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SWG-1998-02508 - Village of Surfside Beach - Brazoria County

Published April 19, 2016
Expiration date: 5/19/2016

Full Public Notice     Project Plans     Work Plans

The applicant proposes to construct two groins, the East groin and the West groin, and to increase beach fill retention while limiting down drift impacts.  The proposed East groin structure would be constructed approximately 60 feet southwest of Texas State Highway 332, and would extend 300 feet seaward of current mean sea level (MSL) perpendicular to the natural shoreline.  The West groin would be constructed approximately 150 feet east of Texas Street and would extend approximately 325 feet seaward of current MSL at an angle of 22.5° west of shore normal.  The West groin would be constructed in conjunction with or after the completion of the East groin.  There will be 1,650 cubic yards of fill material, in the form of rock breakwaters, placed within 9,630 square feet of jurisdictional areas.  The total project footprint covers 1.7 acres, of which 64,745 square feet is landward of the mean higher high water line.