Attch 7_Mx Dredge Permit Applic14APR2020.pdf

NAVFAC MIDLANT, Public Works Department, Maine

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION

for

FY 21 MAINTENANCE DREDGING

at the

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

KITTERY, MAINE

PREPARED BY:

NAVFAC Midlant PWD ME Building 59

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery, Maine 03801‐2032

15 APRIL 2020

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT

COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION

MAINTENANCE DREDGING AT PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

SUBMITTAL CONTENTS

Distribution List

A - Navy Coastal Consistency Determination

B - Application Form for Minor Revision – Site Location of Development Act

C - Natural Resource Protection Act/Army Corp of Engineers Joint Application

D- Drawings

Maintenance Dredging Permit Application Distribution List

Note: Due to National State of Emergency for COVID -19 Pandemic all submittals have been made electronically.

Maine Coastal Program Attn: Mr. Todd Burrowes 93 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0038

Maine Department of Environmental Protection Attn: Mr. Robert Green, Jr.

Southern Maine Regional Office 312 Canco Road Portland, Maine 04103

US Army Corp of Engineers Attn: Mr. Jay Clement Maine Project Office 675 Western Avenue #3 Manchester, Maine 04351

Maine Department of Marine Resources Attn: Mr. Denis-Marc Nault 21 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0021

Town of Kittery Attn: Planning Department 200 Rogers Road Extension Kittery, Maine 03904

PART A

NAVY COASTAL CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION

PART B

APPLICATION FORM FOR MINOR REVISION

SITE LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT ACT

PART C

NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT (TIER 3)

AND

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (CATEGORY 2)

JOINT PERMIT APPLICATION

FY 21 MAINTENANCE DREDGING AT PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD

Contents

APPLICATION FOR A NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT PERMIT

APPENDIX C: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR DREDGING ACTIVITIES

ATTACHMENT 1: ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

ATTACHMENT 2: ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

ATTACHMENT 3: USGS MAP

ATTACHMENT 4: COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS

ATTACHMENT 5: OVERHEAD AND SIDE VIEW PLANS ‐ combined with Attachment 7

ATTACHMENT 6: ADDITIONAL PLANS ‐ combined with Attachment 7

ATTACHMENT 7: CONSTRUCTION PLANS – attached in Part D

ATTACHMENT 8: EROSION CONTROL PLAN

ATTACHMENT 9: SITE CONDITION REPORT ‐ combined with Attachment 12

ATTACHMENT 10: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE

ATTACHMENT 11: MAINE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION & TRIBAL NOTIFICATIONS

ATTACHMENT 12: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX C: APPLICATION FOR A NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT

PERMIT

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR DREDGING ACTIVITIES IN A COASTAL WETLAND, GREAT POND, RIVER, STREAM OR BROOK

(Discard this part if dredging is not proposed as part of your activity.)

The DEP and the Corps strongly recommend that applicants schedule a pre-application meeting prior to submitting an application for dredging.

Volume to be dredged:

cu. yds.

Sq. ft. to be dredged:

i

sq. ft.

Max. depth of dredging below existing grade:

Type of material (example: sand, silt, clay, gravel. etc.) to be

Dredged:

Describe what erosion and sediment control measures will be used during the dredging operation. (attach separate sheet if necessary):

Describe how and where the dredge spoils will be dewatered

(attach separate sheet if necessary):

Show dewatering location and erosion control measures on activity drawings.

What equipment will be used for the dredge?

Disposal Location:

(Check one)

Upland disposal:

On site

Landfill

Other____________

Ocean disposal:

Federal Disposal Site

Arundel

Portland

Rockland

Other_____________

(pink) carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text Silt, sand, gravel, rock. Dredging will use mechanical methods (hoe ram, long armed excavator, clamshell bucket, etc.).

carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text Dredging will be subtidal. Erosion and sediment controls will be employed and maintained during dewatering of dredge materials.

carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text See attached drawings.

carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text Attachment 8 of the application presents the proposed methodologies for dredge dewatering. Dewatering may occur on a barge or on land depending upon volume to be dredged, space availability on land, and project cost. Dredge materials will be transferred to gasketed vehicles for transport to the upland disposal location; dredge materials approved for offshore disposal will be barged directly to the permitted offshore disposal area in accordance with the EPA/ACOE permit.

carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text Equipment will vary depending upon the dredge materials requiring removal (clamshell bucket, hoe ram, long armed excavator).

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810,523

FOR UPLAND DISPOSAL:

Contact the Division of Solid Waste Management at (207) 822-6300:

Contacted: Yes No If yes, attach a copy of any correspondence.

Permitted: Yes No If yes, provide the permit number______________________.

FOR OCEAN DISPOSAL:

Submit as Attachment 15, a copy of the test results performed in accordance with the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers' document entitled “Regional Implementation Manual for the Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Disposal in New England Waters” (May 2002). This is available from the Army Corps of Engineers. (207) 623-8367

NOTE: Applicants are STRONGLY recommended to contact the DEP prior to performing any sediment sampling. Improperly sampled or analyzed sediments may have to be retested.

Submit as Attachment 16, a copy of a map showing the proposed transportation route to the disposal site.

List all municipalities adjacent to the proposed transportation site:

A copy of the application must be submitted to all municipalities adjacent to the proposed transportation site.

Submit as Attachment 17, a copy of the notice of the proposed transportation route. A copy of the proposed transportation route must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the proposed route.

(The notice of the proposed route must include compass bearings or Loran coordinates). The notice must be published under the heading "NOTICE TO FISHERMEN".

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Typewritten Text X carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text X carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text Disposal options will be evaluated prior to contracting for dredging. Areas will be dredged under several contracts spanning the life of the permit as need and budget allows.

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ATTACHMENT 1: ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION

Proposed Activity The proposed activity involves dredging at all berth and dry dock facilities at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) located in Kittery, Maine. Maintaining access to the shipyard’s berthing facilities and dry docks is a mission critical requirement to accommodate submarine docking and undocking at PNSY. All dredging will be within sub‐tidal areas of the Piscataqua River in support of the Navy’s mission of repair, overhaul, and maintenance of nuclear submarines.

This application covers all maintenance dredging areas required to support day to day operations at PNSY which includes three dry docks and numerous berthing areas. The dredging is required to re‐ establish adequate berthing depths which have been compromised by the deposition of sediments transported by the Piscataqua River. The Navy will fund and execute dredging work over an extended period (within permit timeframes) with priority given to areas required to meet current operational needs and/or experiencing siltation impacting operational capabilities.

Dredge material will be removed via mechanical means. Blasting is not proposed as part of this application. Mechanical means includes the use of a clamshell or excavator type bucket as well as impact hammer or drilling/grinding techniques as needed to remove rock or other hard material.

Dredge material will be dewatered, amended with cement and/or wood chips, sawdust, or other bulking agent as needed to allow vehicular transportation, and disposed of in accordance with Federal and State regulations. Dredge material disposal options may include beneficial use, landfilling, or off‐shore disposal at a permitted site. Regardless of the method chosen disposal of dredge material will fully comply with all applicable regulations.

Permit History Maintenance dredging operations have been conducted at PNSY since 2013 under NRPA Permit #L‐21179‐26‐AZ‐M and L‐21179‐4E‐BA‐N issued June 20, 2013 and ACOE permit #NAE‐2013‐00743 issued June 5, 2013. PNSY is applying to for new permits to support ongoing maintenance dredging.

The following table (titled PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD PROPOSED MAINTENANCE DREDGING SUMMARY) presents the previously permitted maintenance dredging areas and the “new” dredging areas with volumes requested for approval in this application. The ACOE Maine General Permit defines maintenance dredging as “only those areas and depths previously authorized by the Corps and dredged” [Endnotes/Definitions #10 Appendix A]. “New” areas presented in Table 1 represent areas that have been historically dredged but were inadvertently excluded from the 2013 permit application. The “new” areas include both extended surface area and deeper depths required to provide access to the existing berthing sites at PNSY. The extended surface areas address sideslope requirements and connectivity needed between adjacent berths. Deeper depths are included to correct insufficient depths mistakenly shown in the 2013 application. The figure following Table 1 presents the existing, new and deeper areas for clarification.

Overall, the total dredge surface area requested is 810,523 square feet (18.61 acres) which includes the “new” dredge volume of 22,397 cubic yards. The quantities requested require an Individual Permit under NRPA (>43,560 square feet surface area) and Pre Construction Notification (PCN) or Category 2 review under the ACOE Maine General Permit (maintenance dredging >=1,000 cubic yards OR new dredging <25,000 cubic yards).

PROPOSED MAINTENANCE DREDGING SUMMARY

Location Drawing

Sheet #1 Dredge Impact

Surface Area

(SF)

Dredge Volume to

Design Depth (CY)

2 FT.

Overdredge Volume (CY)

Dredge Volume

Total (CY)

Proposed Maintenance Dredging Areas2

Berth 1 C101 46,441 10,018 3,440 13,458 Berth 2 C102 138,454 3,511 10,260 13,771 Berth 3 C102 22,304 1,691 1,660 3,351 Berth 4 C103 21,917 62 1,625 1,687 Berth 5 C104 39,186 2,933 2,903 5,836 Berth 6 C105 114,548 8,182 8,486 16,668 Berth 7 C106 81,242 14,758 6,020 20,778 Berth 11 C107 128,293 18,000 9,504 27,504 Berth 12 C108 46,959 7,129 3,480 10,609 Berth 13 C109 90,056 11,889 6,670 18,559 Berth 14 C110 61,536 893 4,560 5,453 Berth 14 Face C109 12,463 2,412 924 3,336 High Spot (Near Berth 12) C108 7,124 234 528 762

TOTAL 810,523 81,712 60,060 141,772

New Dredging Areas2 Berth 6A (deeper depth) 54,564 6,319 4,042 10,361 Berth 4/Berth 5 Corner Only

8,408 290 460 750

Berth 13A (deeper depth) 25,378 3,760 1,880 5,640 Berth 14 Face 12,463 2,412 924 3,336 High Spot Near Berth 12 7,129 234 528 762 Berth 12 Corners Only 12,083 274 1,274 1,548

TOTAL3 22,397

SF Square Feet CY Cubic Yards

1. Drawing sheet numbers refer to reference drawing set included herein.

2. Maintenance dredging areas were previously permitted in 2013 (MEDEP #L‐21179‐26‐AZ‐M/L‐

21179‐4E‐BA‐N and ACOE NAE‐2013‐00743). “New” dredge areas have been historically dredged but were not included in the 2013 permit documents.

3. New Dredging Areas surface areas and volumes are included in Proposed Maintenance Dredging Areas quantities – a separate table of “New” is provided for demonstration of eligibility for ACOE General Permit Pre Construction Notification (Category 2) review.

PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD:

PROPOSED MAINTENANCE

DREDGE AREAS OVERVIEW

carol.a.eaton1 Rectangle carol.a.eaton1 Typewritten Text NOTES: 1. EXISTING AREAS REPRESENT PREVIOULSY PERMITTED AND DREDGED PER 2013 MEDEP AND ACOE PERMITS

2. NEW AREAS REPRESENT INCREASED SURFACE AREAS NEEDED TO SUPPORT BERTHING OPERATIONS 3.DEEPER AREAS REPRESENT INCREASED DEPTHS REQUIRED TO SUPPORT BERTHING OPERATIONS

APRIL 6, 2020

ATTACHMENT 2: ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS

PNSY is located on Seavey Island on the Piscataqua River and experiences some of the strongest currents in the United States. Suspended sediments are deposited around the perimeter of the Shipyard where the current intersects the land mass. The proposed maintenance dredging activities will periodically remove these sediments as required to maintain safe access to berths and dry dock facilities.

Providing berthing facilities with adequate depth at PNSY is a mission‐critical requirement which allows safe movement of nuclear powered submarines around the waterfront and into the Dry Docks. Due to the nature of the dredging activity there is no practical alternative for consideration; the areas must be dredged to allow the shipyard to continue operations.

ATTACHMENT 3

CONTROLLED

INDUSTRIAL AREA

BERTH 7

ATTACHMENT 4: COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS

The proposed dredge activity will impact sub‐tidal areas only. Descriptive photographs are not available due to security requirements at PNSY. The following figures present overall views of the shipyard (Figure 1 and Figure 2). The dredging areas are primarily located within the Controlled Industrial Area (CIA).

Additional berthing areas (e.g. Berth 7) are included in the dredging program which are outside the CIA.

Figure 1: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Aerial Photograph

Figure 2 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Google Earth April 2020)

ATTACHMENT 5: OVERHEAD AND SIDE VIEW PLANS

ATTACHMENT 6: ADDITIONAL PLANS

ATTACHMENT 7: CONSTRUCTION PLANS

Included herein is a full set of construction drawings for all areas considered for dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. These plans are intended to cover Attachments 5, 6 & 7. The plan set includes the following 11x17 sheets:

LIST OF DRAWINGS

SHEET DRAWING

NUMBER

TITLE

1 of 14 G001 TITLE SHEET 2 of 14 G002 GENERAL NOTES 3 of 14 G003 DREDGE PERMIT LIMITS 4 of 14 G004 KEY PLAN 5 of 14 C101 BERTH 1 DREDGING PLAN 6 of 14 C102 BERTH 2 AND BERTH 3 DREDGING PLAN 7 of 14 C103 BERTH 4 DREDGING PLAN 8 of 14 C104 BERTH 5 AND DD2 DREDGING PLAN 9 of 14 C105 BERTH 6 DREDGING PLAN 10 of 14 C106 BERTH 7 DREDGING PLAN 11 of 14 C107 BERTH 11 DREDGING PLAN 12 of 14 C108 BERTH 12 DREDGING PLAN 13 of 14 C109 BERTH 13 AND BERTH 14 FACE DREDGING PLAN 14 of 14 C110 BERTH 14 DREDGING PLAN

The areas requiring dredging will be prioritized and the work will be contracted as budgets allow.

Permit by Rule (PBR) notifications will be submitted to MEDEP for subsequent dredging covered under this permit addressing the contracted areas to be dredged. ACOE notifications will also be made as applicable.

ATTACHMENT 8: EROSION CONTROL PLAN

Erosion and sediment control for the dredging applies to dredge spoil dewatering operations as no land excavation is required. Specific means and methods employed to accomplish the work will be chosen by the contractor hired for each dredge project via the Navy’s procurement process. It is anticipated that the Navy contract will require dewatering to be accomplished as described herein. Deviations from this methodology requiring re‐evaluation of the permit conditions (if any) will be submitted to MEDEP for review and approval.

Dredge Spoil Dewatering and Disposal

Areas available for construction laydown are extremely limited at PNSY. As such, the dewatering and transportation of dredge material will typically be completed in a manner minimizing land use. Land based dewatering is not preferred but may be required to complete some dredging events. If land based dewatering is proposed, PNSY will coordinate with MEDEP to review requirements and obtain additional approvals as needed.

The contractor selected for each dredge event is responsible for the means and methods of completing the work. However, each contract issued by PNSY for dredge work will require compliance with regulatory permits, applicable Federal and State regulations, and PNSY standard operating procedures. Contractors are required to submit several work plans for Government review and approval before the work can begin as outlined in the contract specifications and drawings. The Navy will review and approve contract submittals addressing dewatering means and methods, environmental controls, material characterization, transport, and final disposal at an approved disposal location to ensure dredging actions comply with all requirements.

Dredge materials will be removed via mechanical means and placed in a separate barge dedicated to the handling and transport of dredge materials. Concrete barriers wrapped in geotextile will be used to create a containment area on the barge. The geotextile fabric will extend over the bottom to create a containment area designed to filter sediment while allowing decanting of the dredge material.

Initial dewatering is typically accomplished by allowing the excavator bucket to drain before placing the material into the dewatering barge. Following decantation, the dredge materials typically be amended in the barge with cement and/or wood chips, sawdust, or other bulking agent to solidify the material sufficiently to allow handling and transport for disposal. The amended material will be transported in gasketed trucks to a licensed disposal facility which may include a solid waste landfill, beneficial use on‐ site at PNSY, or off‐shore at a licensed ocean disposal site. The amended material will be tested in accordance with the final disposal site requirements for sampling frequency and constituents in accordance with Maine Solid Waste Management Regulations and other applicable regulations.

ATTACHMENT 10: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE

The published notice of intent to file is included herein. The notice was published in the Portsmouth Herald for one day within the 30 days prior to the application submittal. The date of publication was April 10, 2020. Proof of publication is included herein. In accordance with the notice requirements, a copy of the application has been delivered to the Town of Kittery municipal office and is available for public review. There are no abutters to the project area.

PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE

Please take notice that the US Navy, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Public Works Environmental Division, Bldg. 59 Fl.3, Portsmouth NH 03804‐5000 (Contact Gary Hildreth at 207.438.1140) is intending to file a Minor Revision under the Site Location of Development Act and a Natural Resources Protection Act permit application with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 481‐490, §§ 480‐A thru 480‐HH and Section 307 of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. §1456, on or about April of 2020. The Navy has determined that its proposed project, described below, is consistent to the maximum extent practicable with the enforceable policies of the Maine Coastal Program and is providing this submittal package as information in support of that determination.

The submittal package is for maintenance dredging of dry docks and berths at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at the following location: Piscataqua River, Kittery, Maine.

A request for a public hearing or a request that the Board of Environmental Protection assume jurisdiction over this application must be received by the Department, in writing, no later than 20 days after the application is found by the Department to be complete and is accepted for processing. A public hearing may or may not be held at the discretion of the Commissioner or Board of Environmental Protection. Public comment on the application will be accepted throughout the processing of the application.

Review of this submittal package shall also constitute the State's consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section 307 of the CZMA.

The application will be filed for public inspection at the Department of Environmental Protection's office in Portland during normal working hours. A copy of the application may also be seen at the municipal offices in Kittery, Maine.

Written public comments may be sent to the regional office in Portland, where the application is filed for public inspection: MEDEP, Bureau of Land Management, Southern Maine Regional Office, 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103.

A6 Friday, April 10, 2020 | Portsmouth Herald | www.seacoastonline.com

“Only those who need to access their residence are allowed to travel on Beach Avenue,” the town said in a Facebook post after the meeting.

The selectmen voted to postpone their discussion of the PAYT trash bags until their meeting this Tuesday.

Selectperson Wayne Berry, however, read a statement the town had posted on its website regarding an adjust-ment to the rules for the bags to help those currently in need as a result of the crisis.

“Our hope is that residents who are able to use the town’s trash bags will continue to do so, as the cost of the curbside collection service is paid through the purchase of these bags,” Berry read. “Residents that have concerns about entering stores for this pur-chase or are experiencing an economic setback, may use any bag they have available.”

As officials sought to eject trolls from the Zoom meeting, this reporter’s connection was terminated also, before the board fin-ished voting. Town Manager Mike Pardue apologized for the disconnection and said officials had no intention of ejecting a journalist from the meeting.

“It was our intent to remove only those that were demonstrating offensive, threatening and disruptive actions from (the) meeting,” Pardue said in an email. “This is new technology that we are trying to utilize during this health emergency. The proficiency in navigating the Zoom platform is still evolv-ing and clearly there remains much to learn.”

Pardue provided a recording of the full 49-minute meeting.

Although he believed the platform “had appropriate security measures activated” for Wednesday’s meeting, town officials have begun taking additional precautions ahead of the next meeting.

“We have identified an individual that we believe has growing proficiency in managing the Zoom platform and will be seeking his guid-ance on how best to prevent ‘bombings’ such as those experienced today,” Pardue said.

The Zoom app has become a popular venue for vir-tual meetings everywhere in recent weeks, as boards, committees and organi-zations seek to meet and conduct business in a way that is safe and ensure social distancing. Those who use the technology have had to be on guard for unwelcome participants who intrude with the intent to shock, offend and disrupt.

USA Today’s Jefferson Graham offered five tips earlier this month on how to guard against so-called “Zoombombing.”

A spokesperson for Zoom said in an email that the company condemns the harassment that has hap-pened on its platform and that the company has been making changes in response to user complaints.

Zoom changed the default settings for K-12 classrooms, so teachers are the only ones who can share content with the class; enabled pass-words and virtual waiting rooms by default; and began Wednesday showing a new “Security” toolbar option, so hosts can quickly access security features during the meeting.

Zoom has also published tutorialsonline to help users protect themselves.

ZOOM

From Page A5

Jaime and her daughter said they take pride in their Mexican heritage, Jaime saying her most authentic offering is their sopes - thick tortilla covered with veg-etables and meat toppings.

She said she got married and left Mexico 22 years ago but stayed in contact with her grandmother Josefina for help with her authentic cuisine.

“When I wanted a recipe, all the time, I called my grandma,” said Jaime, whose grandmother died last year.

She said her mother is still able to help with recipes when necessary as they go forward with both uncer-tainty as well as support.

“Look who decided to OPEN during all this cra-ziness,” posted Lorraine Rydel Marsch-Mattimore in the “Together, We Are Hampton” Facebook page.

“Seeing is believing.”

Jaime appreciates the support.

“Everybody says, ‘Yes, open,’” said Jaime. “I’m very happy.”

FOOD

From Page A5

The numbers

As of Thursday, 819 people in New Hampshire had tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. Twenty-one people have died. A total of 127 people have required hospitalization. There have been 9,958 people tested.

For most people, the virus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and the infirm, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia, or death.

Nearly all of the deaths in New Hampshire have involved people age 60 or older, and all of those under 60 had chronic health conditions.

Unemployment claims

More than 36,000 initial unemployment claims were filed in New Hampshire last week, up nearly 5,000 from the previous week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The latest number covers new claims through April 4.

The state has seen more unemployment claims in the past three weeks due to the pandemic than in the previous three years, said George Copadis, commis-sioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Employment Security.

The department has taken more than 79,000 calls since March 17. Among those pitching in at a call center are members of the New Hampshire National Guard.

Fielding the calls requires a certain mindset, said Senior Airman Connor Martin, 23, a crew chief from the Pease Air National Guard Base.

“You’re going to get yelled at,” he said. “People are upset. People are distraught.

But you have to understand that there’s a single mom with two kids on the other end of the line who’s lost her only source of income.”

In Manchester, Lauren Boisvert applied for benefits after going from three jobs to zero in the past two weeks.

Boisvert, 22, had been working at a paint bar and as a substitute teacher for two schools while also fin-ishing her senior year at the Institute of Art and Design at New England College. She had lined up a long-term sub-stitute job that was supposed to start in May, and a summer job at a camp, but those are both uncertain.

“I’m not actively looking right now, I’m just hoping this subsides and I can just go back to my normal jobs,” she said Thursday.

Emergency guardianships

Anticipating a surge in COVID-19 cases, New Hampshire’s circuit court is speeding up the process for appointing legal guardians to make emergency medical decisions.

Instead of the usual 15 days, hearings by phone or video an now be held over a 48-hour period.

Protecting the homeless

Gov. Chris Sununu issued an executive order direct-ing state, local and private sector partners to work together to identify isolation sites for homeless individu-als who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have symp-toms and to help shelters reduce the number of people staying in their facilities.

In Manchester, New Horizons plans to use an empty Roman Catholic school to house 40 homeless people to reduce crowding at its main 138-bed facility.

Material compiled by Seacoast Media Group is included in this report.

VIRUS

From Page A1 people in states around the country, now phoning in trying to connect their loved ones on the Seacoast with necessities during this unprecedented time.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports older adults and people who have severe underlying medical con-ditions, like heart or lung disease or diabetes, seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Eight out of 10 deaths as a result of the virus reported in the U.S. have been adults 65 and older.

Major grocery store chains have established “senior only” shopping hours, and some food pantries have implemented a delivery service. In many communi-ties, neighborhoods have mobilized to make sure older residents have what they need without having to leave their homes.

As of this week, through Seacoast Volunteers, there are 102 volunteers ready to serve the high-risk population in Seabrook, Hampton, North Hampton, Rye, Greenland, Newmarket, Newfields, Portsmouth, Newington, N e w C a s t l e , D o v e r , Rochester, Somersworth, and across the bridge in Maine in Kittery, Eliot, Berwick, and York.

“If you’re hesitant to use this service, then you’re probably exactly the people we’re looking to serve,” said Fuller. “It’s the kind of people who have been the ones to donate, who have refused to take resources away from others in need. It’s their turn now.”

Once an individual or couple, for example, con-tacts Seacoast Volunteers, they will be asked to meet their assigned volunteer in a Market Basket, Hannaford or Shaw’s parking lot nearest to their home. Both parties are asked to wear masks and gloves during the exchange, where the volunteer is pro-vided with a shopping list and necessary cash, and delivers the bags back to the vehicle when finished shopping.

Fuller said for individu-als who are home-bound, quarantined, or not going outdoors at all, volunteers will deliver groceries, and also pick-up prescriptions from the pharmacy with phoned permission. They’re also taking pet food requests.

Janet Tucker, a Portsmouth resident in her 60s, reached out to Seacoast Volunteers after she returned from Florida and decided to self-quarantine as a result of her travel.

“If I was infected, I didn’t want to go to the gro-cery store,” Tucker said.

“I thought, ’Oh my good-ness, how am I going to get groceries?’”

Tucker had seen a posting about Seacoast Volunteers on Facebook and reached out immediately. The next day, she met a volunteer in her car at the Market Basket on Lafayette Road.

“It was wonderful,” she said. “I don’t know what I would have done without it.”

Of the people Seacoast Volunteers has helped thus far, Fuller said some are self-referred, referred by family members, or sent by Portsmouth’s Gather food pantry – which is directing all of its high-risk and “no vehi-cle” clients to the network.

“They’re so grateful,” Fuller said of the individuals they’re assisting. "They’re hesitant to ask, but when they get the groceries and see No.

1, it was very easy, and No. 2, ’Wow I just limited my risk and I have my groceries, this is just fantastic.’“

Fuller said some volunteers have established relationships with those they’re serving “so they’re taking it upon them-selves to shop and deliver regularly directly to that person.“

Each time a call goes out for a new need, Fuller said anywhere from 15 to 20 vol-unteers respond.

“We’ve been lucky in the sense that a lot of people are feeling they desperately want to help, so they’re reach-ing out,” she said. “A lot of them said it was so spiritually uplifting when they delivered groceries and saw the face behind the door.”

And the word has reached other states. Fuller said she’s received calls from people in Wisconsin and New York seeking help for their elderly loved ones living on the Seacoast.

One of the calls came from a doctor on Long Island who said he was concerned for his in-laws in York, noting they were too proud to allow anyone to shop for them. He provided the volunteer with a shopping list and paid the person through Venmo.

A university professor from Wisconsin phoned to say her parents were en route from Florida to Maine via train, and had come across terrible cir-cumstances in their journey

– the train had derailed and their car being transported with it was totaled.

“She called desperate saying her parents had no food in the house for when they arrived home,” Fuller said. So, a volunteer made sure that wouldn’t be the case.

“I think this has brought out a new level of com-passion,” Fuller said.

"(Volunteers) are directly interacting with people that are in need. And everybody is scared in their house, ner-vous for their kids, but when you see the people who really have something to be scared about, and you end up help-ing them mitigate their fear, it really, really makes a differ-ence. And it will really make their day."

Those seeking assistance or looking to volunteer should visit seacoastvolunteers.org or call (603) 263-4799.

“I just really want us to be able to help people feel safe and feel loved by their community, and know that we’re here to help them and to please reach out,” Fuller said.

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16.8M Americans now out of work

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ATTACHMENT 11: ADDITIONAL AGENCY REVIEW

The proposed project requires agency reviews, in addition to MEDEP and USACE review.

Regarding the proposed project, the Navy has initiated consultation with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) and federally recognized native tribes pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The initial consultation letters from the Navy to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, the Passamaquoddy Tribes of Maine, and the Penobscot Nation are included herein.

The Navy will submit the response from the MHPC to MEDEP, once received.

Endangered Species Act Section 7 and Magnuson‐Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat consultations (required for Federal projects) have been submitted by the Navy under separate cover to the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.

Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US)

From: Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 16:25 To: 'Rideout, Megan M'; 'Mohney, Kirk' Cc: Michaud, Peter J CIV USN NAVFAC MIDLANT NOR (USA) Subject: Maintenance Dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Attachments: SHPO_Dredging.pdf Signed By: kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

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(USA)

Delivered: 4/1/2020 16:27

Good afternoon, Kirk and Megan, Attached for your review, please find an electronic consultation for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Once we are back in the office, I will provide a hard copy for your files. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 207‐210‐4532.

Hope you are both well.

Take care, Kerry

Kerry Vautrot Cultural Resources Manager NAVFAC PWD‐ME Environmental 207‐438‐4488 (o) 207‐210‐4532 (c) kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

From: Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 16:27 To: 'jpictou@micmac-nsn.gov' Cc: Michaud, Peter J CIV USN NAVFAC MIDLANT NOR (USA) Subject: Maintenance Dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery Attachments: Pictou_Dredging.pdf Signed By: kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

Good afternoon, Ms. Pictou, Attached for your review, please find an electronic consultation for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. My office has been directed to maximize telework, and we do not currently have a mechanism for mailing hard copies of letters. If you would like a hard copy for your files, I will provide one once I get back to the office.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 207‐210‐4532.

Hope you are well.

NAVFAC PWD‐ME Environmental 207‐438‐4488 (o)

From: Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 16:30 To: Chris Sockalexis Cc: Michaud, Peter J CIV USN NAVFAC MIDLANT NOR (USA) Subject: Maintenance Dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery Attachments: Sockalexis_Dredging.pdf Signed By: kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

Good afternoon, Chris, Attached for your review, please find an electronic consultation for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. My office has been directed to maximize telework, and we do not currently have a mechanism for mailing hard copies of letters. If you would like a hard copy for your files, I will provide one once I get back to the office.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 207‐210‐4532.

Hope you are well.

NAVFAC PWD‐ME Environmental 207‐438‐4488 (o)

From: Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 16:33 To: 'soctomah@gmail.com' Cc: Michaud, Peter J CIV USN NAVFAC MIDLANT NOR (USA) Subject: Maintenance Dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery Attachments: Soctomah_Dredging.pdf Signed By: kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

Good afternoon, Donald, Attached for your review, please find an electronic consultation for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. My office has been directed to maximize telework, and we do not currently have a mechanism for mailing hard copies of letters. If you would like a hard copy for your files, I will provide one once I get back to the office.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 207‐210‐4532.

Hope you are well.

NAVFAC PWD‐ME Environmental 207‐438‐4488 (o)

From: Vautrot, Kerry A CIV USN (US) Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 16:37 To: 'ogs1@maliseets.com' Cc: Michaud, Peter J CIV USN NAVFAC MIDLANT NOR (USA) Subject: Maintenance Dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery Attachments: Young_Dredging.pdf Signed By: kerry.vautrot@navy.mil

Good afternoon, Sue, Attached for your review, please find an electronic consultation for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. My office has been directed to maximize telework, and we do not currently have a mechanism for mailing hard copies of letters. If you would like a hard copy for your files, I will provide one once I get back to the office.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me on my cell phone at 207‐210‐4532.

Hope you are well.

NAVFAC PWD‐ME Environmental 207‐438‐4488 (o)

ATTACHMENT 12: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT

(INCLUDES ATTACHMENT 9: SITE CONDITIONS)

The nature of the dredging work lends itself to combining the Site Conditions and Functional Assessment information into one section for the purposes of clarity and continuity.

As discussed in the pre‐application meeting held on January 29, 2020 at the MEDEP Portland Offices, a functional assessment was not required for this application. Benthic surveys performed within the past ten years at various dry docks and berths showed that most of the benthic organisms utilizing the proposed dredge area habitats are common, ubiquitous species which will re‐colonize the site after the dredging is complete. Recommendations have been to employ lobster mitigation prior to dredging activities; no other mitigation has been considered necessary.

Lobster Mitigation Protocol

The attached lobster mitigation plan titled “Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Lobster Mitigation Plan, Modification and Expansion of Dry Dock 1” dated October 25, 2018 prepared by Stantec for NAVFAC describes the most recent methodology approved by MEDEP (attached herein). This plan was submitted to MEDEP in support of NRPA permitting for the Multi‐Mission Dry Dock 1 project (MEDEP #L‐ L‐21179‐ 26‐BZ‐B and L‐21179‐4E‐CA‐N issued March 8, 2019. The protocol described will be used for all future dredging work at PNSY.

As part of the referenced plan, Stantec completed a lobster life history review that found lobster presence, movement, and catchability in the Piscataqua River are closely related to water temperature.

As detailed in the report, the need for lobster mitigation prior to dredging activities will be determined by the river bottom temperature within the project area. When the river bottom water temperature in the project area is less than 5°C (typically January through late March), no lobster mitigation efforts will occur due to the limited catchability of lobsters at these low temperatures. When river bottom temperature is above 5°C, lobster mitigation will be implemented.

The objective of the lobster mitigation is to trap and relocate lobsters in the project area until a threshold, as measured by catch per unit effort (CPUE), of 0.5 lobsters/trap/night set is achieved.

Trapping will target both legal and sub‐legal size lobsters. Legal lobsters typically are retained by the fisherman assisting with the mitigation effort. Sub‐legal lobsters will be transferred to the same location used in past operations which is the cove just north of the causeway linking Clark Island to Seavey Island off of the southeast side of Seavey Island (see figure herein). Based on the above water temperature criteria, lobster mitigation, including trapping and relocation of lobsters, will be completed no more than 14 days prior to the start of project dredging or bedrock removal activities. If dredging has not commenced within 14 days of lobster relocation, the mitigation will be repeated to meet the requirement of dredging within 14 days of completion of mitigation. Based on previous lobster mitigation efforts in this area, the required CPUE may be met in 12 days of trapping or less.

The contractor will provide the necessary notifications to the Shipyard regarding the in‐water work including the following information:

• Copies of the MDMR Special License;

• Coordination for lobster mitigation plan approval and lobster relocation oversight;

• Logistical considerations for site access and working in secure areas/during simultaneous;

• Routine notification of daily sampling activities and general project progress.

In summary, the following lobster mitigation plan will be employed prior to dredging:

• No pre‐mitigation benthic surveys will be performed

• Lobster mitigation will be implemented when river bottom temperature is > 5˚C (41˚F)

• Relocation of lobsters to designated location (Clark’s Cove)

• Effectiveness evaluation based on catch reduction (leveling C/E to between 0.1 and 0.5)

• Final data to be reported to State of Maine Department of Marine Resources

APRIL 2020

LOBSTER MITIGATION PLAN

October 25, 2019

Prepared by Stantec in Support of

Modification and Expansion of Dry Dock 1:

Super Flood Basin (P-310)

Extend Portal Crane (P-1074)

Multi-Mission Dry Dock (P-381)

MEDEP PERMITS L-21179-26-BZ-B & L-21179-4E-CA-N

Issued March 8, 2019

Lobster Mitigation Plan

Modification and Expansion of Dry Dock 1:

Super Flood Basin (P-310) Extend Portal Crane (P-1074) Multi-Mission Dry Dock (P-381)

October 25, 2018

Prepared for:

NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic 9742 Maryland Avenue Norfolk, VA 23508

Prepared by:

Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

30 Park Drive Topsham, ME 04086

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION

2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND

3.0 LOBSTER LIFE HISTORY REVIEW

4.0 LOBSTER REMOVAL AND RELOCATION

4.1 TIMING

4.2 TRAPPING

4.3 DATA COLLECTION

5.0 REPORTING

6.0 REFERENCES

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Project Location Figure 2. Water temperature and wave height associated with offshore movements of lobsters in the Piscataqua River (Goldstein and Watson 2015) Figure 3. Typical seasonal movement patterns of lobsters in the Piscataqua River from shallow to deep water (Goldstein and Watson 2015) Figure 4. Average monthly water column temperature at the University of New

Hampshire Coastal Marine Laboratory and associated water temperature triggers for lobsters (Salisbury 2018)

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This Lobster Mitigation Plan (Plan) details proposed American lobster (Homarus americanus) relocation efforts for the proposed Modification and Expansion of Dry Dock 1 (DD1; project) at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Shipyard) in Kittery, Maine (Figure 1). This Plan is being submitted as part of the State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) permit. The objective of this plan is to trap and relocate lobsters in the project area until a threshold, as measured by catch per unit effort (CPUE), of 0.5 lobsters/trap/night set is achieved. On behalf of the Shipyard, a marine biological consultant will manage each phase of the lobster mitigation effort. The consultant will obtain security clearances, permits, and special licenses from Maine Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) prior to initiating lobster mitigation efforts.

Lobster mitigation efforts have been performed on previous dredge projects at the Shipyard, including at:

• Berths 6 and 13 and Dry Dock 3 in January 2002;

• Dry Docks 2 and 3 and Berth 13 in January 2008;

• Dry Docks 1, 2, 3, Berth 1, Anchor 3 from December 2013 to February 2014; and

• Berth 11 from April to May 2017 and at Berth 14 in February 2018.

Two methods of lobster removal can be utilized as part of lobster removal and relocation efforts, including (1) trapping with modified commercial lobster traps; and (2) diver collection. Scientific diving is not permitted at the Shipyard due to extreme currents of the Piscataqua River, as well as additional safety and security requirements at the facility. Pre-removal surveys will not be required as part of this effort. Based on past permit requirements and work in the project area, it is assumed that areas to be dredged at the Shipyard will have seasonal lobster densities equal to or greater than the MDMR guideline of 0.1 lobster/square meter, and that lobster mitigation efforts will be required prior to dredging depending on the time of year when the dredging occurs.

Stantec has completed a lobster life history review as part of this Plan and found that lobster presence, movement, and catchability in the Piscataqua River are closely related to water temperature. Therefore, this Plan presents data to support the determination of suitable time periods to trap for lobsters as part the relocation efforts.

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Lobster Mitigation Map

Notes

1. Coordinate System: NAD 1983 StatePlane Maine West FIPS 1802 Feet

2. USGS Imagery/Topo provided by The National Map

Disclaimer: Stantec assumes no responsibility for data supplied in electronic format. The recipient accepts full responsibility for verifying the accuracy and completeness of the data.

The recipient releases Stantec, its officers, employees, consultants, and agents, from any and all claims arising in any way from the content or prov ision of the data.

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2.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND

The proposed Project will modify the DD1 and Berths 1, 2, and 11 to allow for continued overhaul of Los Angeles class and the newer Virginia class submarines. The Project will consist of three project phases occurring in close succession and within the same footprint. Two of the project phases will require dredging in the project area. The first phase, Super Flood Basin (P-310), will construct a super flood basin by enclosing an area channel-ward of the existing DD1 entrance. The basin structure will include a closure wall extending from beyond the west end of Berth 1 across to Berth 11B, with an opening for a caisson. Sediment and bedrock will be removed from within the super flood basin. The second project phase Extend Portal Crane (P-1074) will provide additional portal crane and rail road extensions, increase crane rail capacity, provide a maintenance access tunnel to DD1, and provide various utilities.

No dredging is required for Extend Portal Crane (P-1074). A third project phase Multi-Mission Dry Dock (P-381) will construct a multifunctional addition to DD1. Two Virginia class capable dry dock positions will be created by modifying the floor of the super flood basin to provide additional depth and a concrete floor, modifying the closure wall to provide a second caisson seat, and installing a common wall between Berth 11 and Berth 1. Bedrock removal will be required to construct the Multi-Mission Dry Dock (P-381) multifunctional addition to the super flood basin.