Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
Brazoria
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Texas A&M University
The Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards project is a multi-phased project designed to undertake a status and trends study of coastal vulnerability to natural hazards of counties in the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) boundary. The target area for this study will be the Galveston, Brazoria, and Harris county areas.
Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University
Changing land use patterns, population growth, relative sea-level rise, limited regulation of construction practices, and reduced institutional history on storm response may be exponentially increasing the vulnerability of the Texas coast to natural hazards. The Texas Coastal Management Plan calls for subdivisions participating in the National Flood Insurance Program to adopt ordinances or orders governing development in special hazard areas under the statutes in the Water Code, Local Government Code, and the National Flood Insurance Act.
Status and Trends of Coastal Vulnerability to Natural Hazards
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University's Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HARC) will proceed with the third phase of a five phase strategy to evaluate numerous issues related to the vulnerability of coastal areas to natural hazards.
Status and Trends of Dune Volume, Morphology, and Vegetative Cover along the Texas Gulf Shoreline
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
This project will analyze airborne topographic LIDAR in combination with new and historical optical imagery and ground surveys to understand the status and trends of the beach/dune system and to monitor the susceptibility of the coast to storm damage.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Beaumont-Port Arthur Area
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
TThe BEG determined the spatial and temporal changes in inland marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, forested and riparian wetlands, and water bodies in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. This project is part of an ongoing strategy to study the status and trends of wetland and aquatic habitats on the Texas coast. The BEG recently completed status and trends work for the entire barrier island system and is currently investigating inland environments in the Corpus Christi-Coastal Bend area under a Cycle 11 Section 309 Enhancement Grant.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Brownsville-Harlingen Area
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
University of Texas
The University of Texas’ Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) proposes to determine spatial and temporal changes in inland marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, forested and riparian wetlands, and water bodies in a portion of the Brownsville-Harlingen area. This project is in the fifth phase of an ongoing strategy to study the status and trends of wetland and aquatic habitats along the Texas coast.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Corpus Christi Area
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program will contract with the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, to determine spatial and temporal changes in inland marshes, mangroves, tidal flats, forested and riparian wetlands, and water bodies in the Corpus Christi-Coastal Bend area.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Freeport and San Antonio Bay Areas
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
This project will continue the coast-wide study of wetlands in inland environments of the Texas coast. Inland wetland status and trends data are needed for mitigation/restoration projects and are of special concern in the context of river deltas and interior palustrine (SWANCC) wetlands. Coastal wetlands are essential natural resources that are highly productive biologically and chemically and are part of an ecosystem on which a variety of flora and fauna depend.
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Matagorda Bay Area
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
Status and Trends of Inland Wetland and Aquatic Habitats of the Matagorda Bay Area
Status and Trends of Wetlands on Texas Barrier Islands
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Produce status and trends information on wetlands on coastal barrier islands, seagrasses, bays and estuaries.
Status and Trends of Wetlands on Texas Barrier Islands-South Padre Island
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Interpreting and mapping wetlands and aquatic habitats on historical and recent aerial photographs.
Status and Trends of Wetlands-Matagorda Bay to Christmas Bay
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Interpreting & mapping wetlands & aquatic habitats depicted on historical and recent aerial photographs.,
Storm Resistant Water Level Data Collection Platforms for the Texas Coast
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Budgets and Accounting
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will assist in the strengthening and fortification of four Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) data collection platforms that will better allow the platforms to withstand hurricane force winds and storm surges.
Storm Resistant Water Level Data Collection Platforms for the Texas Coast
Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Project to construct five data collection platforms that withstand hurricane force winds and storm surges.
Storm Surge Flood Maps Development for the Lower Laguna Madre Coastal Emergency Management
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will develop a hurricane storm surge model for the South Texas coastal region.
Storm Surge Suppression Study
Brazoria
Community Development Block Grant Program
Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery
In 2013, the GLO entered into an agreement with the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District (GCCPRD) to conduct a three phase Storm Surge Suppression Study. The study is a technical, scientific based effort to investigate opportunities to alleviate the vulnerability of the upper Texas coast to storm surge and flooding.
Storm Water BMP Demonstration Using Phytoremediation Techniques
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Port of Houston Authority
Port of Houston Authority
The Port of Houston Authority will identify pollution sources through targeted wet weather sampling and evaluate phytoremedial source and treatment control best management practices.
Storm Water Quality Pond Performance Evaluation for Houston-Galveston Area
Harris
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Harris County Flood Control District
Harris County Flood Control District
Coastal Communities are implementing programs to address storm water runoff quality from urbanized areas.
Structure Relocation
Brazoria
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Relocate structure from public beach from to a location not on the public beach.
Study and Expansion of Oyster Shell Recycling & Reef Restoration
Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation
Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) will continue to expand the Oyster Shell Recycling Program and partner with University of Houston to analyze two reef restoration techniques.