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Coastal Projects

City of South Padre Island Public Access Improvements - Aquarius Circle & Good Hope Circle

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
The improvements at Aquarius Circle include 13 parking spaces with one ADA accessible spot; sidewalk and lighting; irrigation and landscaping; rinse station with foot showers and drinking water; ADA dune walkover; and public access signage designating parking spots for public beach access only. The improvements at Good Hope Circle include an ADA dune walkover.

Clean Texas Marina Program Completion Phase

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University - Sea Grant College Program
Texas A&M University - Sea Grant College Program
Continue outreach efforts and develop new educational and training materials for the Clean Texas Marina Program

Clear Creek Connections Paddle Trail - Kayak Launches

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) City of League City
League City
The City of League City will add two new kayak launch sites to the paddle trail system.

Clear Creek Riparian Restoration Project

Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Bayou Preservation Association
Bayou Preservation Association, Inc.
Bayou Preservation Association (BPA) will complete the final phase of the Clear Creek Riparian Restoration project at Challenger Seven Memorial Park.

Closing the loop: Recycling shells and restoring reefs for resilience and recovery

Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will extend their shell recycling program, where shucked oyster shell is reclaimed from various seafood industry partners, to include reef restoration.

Coast-Wide Erosion Response Plan Updates 2010-2011

Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Coastal Management Program (CMP)
General Land Office
This project has assisted the GLO in identifying critical erosion areas while recognizing socio- and environmental economic issues and was utilized by the GLO to revise rules as necessitated by the passage of HB 2073 and HB 2074 by the 81st Texas Legislature. As required by HB2073, the updated plan will serve as a template for local governments in drafting their local erosion response plans.

Coastal Abandoned Well Plugging Project

Chambers
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Railroad Commission of Texas
Railroad Commission of Texas
Project to perform well plugging activities to eliminate the threat of abandoned, unplugged and improperly plugged wells from polluting surface and subsurface waters.

Coastal Aerial Photography

Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
Coastal Aerial Photography

Coastal Applied Research Review Team (CARRT) - Engaging the Texas Research Community in the Coastal Management Process

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University, Sea Grant College Program
This project pools the resources of the state's academic and research institutions to more fully understand the parameters of the CMP, to consider the most pressing issues of coastal managers, and to develop a strategic plan for fostering sound research with applications to issues of concern.

Coastal Bend Regional Park - Land Acquisition

Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Nueces River Authority
The Nueces River Authority will acquire approximately 185 acres of sensitive land adjacent to Oso Creek in Nueces County and within a coastal natural resource area. This tract of land will become part of a larger project to create the Coastal Bend Regional Park.

Coastal Current Monitoring Network

Nueces
Oil Spill Prevention & Response Act (OSPRA) Research and Development
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
The Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science (CBI), at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, will install oceanographic instrumentation to document near shore currents and the distribution of wave height, period, and direction averaged over a period of time for a particular location (wave climate).

Coastal Data: Collection, Mapping, Analysis and Evaluation -Year 3

Coast Wide
Coastal Data: Collection, Mapping, Analysis and Evaluation -Year 3 > Funding Sources
Texas A&M Corpus Christi - Harte Research Institute (HRI)
Data collection and mapping will be used to update the Resource Management Codes and provide data for coastal resource management planning.

Coastal Erosion Data Network and Oyster Reef Resource Network

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston will continue the functioning, growth and expansion of the Texas Coastal Erosion Data Network and the Texas Oyster Reef Resource Network.

Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Economic Benefit Study

Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
Study and evaluation of the economic and natural resources benefits of selected CEPRA projects.

Coastal Expos: Communicating about Coastal Ecosystems

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas Park & Wildlife Department
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Outreach events creating awareness,understanding and functions of coastal ecosystems.

Coastal Geodatabase

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Water Development Board
The Texas Water Development Board is to provide a web-accessible tool that allows users to easily identify and access data for the Texas coast. The project will focus on water-related physical, chemical, biological, and modeled data, particularly for the bays and estuaries on the Texas coastline.

Coastal Geodatabase Expansion

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Texas Water Development Board
Examine coastal datasets & incorporate additional datasets into the Coastal Geodatabase infrastructure.

Coastal Habitat Restoration GIS (CHRGIS): Expansion, Population, Enhancement, Monitoring and Surveying Along the Texas Coast

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi will expand upon the CHRGIS infrastructure developed during Cycle 8 by populating the website with habitat restoration projects. The expansion of CHRGIS is an example of a research-based management system that supports the investment of both the community and state in coastal habitat restoration and management.

Coastal Impacts Technology Program - Phase 3, 4

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Houston Advanced Research Center
Assessing the environmental impacts of technologies on a coastal wetland ecosystem

Coastal Impacts Technology Program - Phase II

Coast Wide
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Houston Advanced Research Center
Research, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies that reduce the environmental impacts of unconventional natural gas and other petroleum exploration.