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1 JO NT PUBLC NOTCE CHARLESTON DSTRCT, CORPS OF ENGNEERS 69A Hagood Avenue Charleston, South Carolna and THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVRONMENTAL CONTROL Water Qualty Certfcaton and Wetlands Secton 2600 Bull Street Columba, South Carolna REGULATORY DVSON Refer to: PN March 14, 2017 Pursuant to Secton 10 of the Rvers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. 403) and the S.C. Constructon n Navgable Waters Permt Program (R , et. seq., 1976 S.C. Code of Laws, as amended), an applcaton has been submtted to the Department of the Army and the South Carolna Department of Health and Envronmental Control by Mr. James Andrews Andrews Marna LLC 1786 Hbscus Road Tmmonsvlle, South Carolna for a permt to excavate sols sedment adjacent to a resdental boat ramp n Lake Maron at a locaton 1033 Davs Street, Clarendon County, South Carolna (Lattude: N, Longtude: W), Jordan Quad. n order to gve all nterested partes an opportunty to express ther vews NOTCE s hereby gven that wrtten statements regardng the proposed work wll be receved by the Corps untl 15 Days from the Date of ths Notce, and SCDHEC wll receve wrtten statements regardng the proposed work untl 30 Days from the Date of ths Notce from those nterested n the actvty and whose nterests may be affected by the proposed work. The proposed work conssts of excavatng sedment from 7 commercal boat slps. n detal the applcant proposes to excavate a 172'x42' area to a maxmum depth of -3' for mproved boat access to the exstng 7 commercal boat slps. Current water depths n the proposed dredge area are -1 '. Lakeward water depths extendng beyond the proposed dredge area slope downward from -5' to 8'. A track hoe wll excavate the materal, drectly transfer the dredged materal to an unlned

2 REGULATORY DVSON March 14, 2017 dump truck bed, and the materal wll be transported approxmately 150' lnear feet to an upland, onste storage area. Approxmately 619 cubc yards of materal s expected to be removed and wll be dsposed of n a 118'x14' onste upland area. The dsposal area wll be surrounded by 2' wde hay bales to allow the excavated materal to dry and settle. The proposed work wll occur when lake water levels are lowered and the work wll occur n dry sol condtons; therefore, no return waterrun back s expected. The project was prevously permtted under "SAC ", but the work never commenced nor was completed. The applcant has not proposed to mtgate for mpacts to wetlands andor waters of the Unted States. The project purpose s to provde boat access from the exstng commercal boat slps to waters of Lake Maron. NOTE: Ths publc notce and assocated plans are avalable on the Corps' webste at: sac. usace. army. m lm ssonsregulatorvpublcnotces. The Dstrct Engneer has concluded that the dscharges assocated wth ths project, both drect and ndrect, should be revewed by the South Carolna Department of Health and Envronmental Control n accordance wth provsons of Secton 401 of the Clean Water Act. As such, ths notce consttutes a request, on behalf of the applcant, for certfcaton that ths project wll comply wth applcable effluent lmtatons and water qualty standards. Ths actvty may also requre evaluaton for complance wth the S. C. Constructon n Navgable Waters Permt Program. State revew, permttng and certfcaton s conducted by the S. C. Department of Health and Envronmental Control. The Dstrct Engneer wll not process ths applcaton to a concluson untl such certfcatons are receved. The applcant s hereby advsed that supplemental nformaton may be requred by the State to facltate the revew. Ths notce ntates the Essental Fsh Habtat (EFH) consultaton requrements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fshery Conservaton and Management Act. mplementaton of the proposed project would mpact 0.25 acres of estuarne substrates and emergent wetlands utlzed by varous lfe stages of speces comprsng the shrmp, and snapper-grouper management complexes. The Dstrct Engneer's ntal determnaton s that the proposed acton would not have a substantal ndvdual or cumulatve adverse mpact on EFH or fsheres managed by the South Atlantc Fshery Management Councl and the Natonal Marne Fsheres Servce (NMFS). The Dstrct Engneer's fnal determnaton relatve to project mpacts and the need for mtgaton measures s subject to revew by and coordnaton wth the NMFS. Pursuant to the Secton 7 of the Endangered Speces Act of 1973 (as amended), the Corps has revewed the project area, examned all nformaton provded by the applcant, and the Dstrct Engneer has determned, based on the most recently avalable nformaton that the project wll have no effect on any Federally endangered, threatened, or proposed speces and wll not result n the destructon or adverse modfcaton of desgnated or proposed crtcal habtat. Ths publc notce serves as a request to the U.S. Fsh and Wldlfe Servce and the Natonal Marne Fsheres Servce for any addtonal nformaton they may have on whether any lsted or proposed endangered or threatened speces or desgnated or proposed crtcal habtat may be present n the area whch would be affected by the actvty. Pursuant to Secton 106 of the Natonal Hstorc Preservaton Act (NHPA), ths publc notce also consttutes a request to ndan Trbes to notfy the Dstrct Engneer of any hstorc propertes of relgous and cultural sgnfcance to them that may be affected by the proposed undertakng. n accordance wth Secton 106 of the NHPA, the Dstrct Engneer has consulted South Carolna ArchSte (GS), for the presence or absence of hstorc propertes (as defned n 36 2

3 REGULATORY DVSON March 14, 2017 C.F.R )()(1 )), and has ntally determned that no hstorc propertes are present; therefore, there wll be no effect on hstorc propertes. To ensure that other hstorc propertes that the Dstrct Engneer s not aware of are not overlooked, ths publc notce also serves as a request to the State Hstorc Preservaton Offce and any other nterested partes to provde any nformaton they may have wth regard to hstorc propertes. Ths publc notce serves as a request for concurrence wthn 30 days from the SHPO (andor Trbal Hstorc Preservaton Offcer). The Dstrct Engneer's fnal elgblty and effect determnaton wll be based upon coordnaton wth the SHPO andor THPO, as approprate and requred and wth full consderaton gven to the proposed undertakng's potental drect and ndrect effects on hstorc propertes wthn the Corps-dentfed permt area. Any person may request, n wrtng, wthn the comment perod specfed n ths notce, that a publc hearng be held to consder ths applcaton. Requests for a publc hearng shall state, wth partcularty, the reasons for holdng a publc hearng. The decson whether to ssue a permt wll be based on an evaluaton of the probable mpact ncludng cumulatve mpacts of the actvty on the publc nterest. The beneft whch reasonably may be expected to accrue from the project must be balanced aganst ts reasonably foreseeable detrments. All factors whch may be relevant to the project wll be consdered ncludng the cumulatve effects thereof; among those are conservaton, economcs, aesthetcs, general envronmental concerns, wetlands, hstorc propertes, fsh and wldlfe values, flood hazards, flood plan values, land use, navgaton, shorelne eroson and accreton, recreaton, water supply and conservaton, water qualty, energy needs, safety, food and fber producton and, n general, the needs and welfare of the people. A permt wll be granted unless the Dstrct Engneer determnes that t would be contrary to the publc nterest. n cases of conflctng property rghts, the Corps cannot undertake to adjudcate rval clams. The Corps s solctng comments from the publc; Federal, state, and local agences and offcals; ndan Trbes; and other nterested partes n order to consder and evaluate the mpacts of ths actvty. Any comments receved wll be consdered by the Corps to determne whether to ssue, modfy, condton or deny a permt for ths project. To make ths decson, comments are used to assess mpacts on endangered speces, hstorc propertes, water qualty, general envronmental effects, and the other publc nterest factors lsted above. Comments are used n the preparaton of an Envronmental Assessment andor an Envronmental mpact Statement pursuant to the Natonal Envronmental Polcy Act. Commnts are also used to determne the need for a publc hearng and to determne the overall publc nterest of the actvty. Please submt comments n wrtng, dentfyng the project of nterest by publc notce number, to the followng address: U.S. Army Corps of Engneers ATTN: REGULATORY DVSON 69A Hagood Avenue Charleston, South Carolna f there are any questons concernng ths publc notce, please contact Tyler L. Sgro, Project Manager, at (843)

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6 Date: Prepared By: Tyler Sgro U.S. Army Corps of Engneers Charleston Dstrct.. Sheet 3 of 4 Regulatory Dvson Applcant: James Andrews Clarendon County, South Carolna Approxmate Locaton ofdredge Materal Settlng Area Source: Esr, DgtalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographes, CNESArbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmappng, Aerogrd, GN, GP, swsstopo, and the GS User Communty N WE s ,000 2,000 Feet Legend * Locaton Ponts

7 Date: Sheet 4 of 4 Applcant: James Andrews Clarendon County, South Carolna Prepared By: Tyler Sgro U.S. Army Corps of Engneers Charleston Dstrct Regulatory Dvson Approxmate Locaton ofdredge Materal Settlng Area Source: Esr, DgtalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographes, CNESArbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmappng, Aerogrd, GN, GP, swsstopo, and the GS User Communty N WE s Feet Legend * Locaton Ponts