Coastal Projects

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: Project to close a man-made pass that contributes to Gulf shoreline erosion.

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: Project to construct recreational amenities if Rollover Pass is closed.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

Summary: Project will provide a feasibility study to construct measures needed to provide storm surge and erosion protection.

Region/County: Jefferson

Recipient: Lamar University

Summary: Lamar University (Lamar) will implement a two-phase monitoring and research effort to better understand altered hydrological conditions and marsh health within the Salt Bayou Watershed.

Region/County: Lower Coast

Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program

Summary: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program will support the development of a San Antonio Bay Watershed Protection Plan. Specifically, funding will be used to develop plan components (subplans or chapters) for two often interrelated subject areas --- habitat conservation/restoration and public access to coastal resources.

Region/County: Cameron

Recipient: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Summary: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's Water Resources Institute will complete the final phase of the San Benito Wetlands Project.

Region/County: Cameron

Recipient: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute

Summary: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute will restore the remaining ten ponds at the 165-acre water treatment property along the banks of the Arroyo and utilize them to water and treat nearby agricultural runoff before entering the Arroyo Colorado

Region/County: Cameron

Recipient: Texas Water Resource Institute

Summary: Texas Water Resource Institute will install infrastructure needed to divert treated effluent into three 10-acre settling/evaporation ponds.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Ducks Unlimited

Summary: This project will result in the construction of rock breakwaters along the GIWW shoreline. The structures will reduce wave energy and will prevent shoreline erosion.

Region/County: Harris

Recipient: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Summary: Replacement bulkhead wall are expected to be very similar to those used to install the wall originally

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: City of Galveston

Summary: Beautify and revitalize the area by restoring and beautifying existing historic structures.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Brazoria County Parks Department

Summary: Construct a boardwalk, observation deck & dune walkover.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Brazoria County

Summary: This project is to evaluate the feasibility of dredging and using sediment from the flood tidal delta of San Luis Pass for future erosion response and habitat restoration projects. The project involves working towards obtaining a USACE permit for removal of sand from the delta, preparation of an environmental assessment, and development of strategies to dredge sand for nearby beach nourishment and habitat restoration projects.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: Texas A&M University at Galveston

Summary: Investigate where sand moves along actively eroding barrier islands of the upper Texas coast.

Region/County: Aransas

Recipient: Aransas County Navigation District #1

Summary: The Aransas County Navigation District will conduct a project to reduce overboard sewage discharge from recreational and commercial boats in Aransas County. ACND will install a fixed, self-service pumpout and dump station at Cove Harbor, south of Rockport, which boaters can use to remove sanitary wastes from vessels for appropriate collection and treatment.

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Summary: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will determine the extent to which Sargassum protects the beach and reduces erosion.

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Summary: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station will examine the effects on erosion of Sargassum washing up on the beaches of Galveston and look at its impact on animals.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: Matagorda County

Summary: A study to determine the best erosion mitigation through hard structures.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: Matagorda County

Summary: Beach nourishment project along a highly eroding beach.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: Matagorda County

Summary: These stabilization measures will be to stabilize the Sargent “West” shoreline by interrupting the accelerated rate of longshore sediment transport.