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 January 19, 2026 to January 23, 2026. 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, January 30, 2026. The public comment period for this project will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Federal License and Permit Activities:
Applicant: The Port of Beaumont Navigation District
Location: The project site is located in the Neches River at the Port of Beaumont's existing Grain Dock and Main Street 2 Wharf, near 1225 Main Street, in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
Project Description: The applicant proposes to modify SWG-1997-01754 (formerly Department of the Army (DA) Permit No. 13434(03)) to extend the existing Grain Dock and replace the existing Main Street 2 wharf facilities to support existing and future commercial marine cargo operations at the Port.
Grain Dock Extension:
Work at the Grain Dock would include the construction of a 115-foot by 80-foot pile-supported concrete wharf extension; a 95-foot by 15-foot pile-supported concrete approach way; a 67-foot by 50-foot pile-supported barge-loading platform; a 140-foot by 15-foot approach way; and a 206-foot by 27-foot barge access bridge with a conveyor and barge monopile. Additionally, approximately 30 cubic yards (CY) of articulated concrete block revetment will be discharged below the high tide line along approximately 98 linear feet of shoreline. The project also includes approximately 250 linear feet of new sheet pile bulkhead to protect the existing top of bank at the downstream end of the site. New work dredging of approximately 0.98 acre will occur to a depth of -12 feet MLLW, with 1-foot allowable over depth and 1-foot advanced maintenance (to an approximate total depth of -14 feet MLLW), removing approximately 2,876.3 CY of material by mechanical, clamshell, or hydraulic methods. All new work and maintenance dredged material will be placed in one of the following Federal Dredge Material Placement Areas (DMPAs): 5, 5B, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, in coordination with the Sabine-Neches Navigation District. Alternatively, dredged material may be placed in the Nelda Stark Beneficial Use area, in coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. No modification of the DD6 outfall is proposed.
Main Street Terminal 2 Wharf:
Work at the Main Street Terminal 2 facility would include demolition and removal of existing Wharfs 5, 6, and 7 and their associated sheds; the construction of a new 1,392-foot by 150-foot pile-supported concrete wharf and a new protection dolphin; the expansion of the existing dredge template by approximately 0.15 acre, and deepening of the entire template to -48 feet MLLW, plus 1-foot allowable over depth and 1-foot advanced maintenance (to an approximate total depth of -50 feet MLLW), removing approximately 3,602 CY of material from the additional dredge area by mechanical, clamshell, or hydraulic methods and removal of approximately 127,457 CY of material from the existing dredge area due to deepening. Approximately 2,100 CY of revetment or stone riprap will be discharged below the high tide line along approximately 1,700 linear feet of shoreline. Additionally, approximately 1,700 linear feet of new sheet pile bulkhead will be
installed landside of the new wharf, with the upstream end tying into the sheet pile bulkhead authorized under SWG-2018-00597, and the downstream end terminating at the top of bank. A new 1,200-foot by 150-foot transit shed will be installed, supported by the new concrete wharf and landside foundations. All new work and maintenance dredged material will be placed in one of the following Federal Dredge Material Placement Areas (DMPAs): 5, 5B, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, or 26, in coordination with the Sabine-Neches Navigation District. Alternatively, dredged material may be placed in the Nelda Stark Beneficial Use area, in coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The applicant has provided the following explanation why compensatory mitigation should not be required: The permittee is not proposing compensatory mitigation because the project is confined to an existing, fully developed deep-draft port facility, results in no loss of wetlands or other special aquatic sites, and does not convert any waters of the United States to non-aquatic use; all in-water work consists of pile-supported structures, limited shoreline armoring, and dredging within existing or previously authorized berthing areas and dredge templates. As a result, the project would not cause more than minimal, long-term adverse effects on aquatic resource functions.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application # SWG-1997-01754. This application will be reviewed pursuant 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as part of its certification under §401 of the Clean Water Act.
CMP Project No: 26-1061-F
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.