffatt & Nichol; Ms. Dawn York
Dial Cory and Associates, Inc.; Mr. Rablff Ingle
BOEM/VAM-OEP: Ms. Deena Hansen
NCDEQ/DWR; Ms. Karen Higgins
NCDEQ/DWR;1VIr. Paull Wojoski
NCDEQ/DCM; Mr. Roy Brownlow
NCDEQ/DCM; Ms. Heather Coats

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NCDEQ/DCM; Mr. Doug Huggett
NOAA/NMFS; Ms. Dana Bethea
NCDEQ/DWR; Mr. Chad Coburn
NOAA/NMFS; Mr. Fritz Rohde
NOAA/NMFS; Ms. Twyla Cheatwood
NCWRC; Ms. Maris Dunn
NOAA/NMFS; Mr. Pace Wilber