Summary
On October 6, 2016 the USACE permit for construction of the breakwater structure was approved. The permit authorized the installation of 0.74 miles (3,901 linear feet) of breakwater system to provide shoreline protection at the Nueces Delta. The breakwater system will consist of twelve breakwater structures, all of which were designed to be installed on sandy unvegetated bay bottom to avoid impacts to aquatic resources.Basics
Nueces
N/A
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
$1,958,031
Classification
- CEPRA
Shoreline Protection
Wetlands/Marsh/Habitat Restoration
Timeline
Completed
Funding Sources
Source 1
1715
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$5,000
12
2023
Source 2
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Primary
Federal
$1,953,031
Source 3
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Secondary
Other
$3,036,967
Contacts
General Land Office