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: Port of Houston Authority
Location: The project site is located within Buffalo Bayou, CARE Terminal Wharf 2, in Harris County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.74487, -95.10537
Project Description: The applicant proposes to amend existing Permit #SWG-1997-02927 by means of hydraulically dredging approximately 46,600 cubic yards of material from the CARE Terminal Wharf 2 and further expanding the dredge prism of berth associated with Wharf 2. Specifically, the existing berth will be deepened from -39 feet Mean Low Tide (MLT) to -41 feet MLT (-40.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and -42.5 feet MLLW), extend the existing berth dredge prism 85 feet to the northeast of the existing berth to a depth of -41 feet MLT (-42.5 feet MLLW), relocate one existing monopile mooring structure to accommodate the expanded berth, place new work dredge material at Lost Lake Dredge Material Placement Area (DMPA), extend the time for maintenance dredging at the CARE Terminal for an additional 10 years, and add the Adloy DMPA for the placement of maintenance dredging material. The applicant has not proposed compensatory mitigation for this project.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-1997-02927. 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: 25-1130-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.