Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency
Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
On January 10, 1997, the State of Texas received federal approval of the Coastal Management Program (CMP) (62 Federal Register pp. 1439 - 1440). Under federal law, federal agency activities and actions affecting the Texas coastal zone must be consistent with the CMP goals and policies identified in 31 TAC Chapter 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of November 3, 2025 to November 7, 2025. As required by federal law, the public is given an opportunity to comment on the consistency of proposed activities in the coastal zone undertaken or authorized by federal agencies. Pursuant to 31 TAC §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), the public comment period extends 30 days from the date published on the Texas General Land Office web site. The notice was published on the web site on Friday, November 14, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Calhoun County
Location: The project would affect waters of the United States and navigable waters of the United States associated with Lavaca Bay and is located along the Magnolia Beach shoreline at Matagorda Inlet; in Calhoun County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 28.5603446, -96.5379816
Project Description: To achieve shoreline stabilization of Magnolia Beach through the construction of a jetty system intended to prevent sedimentation within Magnolia Inlet and enhance water circulation between Lavaca Bay and Old Town Lake. The applicant requests authorization to discharge 5,000 cubic yards (CY) of fill material below the high tide line (HTL) of a 0.4-acre area of Lavaca Bay to construct a 790-linear-foot jetty system in two segments. The northern jetty (398 linear feet) and southern jetty (392 linear feet) will border Magnolia Inlet and maintain a crest elevation of +5 feet NAVD88. The stone jetties will be constructed using land-based construction methods and be placed in areas devoid of any special aquatic sites. The project includes mechanical dredging of 2,000 CY of material from 1.1-acre area of Magnolia Inlet to achieve a depth of -3 feet NAVD88. All dredged material will be hauled by truck and placed within the limits of an adjacent beach nourishment project authorized by Permit SWG-2022-00561. The applicant offered the following compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable functional loss to the aquatic environment: No compensatory mitigation is proposed.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2025-00508. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 26-1031-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.