SWG-2023-00293 TNI Investments, LTD - Wetlands and Open Waters Adjacent to Gangs Bayou, Sweetwater Lake, and West Bay - Galveston County, Texas

Public Notice     Project Plans    Permittee Responsible Mitigation Plan   Habitat Creation Plan

The applicant proposes to permanently discharge fill material into 3.81 acres of emergent and scrub shrub intertidal estuarine wetlands and into 0.16-acre of other surface waters for the purpose of constructing berms and berm pumpouts, to perform elevation improvements, and to install three culvert configurations.  The applicant proposes to permanently excavate material from 1.34 acres of emergent and scrub shrub intertidal estuarine wetlands, 34.77 acres of existing ponds, and 0.10-acre of other surface waters for the purpose of constructing swales and deepening four existing ponds.  Additionally, the applicant proposes to temporarily impact 18.83 acres of emergent and scrub shrub intertidal estuarine wetlands and 9.94 acres of other surface waters for the above referenced fill and excavation activities in addition to constructing temporary access paths and temporary placement of a pipeline for thin layer placement activities.  The purpose of the project is to restore, enhance, create, and protect freshwater and estuarine wetland habitat, open waters, and uplands within a 327-acre property known as the Legacy Wetlands at Sullivan Ranch.  The applicant’s proposed project consists of multiple components and are detailed below.