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As
a result of the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) and its Implementation Plan, focus
has been diverted to the estuarine shoreline and the structures used to stabilize it. Recommendation 3.4 of the CHPP Implementation
Plan: Protect fish habitat by revising estuarine and public trust shoreline stabilization
rules using best available information, considering estuarine erosion rates, and the
development and promotion of incentives for use of alternatives to vertical shoreline
stabilization measures. NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION PLAN Recommendation
3.4: Protect fish habitat by revising
estuarine and public trust shoreline stabilization rules using best available information,
considering estuarine erosion rates, and the development and promotion of incentives for
use of alternatives to vertical shoreline stabilization measures. · DMF
to act in a supportive role to DCM · EMC/DWQ
to continue providing staff support for the Oyster Restoration and Protection Plan
Steering Committee. Time frame: Ongoing (EMC/DWQ) · Refine
rule 15A NCAC 07H.2700GP for Marsh Sills. Time
frame: Complete July 2007 (CRC/DCM) · Establish
a CRC/CRAC Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Subcommittee.
Time frame: Complete January 2006 (CRC/DCM) · Encourage
alternatives to vertical shoreline stabilization methods through permit requirements and
fees. Time frame: Complete July 2007
(CRC/DCM) · Continue
participation as a Technical Advisory Committee member in NOAA’s new
research-sponsored program “Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise” to develop
information/tools to better forecast and manage landscape responses of critical natural
resources relative to sea level rise. Time
frame: Ongoing (CRC/DCM) · Support/promote
efforts to develop shoreline stabilization demonstration projects along non-ocean
shorelines. Time frame: Complete July
2006 (CRC/DCM) · Pursue
and provide financial support for shoreline stabilization demonstration projects and
studies. Time frame: Complete June
2007 (CRC/DCM) As
part of the Implementation Plan, the CRC chairman established an Estuarine Shoreline
Stabilization Subcommittee. The Subcommittee
includes 3 CRC members and 2 CRAC members. The
Subcommittee was charged with revising the estuarine shoreline stabilization rules to
encourage alternatives to the vertical structure.
In
2002, the North Carolina Estuarine Biological and Physical Processes Work Group was
formed. The Work Group was made up of experts
in biology, ecology, engineering, estuarine processes, sea level rise, and erosion
control. They set out to discuss the impacts
(both biological and physical) related to stabilizing an estuarine shoreline. Shorelines were categorized into types for the
purposes of the discussions. The report
was not completed. In 2006, the Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization Subcommittee asked for the Work Group to be reformed and to finish
the report in which they had started 2002. The
report was completed in August 2006. The
Work Group also discussed the proper location and design for structures to be used for
shoreline stabilization on the estuarine shoreline. The
Work Group submitted a memo to the Estuarine Stabilization Subcommittee on October 16,
2006. Work group memo to Estuarine Stabilization Subcommittee After
the report was released, the Subcommittee used it to start drafting changes to the
estuarine shoreline stabilization rules. The
rules have been through numerous revisions through comments and input from DCM staff, the
I&S Committee, and the Subcommittee. Below
are the memos and rules presented to the I&S committee and Coastal Resources
Commission since November 2005. · I&S-05-19
(August 22, 2005): Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization Policy
· I&S-06-13
(March 6, 2006): Update on Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization Subcommittee
· I&S-06-19 (June 7, 2006):
Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Subcommittee and Biological and Physical
Processes Work Group Update · I&S-06-25 (August 24, 2006):
Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Subcommittee and Biological and Physical
Processes Work Group Update · I&S-06-30
(November 1, 2006): Estuarine Shoreline
Stabilization Subcommittee Update/Memo from Estuarine Biological and Physical Processes
Work Group
· I&S-06-30
Presentation (November 16, 2006): Estuarine
Shoreline Biological and Physical Processes Work Group Report Presentation
· I&S-07-10
(May
1, 2007): Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization General Permit Draft Rule Changes · I&S-07-10
Presentation (May 17, 2007): Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization General Permit Draft Rule Changes
· I&S-07-14 (July 12, 2007): Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Draft Rules · I&S-07-14 Presentation (July 26, 2007): Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization Draft Rules · I&S-07-18
(Sept. 27, 2007):Estuarine
Shoreline Stabilization Draft Rules
· CRC-08-08 (March 28, 2008): Draft Amendments to Shoreline
Stabilization Rules · Rules Approved for
Public Hearing (March 28, 2008):
· CRC-08-23 (May 23, 2008): Bulkhead Rule Update and Draft
Amendments to 15A NCAC 7H .1100 Bulkhead GP · CRC-08-23 Presentation Notes (May 23, 2008): Summary of Changes to 15A NCAC 07H Section .1100 -
General Permit for Construction of Bulkheads and Riprap · Rules
Approved for Public Hearing (May 23, 2008): 15A
NCAC 07H Section .1100 - General Permit for Construction of Bulkheads and Riprap
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