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SWG-1997-02927 - Port of Houston Authority - Buffalo Bayou - Harris County, Texas

USACE Galveston District
Published Feb. 18, 2025
Expiration date: 3/20/2025

Public Notice          Project Plans

The applicant proposes to amend existing Permit #SWG-1997-02927 by means of hydraulically dredging approximately 46,600 cubic yards (CY) of material from the CARE Terminal Wharf 2 and further expanding the dredge prism of berth associated with Wharf 2. Specifically, the existing berth will be deepened from -39 feet Mean Low Tide (MLT) to -41 feet MLT (-40.5 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) and -42.5 feet MLLW), extend the existing berth dredge prism 85 feet to the northeast of the existing berth to a depth of -41 feet MLT (-42.5 feet MLLW), relocate one existing monopile mooring structure to accommodate the expanded berth, place new work dredge material at Lost Lake Dredge Material Placement Area (DMPA), extend the time for maintenance dredging at the CARE Terminal for an additional 10 years, and add the Adloy DMPA for the placement of maintenance dredging material.