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SWG-2025-00116 - Texas International Terminals - Galveston Bay/Galveston Ship Channel - Galveston County, Texas

USACE Galveston District
Published May 29, 2025
Expiration date: 6/30/2025
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Public Notice           Project Plans

The applicant proposes to discharge dredged material into approximately 50 acres of Galveston Bay to construct a beneficial use dredge material placement area (BUDMPA) that will receive maintenance dredge material from the Texas International Terminal (TXIT) Berths (authorized by Department of the Army  Permit SWG-2012-00602).  The proposed BUDMPA consists of building low-profile containment levees approximately 4,315 feet long by 97 feet wide (7.5 acres), using 54,025 cubic yards (CY) of material dredged from the interior of the proposed BUDMPA, placed over geotextile fabric, and armored with 18 inches (8,220 CY) of rip rap placed at a 3:1 slope to provide erosion resistance.  The low-profile containment levees will be constructed to a maximum height of +2.80 feet mean high water (MHW).  Dredging of the interior of the BUDMPA will remove approximately 1,145,681 CY of material to a depth of -24 feet mean sea level and will be done with various methods, including barge-mounted excavators, pontoon excavators, and clamshell dredging.  Any excess dredge material will be placed within the TXIT-owned Placement Area (PA) 5600.  The interior of the BUDMPA will then be gradually filled with maintenance dredge material from the TXIT Berths until the ideal elevation (+2.3 feet MHW) is reached to allow for the establishment and growth of 41.5 acres of intertidal marsh habitat.  Three cuts will then be made into the levee to create 1 acre of tidal circulation channels that allow for water and nutrient exchange and support fish and wildlife by providing a connection to the greater Galveston Bay system.  The circulation channels will be deep enough to preclude the growth of vegetation in the channel and remain open water channels within the site.  The circulation channels will also cross the site to create three separate wetland establishment planting areas.

The applicant stated that the main purpose of the project is to provide authorized confined placement location(s) within 5 miles of the TXIT Basin capable of receiving dredged material from the TXIT Basin via pipeline.  This would allow for the utilization of smaller and more widely available dredging equipment, compared to offshore disposal, to create stability for future operations and navigation of vessels within the TXIT Basin.