Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency
Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
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 May 19, 2025 to May 30, 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, June 6, 2025. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: Calhoun County
Location: The project site is located in San Antonio Bay, at 1593 Swan Point Road, in Seadrift, Calhoun County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 28.38945556, -96.70963611
Project Description: The applicant proposes to discharge fill into the open water of San Antonio Bay to construct 7 acres of marsh and construct 1,100-linear-foot of breakwaters. The project is intended to restore Swan Point by creating and enhancing marsh habitat.
Approximately 27,000 cubic yards (CY) of material will be mechanically dredged from an adjacent 3.6-acre boat ramp channel and discharged in the open water to create 7 acres of marsh site which will be composed of 7 marsh cells with tidal channels between the cells. The boat ramp channel will be dredged to a maximum depth of -6 feet with an initial volume of 12,200 CY to be dredged and the balance of material coming from future maintenance dredging.
Approximately 3,000 CY of stone will be discharged in the open water to construct the 1,100-linear-foot breakwater which will be composed of 9 breakwater segments with 8 artificial reef units placed between the breakwater segments. Each stone breakwater will have a length of 90 feet with a crest elevation of +3-foot NAVD88. Artificial reef units will have a crest elevation of +2-foot NAVD88 and a length of 24 feet.
Temporary access channels, covering up to a total of 19.6 acres, will be mechanically dredged to a maximum depth of -4 feet to allow access from the boat ramp channel and the Federal Navigation Channel to the project site. The dredged material will be temporarily sidecast within the designated open water workspaces. All sidecast material will be backfilled at the completion of construction. Compensatory mitigation is not proposed.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2025-00151. 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: 25-1215-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