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: Nueces County Coastal Parks
Location: The project site is located in adjacent to Packery Channel, at Packery Channel Nature Park, in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 27.628508, -97.217325
Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct both a living shoreline and nearshore breakwaters to provide shoreline protection from erosion, and a pier for park enhancement.
The project would use two types of breakwaters - primary breakwaters and gap protection breakwaters. The project proposes to fill approximately 0.41 acre (3,510 cubic yards [CY]) of unvegetated bay bottom for primary breakwaters. The primary breakwater structures would be constructed parallel to the shoreline and vary in dimensions. The maximum bottom width of the primary breakwaters would be approximately 28.5 feet and have a maximum length of 130 feet. The proposed gap breakwaters would be placed approximately five to ten feet shoreward between the primary breakwaters and fill approximately 0.08 acre (475 CY) of unvegetated bay bottom. The gap breakwaters would vary in dimensions but have a maximum width of approximately 15 feet and a maximum length of 50 feet. The combined footprint of the breakwater structures total 0.49 acre.
The pile-supported, U-shaped pier would consist of two walkways that extend approximately 97.5 feet perpendicular from the existing shoreline, and an approximately 204-foot walkway situated parallel to the existing shoreline. The pier would be supported by 72 12-inch-diameter, pile driven timber piles. All walkways would be approximately 10.7 feet wide and deck spacing would be 0.5-inch gaps. The deck would be at an elevation of +6.5 feet NAVD88. The footprint of the pier is approximately 0.1 acre (4,530 square feet) with approximately 0.09 acre (3,740 square feet) within the mean high water.
The project would develop approximately 0.35 acre (15,110 square feet) of living shoreline by planting marsh vegetation between the proposed breakwaters on the existing shoreline. Smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) would be placed between +0.5 and +2.0 feet NAVD88 and salt-meadow grass (Spartina patens) and associated marsh vegetation would be planted between +2.0 and +2.5 NAVD88. The applicant has not proposed mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-2024-00549. This application will be reviewed pursuant to 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: 25-1067-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.