Filed Date: December 16, 2024
Event Date: December 16, 2024 17:00PM
Board: Federal Consistency
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 18, 2024 to December 6, 2024. 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, December 16, 2024. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Air Liquide Large Industries L.P.
Location: The project site is located in the Brazos River and Flag Lake, approximately 0.15 miles past the end of Country Road 299 in an existing utility corridor, near Freeport, in Brazoria County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.002651, -95.434879
Project Description: The applicant proposes to decommission in place an existing pipeline bundle consisting of one 6-inch, one 10-inch, and one 12-inch-diameter pipelines under the Brazos River. There are three partial or full exposures of pipelines in the bottom of the river at a depth between 32-35 feet deep. Approximately 10-foot of the 6-inch pipeline is exposed, but not suspended; 20-foot of the 10-inch pipeline is exposed and suspended; and 30-foot of the 12-inch pipeline is exposed and suspended. The existing pipelines segments under the river will be decommissioned by cleaning, filling with water, and removal of the cathodic protection. The portions of the pipelines under the Velasco Drainage District flood levee on the north side of the river will be cut, capped, and filled using cement grout. No compensatory mitigation is proposed.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-1977-00010. This application will be reviewed pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
CMP Project No: 25-1049-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.