Town of Bayside Shoreline Protection and Planting Construction Project

Project Description

Refugio County is a rural underserved community with a population of 6,756 (2020 Decennial Census) with 61 miles of Coastline located between Corpus Christi and Victoria. The project is a multi-faceted approach to enhance water quality, mitigate erosion, stabilize the shoreline, and create aquatic habitats while providing meaningful access and important protections of Refugio County’s natural assets. The proposed project is for the construction of 460 linear feet of limestone breakwater living shoreline and 390 linear feet of oyster reef balls along with the planting of cord grass behind the reef balls.