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: Odfjell Terminals
Location: The project site is located in the Bayport Turning Basin/Galveston Bay, at 12211 Port Road, in Seabrook, Harris County, Texas.
Latitude and Longitude: 29.608470, -95.018227
Project Description: The applicant proposes to perform maintenance dredging within a 12-acre area located in the Bayport Turning Basin, including an 8.6-acre area at Wharf 1 and Wharf 2 (Ship Docks) and a 3.4-acre area at Barge Docks Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Dredging would be conducted to total dredge depths of -43.5 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) at the Ship Docks and -18.5 feet MLLW at the Barge Docks, utilizing hydraulic, mechanical, and/or silt-blading methods. Approximately 45,000 cubic yards of material would be removed during each maintenance cycle. The applicant requests authorization to place the dredged material in one or more of the following Dredged Material Placement Areas (DMPAs): Spillman Island, Atkinson Island, DMPA No. 16, DMPA No. 15, DMPA No. 14, or the Mid Bay Placement Area. Additionally, the applicant seeks approval to conduct recurring maintenance dredging over a 10-year period.
The applicant is not proposing mitigation as the project does not involve impacts to special aquatic sites or other aquatic features that would warrant compensatory mitigation. All dredging activities are confined to previously authorized and historically disturbed deepwater areas within the existing navigation footprint, with no anticipated effects to wetlands, vegetated shallows, or other sensitive aquatic habitats. As such, the project is not expected to result in the loss of aquatic resource functions that would require mitigation.
Type of Application: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit application #SWG-2002-02976. 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: 25-1217-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