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 March 17, 2025 to April 4, 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, April 11, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Dustin Seafood
Location: The project site is located in the Sabine River, at 5500 South 1st Avenue, in Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.7380305, -93.8875261
Project Description: The applicant proposes to excavate 5,627 cubic yards (CY) of sandy, non-vegetated material via mechanical dredging to a maximum depth of -10.22 feet mean high water around existing boat slips in an area measuring 20,674-square-foot. The project would include installation of 590 linear feet of new steel bulkhead along an existing bulkhead and filling 4,233-square-foot (0.10 acre) of an abandoned boat slip with approximately 705 CY of material. All dredged material will be placed onsite in uplands and stockpiled until dewatered, then spread and compacted in upland area. Maintenance dredging would occur every five years and remove approximately 2,000 CY of material per dredge cycle. The applicant has not proposed compensatory mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2024-00788. 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 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 25-1164-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.