Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency
Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
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 26. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of November 10, 2025 to November 14, 2025. 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 §§30.20(f), 30.30(h), and 30.40(e), 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, November 21, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Joseph Reeh
Location: The project would affect waters of the United States and navigable waters of the United States associated with the Aransas Channel and is located at Texas State Highway (SH) 361 Lots 3-R and 4-R in the Parrot Island Addition; in Aransas Pass, Nueces County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 27.8769, -97.0950
Project Description: The overall project purpose is to construct two single-family residential homes with direct boating access to deep water and associated infrastructure. The applicant requests authorization to construct two single family residential properties with associated septic fields and driveways. A 334-foot-long and 3.25-foot-tall bulkhead would be constructed to aid in shoreline stabilization. Construction of the bulkhead, residences, and infrastructure would result in discharge of approximately 2,550 cubic yards of fill material into 0.37 acre of emergent wetland and 0.58 acre of tidal flat. Two 126-foot by 4-foot docks with 30-foot by 4-foot L-heads would be constructed from the bulkhead. Deck boards would be spaced 1-inch apart and would be 2.5 feet above mean high water. A 334-foot-long and 2-foot-tall breakwater would be constructed to protect seagrass and create oyster habitat.
The applicant offered a draft compensatory mitigation plan to offset unavoidable functional loss to the aquatic environment. The applicant proposes to:
a. Create and preserve 0.25 acres of tidal emergent wetland
b. Create and preserve 0.13 acres of oyster habitat (breakwater)
c. Avoidance, protection, and preservation of 0.453 acres of seagrass
d. Minimization and preservation of 0.41 acres of tidal flats
e. Minimization and preservation of 0.63 acres of open water
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2025-00325. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. Note: The consistency review for this project may be conducted by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1033-F1
Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from the Texas General Land Office Public Information Officer at 1700 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701, or via email at pialegal@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to the Texas General Land Office Coastal Management Program Coordinator at the above address or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov.