The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Coastal Management (DCM) hereby gives notice that public review and comment is invited on a proposed federal action.

The State’s review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District, Wilmington, North Carolina Consistency Determination (CD) will determine whether placement of beach quality sand on Wrightsville Beach as described in the Draft Environmental Assessment for the Wrightsville Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Emergency Repair– Evaluation of Borrow Area Alternatives, is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of North Carolina’s Coastal Management Program. The purpose of the USACE’s federal action is to:

conduct one-time emergency repairs utilizing a viable borrow source that contains the required volume of beach quality sand to repair the authorized Wrightsville Beach CSRM project.

A more thorough description of the proposed federal actions may be examined in the document here.

DCM is evaluating whether the proposed federal action is consistent with the enforceable policies of the State’s Coastal Area Management Act and rules of the NC Coastal Resources Commission. To assist in this evaluation, DCM is inviting the public to offer comments on the proposed federal action.

Please submit written comments by March 17, 2023 to Daniel Govoni, Federal Consistency Coordinator, 400 Commerce Avenue, Morehead City, NC 28557, or by email to DCMcomments@ncdenr.gov. Please put “Wrightsville Beach Repair” in the subject line. All comments will be considered in developing the state’s consistency response. Notice of the decision regarding this matter will be provided upon request.