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 501. Requests for federal consistency review were deemed administratively complete for the following project(s) during the period of August 12, 2019 to August 23, 2019. 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 §§506.25, 506.32, and 506.41, 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, August 30, 2019. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 29, 2019.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant:City of Corpus Christi
Location: Open water of Packery Channel beginning at the rip rap found on the approach immediately southeast of the State Highway 361 bridge, and extending to the west corner of the bulkhead surrounding the boat ramp parking lot
Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83):  27.618780, -97.213392
Project Description: The applicant proposes to construct a segmented rock breakwater within Packery Channel that extends from the northwest corner of the Packery Channel boat ramp parking lot to the State Highway 361 Bridge. The proposed segmented rock breakwater will measure approximately 315 feet long and will include one to three gaps, each measuring approximately 20 feet wide. The top of the breakwater (crest) will have a total width of approximately 6 feet at a slope of 3:1 and will be located at approximately +3 feet NAVD88. The breakwater will include 7-foot-wide toe aprons on either side with a slope of 3:1 from the toe to the existing grade, with a total breakwater base width of approximately 50 feet. Construction of the rock breakwater will require the placement of approximately 2,000 cubic yards (CY) of rock material and the mechanical excavation of approximately 1,000 CY of bottom sediments. Excavated material will be temporarily sidecast between the breakwater and the eastern shoreline. Excavated material will then be backfilled over the toe aprons where it will settle into gaps and spaces between the placed rocks. Any surplus material will be placed between the breakwater and eastern shoreline within the area that was significantly scoured by Hurricane Harvey.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2019-00479. 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 (CWA).
CMP Project No: 19-1419-F1