20190232 Ver 1_CAMA Major Permit No. 22-19_20190415

Permit Class
NEW
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Quality
and
Coastal Resources Commission
Vermit
for
X Major Development in an Area of Environmental Concern
pursuant to NCGS 113A-118
X Excavation and/or filling pursuant to NCGS 113-229
Issued to The Nature Conservancy, 701 Oceans Acres. Dr., Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Permit Number
22-19
Authorizing development in Dare County at in Pamlico Sound. off HWY 12 within the
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, as requested in the permittee's application dated 1/8/19 (MP -1), 2/13/19
(MP -2) and 1/9/19 (MP -4), incl. att. workplan drawings (5), Sheets 1-4 of 4 dated 1/31/19 and Sheet 5 dated 2/25/19.
This permit, issued on April 15, 2019 , is subject to compliance with the application (where
consistent with the permit), all applicable regulations, special conditions and notes set forth below. Any violation
rr mese terms may oe suolect to tines, imprisonment or crvu action; or may cause me permit to oe nun anti vola.
Living Shoreline
1) The living shoreline sections shall not extend waterward more than 10 feet from the edge of Coastal
Wetlands at any point along their alignments at the time of construction.
2) No vegetated wetlands shall be excavated or filled, even temporarily.
3) The alignment of the authorized living shoreline sections shall be staked by the permittee and verified
by a representative of the Division of Coastal Management within a maximum of 30 days prior to the
start of construction.
(See attached sheet for Additional Conditions)
This permit action may be appealed by the permittee or other
qualified persons within twenty (20) days of the issuing date.
This permit must be accessible on-site to Department
personnel when the project is inspected for compliance.
Any maintenance work or project modification not covered
hereunder requires further Division approval.
All work must cease when the permit expires on
December 31, 2022
In issuing this permit, the State of North Carolina agrees that
your project is consistent with the North Carolina Coastal
Management Program.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of DEQ and the
Chairman of the Coastal Resources Commission.
" V
Braxton C. Davis, Director
Division of Coastal Management
This permit and its conditions are hereby accepted.
Signature of Permittee

The Nature Conservancy Permit No. 22-19
Page 2 of 2
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
4) The living shoreline material shall consist of materials as described in the attached permit application,
project narrative, and workplans.
5) The fill material shall be clean and free of any pollutants except in trace quantities.
6) The height of the permitted oyster cultch sections shall not exceed three inches above existing substrate
level at time of construction. The height of the permitted Reefmaker prefabricated living shoreline
section shall not exceed 3 inches above the normal water level.
7) The Reefmaker prefabricated living shoreline section shall be marked at 50 foot intervals with yellow
reflectors extending at least three feet above normal water level.
8) The permittee is advised that submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) habitat exists in close proximity to
the authorized project. All available precautions shall be utilized to ensure that damage to SAV habitat
does not result from the construction of the authorized living shoreline sections. The living shoreline
sections shall be located in areas with no SAV coverage at the time of construction, to the greatest extent
practicable. As indicated on the attached workplans, the living shoreline sections shall be located a
minimum of 5 feet from SAV beds at the time of construction.
General
9) This permit shall not be assigned, transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of to a third party without the
written approval of the Division of Coastal Management.
10) The permittee and/or his or her contractor shall meet with a representative of the Division prior to
project initiation.
NOTE: This permit does not eliminate the need to obtain any additional state, federal or local permits,
approvals or authorizations that may be required.
NOTE: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorized the project by way of Programmatic General
Permit 198000291 (Action ID SAW -2019-00310).
NOTE: The N.C. Division of Water Resources authorized the proposed project by way of General Water
Quality Certification 4175 and assigned the project DWR Project No. 2019-0232 issued 4/15/19.
NOTE: Future development of the permittee's property may require a modification of this permit.
Contact a representative of the Division at [phone] prior to the commencement of any
such activity for this determination. The permittee is further advised that many non -water
dependent activities are not authorized within 30 feet of the normal water level.
NOTE: An application processing fee of $400 was received by DCM for this project.