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SWG-2007-00909 - Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC - Buffalo Bayou - Harris County, Texas

USACE Galveston District
Published May 22, 2025
Expiration date: 6/23/2025
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Public Notice          Project Plans

The applicant proposes to construct two new barge docks, and one new ship dock, as well as the deepening of three existing docks to accommodate larger vessels.  The proposed project will consist of the following activities:

  1. The previously authorized Barge Dock 5 dredge work of -43.5 feet max dredge depth to be modified to -18.5 feet feet max dredge depth.
  2. The previously authorized Ship Dock 6 associated dredge work to be modified from -43.5 feet max dredge depth to -47 feet max dredge depth.
  3. The proposed Barge Dock 5 associated dredge work of -18.5 feet max dredge depth.
  4. The deepening of existing Ship Dock 3 and proposed Ship Dock 4 to -43.5 feet max dredge depth.
  5. The deepening of existing Ship Docks 1 and 2 to -47 feet max dredge depth.
  6. The construction of approximately 1,020 feet of combi-wall bulkhead wall along the proposed Barge Dock 5.
  7. The addition of silt blade dredging methods to maintain the authorized dredge depths.

These activities will result in the dredging and excavation of approximately 582,000 cubic yards (CY) of material. Of this total, Of this total, 292,000 CY of material located below the mean lower low water (MLLW) line will be dredged within a 12-acre dredge footprint to obtain a maximum dredge depth of -47 feet within Ship Docks 1, 2, and 6.  An additional 112,000 CY of material located below the MLLW line will be dredged within a 5.83-acre area to obtain maximum dredge depths of -43.5 feet below MLLW within Ship Docks 3 and 4.  Finally, 178,000 CY of material located below the MLLW line will be dredged to obtain maximum depths -18.5 feet below MLLW within Barge Docks 5 and 7 within 10.18 acres.

The proposed modified Barge Dock 5 will be positioned perpendicular to the Houston Ship Channel along the proposed bulkhead wall, and will consist of a full-faced fendering system.  The proposed ship and barge docks will exhibit a minimum 225-foot setback from the limits of the Houston Ship Channel.  The proposed modified Barge Dock 5 will be supported by concrete piles pneumatically driven to depths to ensure structural integrity.

All piles supporting the new bulkhead wall will be pneumatically driven into place and spaced accordingly to ensure structural integrity.  The proposed project will also require the discharge of clean fill material behind the proposed bulkhead wall alignment.  None of the proposed clean fill material will be placed below the MHW line.