SWG-2007-01401 - Justin Minter - Energy Transfer Nederland Terminal - Wetlands and the Neches River - Jefferson County, Texas

Public Notice     Project Plans

The applicant proposes to modify DA Permit SWG-2007-01401 to permanently discharge fill into a total of 88.90 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, 5.69 acres of palustrine scrub shrub (PSS) wetlands, 212.33 acres of palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, and 17.21 acres (8,967 linear feet) of streams/water bodies to construct new facilities and modernize infrastructure at the Energy Transfer Nederland Terminal. A total of 324.13 acres of aquatic resources will be permanently impacted by the proposed construction activities, while approximately 320 linear feet (0.31 acre) of streams would have a temporary discharge of fill. Additional project components include the reconfiguration of existing Dock C, construction of a material offloading facility (MOF) dock and new deep draft vessel Docks 8 and 9 adjacent to the MOF dock. There will also be construction of a water intake pipe and wastewater outfall pipe in the Neches River near the existing Dock 3, as well as deck extension and new dolphin installation at the existing Dock 5 and Dock 6. The project would require hydraulic and/or mechanical dredging to remove approximately 331,800 cubic yards of material from the Neches River to a maximum dredge depth of -45 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) at all berths. Dredge material would be placed in placement areas (PAs) 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. New permanent access roads and parking lot extension will also be constructed. Due to the scale and complexity of the project scope, the applicant is requesting authorization for 10 years for all construction activities to ensure completion of all components. In addition, the applicant is requesting 10 years of maintenance dredging at all previously authorized docks:  A-B Barge Dock, Dock C, Dock 1, Dock 2, Dock 3, Dock,4, Dock 5, Dock 6, Layberth A, Layberth D, and the Turning Basin as well as the new MOF Dock and Docks 8 and 9. The purpose of the project would be to build new and modernize existing infrastructure at Energy Transfer’s Nederland Terminal that will allow for the manufacture, storage, and transfer of petroleum products onto deep draft vessels bound for domestic and export markets.

The DA Permit SWG-2007-01401 addendum issued on May 27, 2021, previously authorized permanent discharge of fill into 10.57 acres of palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands, 0.97 acres of palustrine scrub shrub (PSS) wetlands, 123.22 acres of  palustrine forested (PFO) wetlands, and 5.97 acres (1,377 linear feet) of streams/water bodies at the Energy Transfer Nederland Terminal. The total discharge impacts reported in the project description above are inclusive of these previously authorized impact amounts.