The City of Port Lavaca continued its efforts to revitalize the popular Bayfront Peninsula by installing a concrete cap to seal the existing steel sheet pile bulkhead, and constructing 350 linear feet of concrete walkway atop the east wall bulkhead.
The City of Palacios constructed an approximately 350 linear foot fishing pier in South Bay Park to foster ecotourism.
Texas A&M University at Galveston studied the impacts of dredging operations on sedimentary processes in the Houston Ship Channel (HSC), a key component in the determination of the fate of dioxins in this system.
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi designed, manufactured, shipped, installed, and started-up two (2) Mobile Bilge Pumpout Stations at Rockport-Fulton and Port Aransas Harbors.
Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi performed sediment collection and analysis of zinc in Nueces Bay and the Inner Harbor to develop a total maximum daily load for zinc.
Nueces County enhanced the beach entranceway by planting native vegetation, installing additional irrigation to maintain the vegetation, constructing a plank walkway around the sculpture area, and installing four (4) interpretive signs educating visitors.
The City of Orange placed a canoe launch near the boat ramp in the waterfront park. A ramp was attached to the canoe launch in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
The City of Corpus Christi acquired 49.53+/- acres, known as the Gaines tract, of uplands, floodplain, wetlands and sand flats, formerly used for grazing, as part of the development of the new 162 +/-acre Oso Bay Wetland Preserve.
The City of Rockport acquired approximately 20-acres of undisturbed Live Oak/Red Bay habitat with a 3-acre fresh water pond that is located to the west and to the south of the Memorial Park property line.
