Notice: Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency – City of Beaumont

September 20, 2019

September 20, 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 26, 2019 to September 13, 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, September 20, 2019.  The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2019.

FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS:

Applicant: City of Beaumont

Location: The project site is located in the Neches River, approximately 1-mile south of the I-10 bridge, within Jefferson County, Texas.

Latitude & Longitude (NAD 83):

Project Description:  The applicant proposes to discharge 7,521 cubic yards of rip-rap into the 0.75 acres of the Neches River and 12,332 cubic yards of dredge material into Dredge Material Placement Area 25, to facilitate the reconstruction of the Riverfront Park shoreline along the Neches River. Anchored sheet pile bulkhead will be installed with rip-rap toe-walls in some areas. The total length of shoreline reconstruction is 2,197 linear feet. The purpose of the proposed project is to restore the shoreline from damages that resulted from Hurricane Harvey.

Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permit application # SWG-2010-00630. 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: 19-1411-F1

Further information on the applications listed above, including a copy of the consistency certifications or consistency determinations for inspection, may be obtained from Ms. Allison Buchtien P.O. Box 12873, Austin, Texas 78711-2873, or via email at federal.consistency@glo.texas.gov. Comments should be sent to Ms. Buchtien at the above address or by email.


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