Notice: Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency – Galveston County

August 30, 2019

August 30, 2019 17:00PM

Coastal Coordination Advisory Committee



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: Galveston County
Location: The project site is located in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, at Yacht Basin Road, in Gilchrist, Galveston County, Texas.
Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83): 29.514948, -94.512272
Project Description: The applicant proposes to impact 0.26 acres of waters of the United States to facilitate the construction of a bulkhead, placement of rip rap around an existing jetty and shoreline and remove and replace an existing boat ramp and wood dock in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The amount of fill material that is proposed to be discharge for the requested boat dock and ramp facility improvements: 696 cubic yards of rip rap around the existing jetty and shoreline; 18 cubic yards of material for the construction of the bulkhead; 0.16 cubic yards for the installation of two wood docks; 3 cubic yards of material for the removal of an existing dock; 53 cubic yards of concrete for the construction of a boat ramp

The purpose of the proposed project is to repair and renovate an existing dock and boat ramp facility that has been damaged from past weather events. The applicant’s plans are enclosed in 9 sheets.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2001-01549. 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.
CMP Project No: 19-1401-F1


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