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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Coastal Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
Roger N. Schecter, Director
MEMORANDUM:
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March 27, 1995
TO: Mr. A. Preston Howard, P.E., Director
Division of Environmental Management
FROM: John R. Parker, Jr.
Major Permits Processing Coordinator
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SUBJECT: CAMA/DREDGE & FILL Permit Application Review
Applicant: City of New Bern
Project Location: on US Hwy. 70 @ the Freedom Memorial Bridge over Lawson Creek and the Trent
River, in New Bern
Proposed Project: to suspend water & sewer lines from Freedom Memorial Bridge
Please indicate below your agency's position or viewpoint on the proposed project and return this form by April
17, 1995. If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please contact Ted Tyndall at (919) 726-
7021. 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.
SIGNED
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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4 FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT APR T 1995
1. APPLICANT'S NAME: City of New Bern
2. LOCATION OF PROJECT SITE: Craven County, City of New Bern, on US 70 at the Freedom
Memorial Bridge over Lawson Creek and Trent River
Photo Index - 1989: 3 129 2 (indexed by G-7; H-8, 9, 10, 11; and I-12, 13, 14)
State Plane Coordinates - X: 2,583,950 Y: 495,950
3. INVESTIGATION TYPE: CAMA only
4. INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE: Dates of Site Visit - March 9, 1995
Was Applicant Present - NO
5. PROCESSING PROCEDURE: Application Received - 2/16/95; Complete 3/24/95
Office - Morehead City
6. SITE DESCRIPTION:
(A) Local Land Use Plan - City of New Bern 1992 CAMA LUP Update
Land Classification From LUP - Conservation
(B) AEC(s) Involved: PT and EW
(C) Water Dependent: YES
(D) Intended Use: Public
(E) Wastewater Treatment: Existing - City of New Bern Wastewater Treatment Plant
Planned - 3900' of 8" sewer force main
(F) Type of Structures: Existing - Freedom Memorial Bridge
Planned - Water and sewer lines
(G) Estimated Annual Rate of Erosio n: N/A
Source - N/A
7. HABITAT DESCRIPTION: [AREA]
DREDGED FILLED OTHER
(A) Vegetated Wetlands
(B) Non-Vegetated Wetlands
C) Other
(D) Total Area Disturbed: NONE
(E) Primary Nursery Area: NO
(F) Water Classification: Lawson Creek--SC Sw NSW; Trent River--SB SW NSW Open: NO
8. PROJECT SUMMARY: The City of New Bern proposes to suspend 3900 linear feet of 10" water
main and 3900 linear feet of 8" sewer force main lines from the east bound lane of the Freedom
Memorial Bridge over Lawson Creek and the Trent River.
FIELD INVESTIGATION REPORT:
CITY OF NEW BERN/CRAVEN COUNTY
PAGE ##2
9. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION:
Project Setting
U.S. Highway 70 By-Pass crosses the Estuarine Waters and Public Trust Areas
of Lawson Creek and the Trent River in The City of New Bern in Craven County via
the Freedom Memorial Bridge (actually two parallel bridges with opposite flowing
traffic). The two existing bridges are approximately 3900 in length. They span both
Lawson Creek, approximately 110 feet wide at the crossing, and the Trent River
approximately 2300 feet wide and the associated marsh system. The marsh is
approximately 1330 feet wide at this point and is dominated by giant cordgrass
S artina cynosuroides). The bridges also. span approximately 160 feet of high ground
which is next to each end abutment. Lawson Creek is classified as SC Sw NSW while
the Trent River at this point is SB Sw NSW. Neither creek is designated as a Primary
Nursery Area while both creeks are closed to shellfishing.
Project Description
The City of New Bern will be providing sewer and water to a proposed
Weyerhaeuser subdivision near Brices Creek south of the regional airport. Rivers and
Associates, the contracting engineers propose to suspend 3900 linear feet of 8" sewage
force main lines and 3900 linear feet of 10" water main lines from the east bound lane
of the Freedom Memorial Bridge over Lawson Creek and the Trent River. During
original bridge construction, sewer and water line attachments were installed at each
end abutment specifically for this type of project. The project involves simply
suspending the two lines from the bridge and hooking into existing connections at each
end abutment. There will be no excavating or filling involved within any AEC.
Anticipated Impacts
Since there is no excavation and/or filling proposed and since the lines will be
suspended from the existing bridge within the existing supports, impact to the estuarine
system should be negligible. According to the specifications package, before being
placed in service each section of piping and service lines will be hydrostaticly tested
for not less than 2 hours to ensure that no air pockets are in the line, that no broken
pipe or defective materials are in the line, and that there are no leaking joints.
Consequently, the potential for leakage should be minimal.
M. Ted Tyndall - Morehead City Office - March 24, 1995
Please type or print. Carefully describe all anticipated
development activities, including construction, excava-
tion, filling, paving, land clearing, and stormwater con-
trol. If the requested information is not relevant to your
project, write N/A (not applicable). Items 14 and 8-9
must be completed for all projects.
1 APPLICANT
a. Name Rivers and Associates, Inc.
Address 107 E Second Street, PO Box 929
City Greenville State NC
Zip 27835 Day phone [phone]
Landowner or X Authorized agent
b. Project name (if any) Water & Sewer Mains
- to serve Weyerhaeuser property at
Brices Creek.
c. If the applicant is not the landowner, also give the.
owner's name and address.
City of New Bern -
PO Box 1129
New Bern, "NC 28560
2 LOCATION OF PROPOSED
PROJECT
a. Street address or secondary road number
See attachments
If you plan to build a marina, also complete and
attach Form DCM-MP-2. N/A
b. Is the proposed activity maintenance of an
existing project, new work, or both?
New Work ,
c. Will the project be for community, private, or
commercial use?
Community
d. Describe the planned use of the project.
Residential Subdivision Development
4 LAND AND WATER
CHARACTERISTICS
a. Size of entire tract NA
b. Size of individual lot(s) N/A
c. Elevation of tract above mean sea level or
National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Varies along the pipeline routes, E1. 18 at
pump station
d. Soil type(s) and texture(s) of tract
Varies
e. Vegetation on tract Varies
b. City, town, community, or landmark
New Bern f. Man-made features now on tract Pipe laid on road
shoulders
c. County
Craven
g. What is the CAMA Land Use Plan Classification of
the site? (Consult the local land use plan.)
d. Is proposed work within city limits or planning
jurisdiction? Yes
e. Name of body of water nearest project
Trent River
3 DESCRIPTION AND PLANNED USE
OF PROPOSED PROJECT
a. Describe all development activities you propose (for
example, building a home, motel, marina, bulkhead,
or pier). Water and sewer Mains and aewaaa
utilities
3/91
Conservation Transitional
Developed X Community
Rural Other
h. How is the tract zoned by local government?
Residential
i. How are adjacent waters classified?
C-SW NSW
j. Has a professional archaeological survey been
carried out for the tract? If so, by whom?
No - pipes laid in highway rights-of-way
xistin brid e
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f. Dimensions of spoil disposal area
g. Location of spoil disposal area
h. Do you claim title to the disposal area?
If not, attach a letter granting permission from the
owner.
i. Will a disposal area be available for future
maintenance?
If so, where?
j. Does the disposal area include any marshland,
swamps, or water areas?,. - -
C.
Shoreline erosion during preceding 12 months, in.
feet
d. Type of bulkhead material
e. Amount of fill, in cubic yards, to be placed below
mean high water
f. Type of fill material
8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- In addition to the completed application form, the follow-
ing items must be submitted:
k. Will the fill material be placed below mean high
water?
1. Amount of fill in cubic yards
m. Type of fill material
n. Source of fill material
o. Will fill material be placed on marsh or other
wetlands?
p. Dimensions of the wetland to be filled
q. How will excavated or fill material be kept on site
and erosion controlled?
r. What type of construction equipment-will be used
(for example, dragline, backhoe, or hydraulic
dredge)?
s. Will wetlands be crossed in transporting equipment
to project site? If yes, explain steps that will
be taken to lessen environmental impacts.
7 SHORELINE STABILIZATION N/A
a. Length of bulkhead or riprap
b. Average distance waterward of mean high water or
normal water level
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A copy of the deed (with state application only) or other
instrument under which the applicant claims title to the
affected property. If the applicant is not claiming to be
the owner of said property, then forward a copy of the
deed or other instrument under which the owner claims
title, plus written permission from the owner to cant' out
the project. NCDOT Encroachment Agreement is applie,
for pipelines. Pumpstations is on Weyerhaeuser
An accurate work plat (including plan view a>pfoNois y'
sectional drawings) drawn to scale in black ink on an 8
1/2 x 11 white paper. (Refer to Coastal Resources
Commission Rule 7J.0203 for a detailed description.)
24" x 36" Blueprints submitted
Please note that original drawings are preferred and
only high quality copies will be accepted. Blue-line
prints or other larger plats are acceptable only if 18 high
quality copies are provided by applicant. (Contact the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding that agency's
use of larger drawings.) A site or location map is a part
of plat requirements and it must be sufficiently detailed
to guide agency personnel unfamiliar with the area to the
site. Include county road (SR) numbers, landmarks, and
the like.
A stormwater management plan, if applicable, that
may have been developed in consultation with the
Division of Environmental Management.
N/A
A list of the names and complete addresses of the
adjacent waterfront (riparian) landowners. These
individuals have 30 days in which to submit comments
on the proposed project to the Division of Coastal
Management and should be advised by the applicant of
that opportunity. N/A for the development, to be
submitted separately by others.
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Project #94705
Water and Force Main Serving Weyerhaeuser Property
Description or Scope of Work:
This project consists of the extension of the City of New Bern's utilities to the proposed
residential development on Weyerhaeuser Property. It was stated that CAMA's concerns can
be limited to the affected areas at Lawson Creek Park and the Trent River. As requested, this
submittal focuses on the Lawson Creek Park and Trent River Bridge area.
The proposed water and force main will be laid within the existing Lawson Creek park facility
in New Bern. This area is a recreational facility containing soccer fields and playground areas,
and is cleared with established grass fields. This existing pipe begins at the wetlands and
extends into the bridge abutment. Therefore no trenching or other construction activity will be
pertinent in the Lawson Creek wetlands.
The water and force main will be connected to the existing pipe at the abutment. The two lines
will be hung from the bridge deck as shown on Detail 12/14.
The two lines will then connect to the east abutment in the same manner.
For seeding and trenching details, please see the enclosed spec sections 02221 and 02911.
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