SWG-2008-00245 Charles Doolin Galveston County

Full Public Notice    Project Plans

The applicant is seeking after-the-fact authorization to maintain the removal and replacement of 5,060 square feet of riprap placed prior to authorization as part of the proposed armored face of the living shoreline. The applicant is also seeking to dredge approximately 10,000 cubic yards of sand by a barge-mounted dragline to lower the marina turning basin from depths currently averaging 5 feet to a depth of 9 feet below mean high tide. Approximately 1,452 cubic yards of sand will be mixed with gravel and used to nourish the existing beach at the site and to create a 5,500-square-foot beach to facilitate launching of sailboats. The remainder of the sand will be used to fill the adjoining upland in preparation for dormitory and parking lot construction. Approximately 1,000 feet of wave attenuation structure will be installed to protect the basin. The applicant will install 58 pilings and 50 floating pier/slip structures within the basin to create a floating marina for the Sea Scout training facility. Approximately 0.57 acre of shallow water habitat will be deepened. Approximately 0.14 acre of beach area will be filled with sand dredged from the basin, mixed with gravel, and approximately 0.64 acre of floating dock area will be installed. The applicant is proposing to create 5,500 square feet of intertidal marsh, in the form of a living shoreline, as mitigation for the proposed submerged sand and gravel beach nourishment area. The applicant is also proposing to install a 2-inch saltwater intake pipe for fire protection and possibly desalinization process for up to 15,000 gallons per day of potable water. Two 24-inch sewer outfalls and one 6-foot by 1-foot TxDOT storm water discharge drainage pipes will also be installed.