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: DKRS, Driftwood Shores, LLC
Location: The project site is located in Carancahua Bay, at 1005 Shoreline Lane, in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 28.713032, -96.414309
Project Description: The applicant is proposing work at two separate Lots within a coastal residential community known as Driftwood Shores at Wolf Point. At Lot 34, the applicant proposes work associated with the construction of a pier and kayak launch, dredging a new channel and existing pond, and installation of rip rap along the proposed new channel in Carancahua Bay. The pier structure consists of a 200-foot-long by 6-foot-wide walkway with an 8-foot-wide by 50-foot-long L-Head. The overall structure will encompass a total area of 1,200-square-foot and extend 208 feet into Carancahua Bay. The applicant proposes to mechanically dredge a total of 725 cubic yards (CY) of material from Carancahua Bay to a maximum depth of -1.5 feet mean high water for the purpose of constructing a new channel and deepening an existing pond. The dredged material will be placed onsite in uplands on Lot 34. The rip rap consists of the discharge of a maximum of 10 CY of concrete fill into Carancahua Bay below mean high water for the construction of two 20-foot-long by 5-foot-wide structures that will extend 20 feet into Carancahua Bay. At Lots 75 & 76, the applicant proposes work associated with the installation of a bulkhead, construction of a boat ramp, and construction of a marina in Carancahua Bay. The applicant proposes to discharge 1.5 CY of concrete fill material into 0.01 acre below the mean high water of Carancahua Bay to construct an 80-foot-long by 14-foot-wide boat ramp. The marina consists of a 100-foot-long by 6-foot-wide walkway, 180-foot-long by 6-foot-wide walkway, one 374-foot-long by 66-foot-wide covered boathouse, and one 374-foot-long by 76-foot-wide covered boathouse. The overall marina, including the 12-inch roof overhang, will encompass a total area of 55,508-square-foot (1.27 acres) and extend 480 feet into Carancahua Bay. The applicant has stated that the discharge of 2.5 CY of vinyl fill material into 0.01 acre to install 186 linear feet of bulkhead will be above the mean high water of Carancahua Bay. The applicant is not proposing mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2024-00852. 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: 25-1200-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