Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
The intent of the project is to establish representative values for sediment grain size, percent fines, sorting index, and other parameters to help establish guidelines for selecting borrow sources for beach nourishment projects.
Region/County:
Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) intends to analyze existing Texas Gulf of Mexico hydrodynamic information and develop a sand transport mode.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
The Texas General Land Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have partnered to develop a comprehensive plan for the coastal area of Texas, that will identify and evaluate the feasibility hurricane and storm risk management and ecosystem restoration for the coastal areas of the State of Texas.
Region/County:
Brazoria
Recipient:
Brazoria County
Summary:
The goal of the Brazoria County (BC) Regional Sediment Management Initiative (RSMI) is to facilitate and assess the implementation of sediment management policies, initiatives, priorities and projects that can provide a more effective use of sediments and dredged materials for shoreline protection and habitat conservation and restoration in the county.
Region/County:
Cameron
Recipient:
Cameron County
Summary:
Cameron County will continue the partnership with the Texas General Land Office and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to nourish the beach at Isla Blanca Park.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Summary:
The project will restore and protect 16,300 linear feet of shoreline along the Nueces Bay.
Region/County:
San Patricio
Recipient:
Port of Corpus Christi
Summary:
A shoreline protection structure will be constructed with the potential for marsh restoration behind the protective structure.
Region/County:
Coast Wide
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
The Texas Legislature requires the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to report the economic and natural resource benefits derived from Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) funding every biennium.
Region/County:
Matagorda
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
This project will create a final design and conduct for optimal beach nourishment to allow shoreline stabilization and habitat restoration at Chester Island.
Region/County:
Aransas
Recipient:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Summary:
This project would result in a feasibility study, alternatives analysis, preparation of 30% engineering plans, and complete permitting for construction of a living shoreline or structure.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
This project is the final phase for the breakwater construction project.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
The purpose of the project is to protect and enhance existing estuarine marsh habitats.
Region/County:
Kleberg
Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)
Summary:
Phase 2,this project, is the construction phase of protecting the Triangle Tree Rookery Island.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Summary:
Protection of Tern Island from ongoing erosion and future sea level rise will help conserve and enhance an important rookery.
Region/County:
Galveston
Recipient:
City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Summary:
Project will amend two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits held by the Park Board that allow beach nourishment and dune restoration projects to be undertaken on Galveston Island.
Region/County:
Matagorda
Recipient:
The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter
Summary:
This project will implement Phase III of a habitat restoration and shoreline stabilization project.
Region/County:
Brazoria
Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited
Summary:
This project will result in the construction of rock breakwaters along the GIWW shoreline. The structureswill reduce wave energy and will prevent shoreline erosion.
Region/County:
Jefferson
Recipient:
Ducks Unlimited
Summary:
This project will result in the construction of rock breakwaters along the GIWW shoreline. The structures will reduce wave energy and will prevent shoreline erosion.
Region/County:
Matagorda
Recipient:
Matagorda County
Summary:
These stabilization measures will be to stabilize the Sargent “West” shoreline by interrupting the accelerated rate of longshore sediment transport.
Region/County:
Nueces
Recipient:
The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter
Summary:
This project will focus on shoreline protection and stabilization needed to address the significant degradation of shorelines and coastal wetlands on the bay side of Mustang Island in Nueces County, at two locations, The Nature Conservancy’s Francine Cohn Preserve and at Mustang Island State Park.