20020158 Ver 2_WRC Comments_20190819

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ID#* Version* 2
20020158
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Project Name: Town Of Sunset Beach
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June 21, 2419
MEMORANDUM
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S, REGAN
FROM: Courtney Spears, Assistant Major Permits Coordinator
NCDEQ - Division of Coastal Management
127 Cardinal Drive Ext., Wilmington, NC 28405
Fax: [phone] (Courier 04-16-33)
courtney.spears[ ncdenr.goy
SUBJECT: CAMA /Dredge & Fill Application Review
BRAXTON DAVIS
Applicant: Town of Sunset Beach
Project Location: East end Canals, Feeder Channel, Bay Area of Sunset Beach, Jinks Creek and the
oceanfront beach between 5th and 12th street, Adj to AIWW in Brunswick County
Proposed Project: Perform navigational dredging through residential systems
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and
return this form to Courtney Spears at the address above by July 17, 2019. If you
have any questions regarding the proposed project, contact Tara MacPherson at [phone]
when appropriate, in-depth comments with supporting data is requested.
REPLY: This agency has no objection to the project as proposed.
""Additional comments may be attached"
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.
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State a f North Carolina I Environmental Quaiity I Coastal 1Vlanagement
127 Cardinal Drive Ext., Wilmington, NC 28405 919 796 7215

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Courtney Spears
Division of Coastal Management
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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FROM: Maria T. Dunn, Coastal Coordinator ' "
Habitat Conservation Division
DATE: August 9, 2019
SUBJECT: CAMA Dredge/Fill Permit Application for Town of Sunset Beach, Brunswick
County, North Carolina.
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Cozmnission (NCWRC) reviewed the permit
application with regard to impacts on fish and wildlife resources. The project site is located within Canals
A -D, Feeder Channel, Bay Area of Sunset Beach, South Jinks Creek on the east side of Sunset Beach, and
1600' of oceanfront beach between 5' and 12'h Streets. 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 sect_).
The Town of Sunset Beach proposes to perform navigation dredging at the above locations with varying
widths and depths depending on the reach. Material excavated from Canals A -D, the Feeder Channel, and
Bay Area of Sunset Beach would be conducted via bucket -to -barge and trucked to an approved upland
disposal site. The South Jinks Creek area is stated to contain beach compatible material and is proposed to
be placed on the oceanfront shoreline via pipeline routed around the inlet area and down the oceanfront
beach. To minimize impacts to environmental resources, the applicant states a 10' buffer would be
included adjacent coastal wetlands and work would be conducted between November 16 — April 30.
Shellfish and submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) surveys were conducted and a biological assessment
was included to locate and assess resources. The Bay Area and South ,links Creek are classified SA HQW
by the Environmental Management Commission and are open to shellfish harvesting. Primary Nursery
Areas (PNA) designated by the NC Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) are in the vicinity but are not
directly within the project proposal.
Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

The NCWRC has reviewed the current project application and has continents regarding the proposal. Our
agency has participated in several interagency meetings, site visits, and has provided comments during
these occasions. Many measures to minimize the project's impacts to environmental resources have been
incorporated since the project inception. We appreciate the applicant's coordination, cooperation and
inclusion of more protective measures in this application.
One aspect of the project includes the beneficial placement of material along 1600' of oceanfront
shoreline. The material would be dredged from South Jinks Creek and pipelined around the inlet spit to
the shoreline between 5th and 12'h Streets. The applicant states this material is beach compatible and that
work would be conducted between November 16 — April 30 to minimize impacts to nesting sea turtles
and aquatic marine resources_
The NCWRC requests placement of the material on the oceanfront shoreline and removal of equipment
associated with nourishment occur outside an April 1— November 15 moratorium to avoid impacts to
numerous shore birds that use the bare sand area along the inlet spit. This area is used by several species
for foraging and nesting throughout the month of April. Heavy equipment use and activities associated
with the pumping of material from the South Jinks Creep area around the inlet to the beach would disturb
these species. Scheduling the project so the dredging of South Jinks Creek and associated nourishment
would occur first would ensure the work could be finished and equipment removed from the beach
outside the requested moratorium Excavating this area first may also prevent any suspended sediments
from the other dredged areas from accumulating within the material proposed to be placed on the beach_
Material placed on the beach must be compatible with native beach material. This includes grain size,
percent fines, shell, rock, and color. Any material placed on the beach that is not compatible must be
removed and the site remediated outside the April 1— November 15 moratorium Adherence to the April
1— November 15 moratorium would also benefit marine resources in the adjacent PNA designated waters
if applied to the entire project proposal_
The NCWRC appreciates the opportunity to review and continent on this permit application. If you need
further assistance or additional information, please contact me at [phone] or at
maria.dunnlancwildlife, ort