2019-01-09 Minutes
9 January 2019
Meeting Minutes
Vice-chair Andrew called the Port, Waterway & Beach Commission (PWBC) meeting to order at
~4:00. Participant introductions were made; attendance sheet is attached. The
December 2018 meeting minutes were approved.
Current Efforts
The US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) Carolina Beach (CB) and Kure Beach (KB) Fiscal
Year (FY) 2019 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Projects:
On 19 December, the USACE issued Weeks Marine a notice to proceed (NTP). With the
NTP, Weeks Marine can initiate before placement surveys, equipment mobilization, and
the ensuing project construction. A 16 January pre-construction meeting has been
scheduled by the USACE including Pleasure Island officials and New Hanover County
staff. An anticipated deliverable from the pre-construction meeting is Weeks Marines
project construction schedule.
Wrightsville Beach (WB) CSDR:
The Wilmington District USACE is circulating an internal DRAFT of a post-Florence
Project Information Report (PIR). The District anticipates transmitting the PIR to the
South Atlantic Division in late January.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) Maintenance Contract:
On 19 December, the Wilmington District USACE issued a NTP to Southwind
Construction for various maintenance dredging locations along the AIWW. At non-
federal expense and as a contract option, the Mason Creek AIWW crossing was included
in the USACEs AIWW scope of work. Staff has requested the construction schedule.
Carolina Beach Inlet (CBI):
As part of the ongoing vessel refurbishment, the USACE sidecast dredge Merritt is
scheduled back in service in mid to late January. On 8 January, an opportunity for a seven to
ten-day inlet maintenance event by the Merritt presented itself. The before dredge survey
with estimated volumes is anticipated by 11 January. With the volume estimates, an event
timeline can be determined.
An April/May maintenance event has also been scheduled with a targeted hopper dredge
plant using the inshore dredge material management site.
Recent surveys can be found at
http://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/INLETS/CAROLINA_BEACH/Carolina_Beach_Inlet.pdf.
WB CSDR Project, Post Authorization Change Report (PACR):
On 7 December, the USACE provided stakeholders a project status update. The PACR
st
remains within budget and a Chiefs Report deliverable remains in the 1 Quarter 2020.
source location, remains a challenge.
CB, Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report (BRER):
Staff continues to request a stakeholder project update from the USACE. A similar
CBRA challenge is anticipated.
Public Comment:
Keith Smith (Prime Policy) provided a brief update centered on anticipated/associated
Water Resource Development Act 2020 targets (PACR/BRER), Coastal Barrier Resource
Act efforts (inlet borrow source locations) and AIWW confined disposal facility (CDF)
non-federal usage.
Ken Willson shared a potential action by the NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association
(NCBIWA) regarding the non-federal CDF usage issue and potentially securing DC
advocacy representation. There was discussion of the Wilmington Districts opinion of
differentiating between deep and shallow draft navigation in terms of USACE CDF
policy applicability.
Adjourn
Agenda
9 January 2019, 4:00 PM
New Hanover County, Government Center
Finance Conference Room, 500
4:00 Call to Order
Welcome/Introductions
Request approval of the December meeting minutes (emailed 13 December 2018).
Current Efforts:
Carolina Beach (CB) and Kure Beach (KB) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) Projects
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP) to Weeks Marine on 19
December 2018.
A preconstruction meeting and a Weeks Marine construction schedule are pending.
On 2 January, the USACE provided CB and KB staff the post-Florence modified Project Information Reports
(PIR).
Wrightsville Beach (WB) CSDR
The USACE post-Florence PIR is under review by the Wilmington District.
A South Atlantic Division transmittal is anticipated in late January.
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW) Maintenance Contract
The USACE held a pre-con on 19 December and issued Southwind Construction a NTP.
Southwind inferred a start date near 15 January with a preferred start location at Fort Macon and working south.
A firm construction schedule including the Mason Creek crossing is pending.
Carolina Beach Inlet (CBI)
The final refurbishment of the sidecast dredge Merritt is anticipated for late January.
A shakedown event (one or two days) is anticipated in late January/February.
The Merritt is scheduled in April/May for the next inlet maintenance event.
WB, Post Authorization Change Report (PACR)
Based on the 7 December project update, the PACR is on schedule and within budget.
CB, Beach Renourishment Evaluation Report (BRER)
A project update has been tentatively scheduled for January 2019.
The USACE draft document release date is tentatively May 2019.
The non-federal Risk Reduction Plan is complete and awaiting submittal.
On Wednesday, December 19 th at the Craven Community College in New Bern, the NC Division of Water Resources
led the Shallow Draft Inlet stakeholders meeting. The NC Beach Inlet and Waterway Association and the USACE
presented -federal use policy of dredge material management sites along the
AIWW.
Public Comment:
Adjourn