PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION Dave Bergen Southold Town Trustee July 18, 2015

DREDGING PRIORITY LIST: CURRENT SEASON Deep Hole Creek to include Deep Hole Creek Extension (approvals pending) Material to be placed to the East of the inlet. School House Creek Mate rial to be placed to the North of the end of the right of way at Old Harbor Road. No material should be placed upon the right of way road end. Budd Pond Mate rial to be placed on the adjacent island in a manner which increases the elevation of the island hence supporting the bird nesting areas. Brushes Creek Material to be placed to the West of the inlet. Cedar Creek Material to be placed to the East of the inlet. Corey Creek Material to be placed to the West of the inlet. Little Creek Mater ial to be placed to the Northeast of the inlet on Trustee lands. Richmond Creek Material to be placed to the West of the end of Indian Neck Lane.

DREDING PERMITS: PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Application to Dredge Screening Committee. Includes location, impact on surrounding areas, diagram of proposed project, scope of project, coring samples, proposed material location and projected cost of project. Committee meets annually as needed. If approved... SCDPW does the permit applications to the NYDEC and Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE). Process can take one to two years. Each May, SCDPW requests from five East End Towns their dredging priority lists, to include diagram of each locations showing soundings and shoalin g. These lists are due in June. SCDPW determines locations to be dredged in October. Dredging takes place October 15 - December 15 in Critical Environmental Habitat areas, until January 15 for all other areas. One additional week of dredging allowed by agencies the first week of June.

DREDING PERMITS: PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE New York DEC Permit Application requires full environmental review. Requirements could include copy of Essential Fish Habitat Report, hydrographic coring, full engineering drawing, history of previous dredging, details of material location site, littoral drift, and consideration for coastal zone management impact plus additional reviews. Permit will include conditions related to site access, no disturbance to vegetated tidal wetlands, storage of equipment, channel slide slopes, location and size limitations of dredge material, protection for nesting area, winter flounder windows, site restoration plus additional requirements.

DREDING PERMITS: PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE Army Core of Engineer Permit Application requires full environmental review. Requirements include copy of detailed project description, Essential Fish Habitat Report, full engineering drawing, history of previous dredging, details of material location site, full review by additional agencies including NY Department of State, US Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries plus posting for thirty days public comment period sent to over thirty organizations in addition to neighbors, notification to Town Board and posting in local paper. Southold Board of Trustee Permit

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