Notice: Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency – Coastal Caverns, Inc.

October 11, 2019

October 11, 2019 17:00PM

Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee



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 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of September 20, 2019 to October 4, 2019.  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 §§506.25, 506.32, and 506.41, 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, October 11, 2019.  The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 10, 2019.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant: Coastal Caverns, Inc.

Location: The project site is located adjacent to the Port Arthur Canal, approximately 3.8 miles south of Beaumont, within Jefferson County, Texas.

Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83): 30.027018 -94.107546

Project Description:  The applicant proposes to permanently fill 3.67 acres of

palustrine forested wetlands (PFO), 0.02 acres of palustrine scrub-shrub wetlands (PSS),

and 0.59 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands (PEM) with 3,452 cubic yards of native

fill material in order to increase their underground ethylene salt dome storage facility and

construct a brine pond.

Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2013-00569. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by the Texas Railroad Commission as part of its certification under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

CMP Project No: 20-1027-F1

Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from Ms. Allison Buchtien P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873, or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to Ms. Buchtien at the above address or by email.


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