coastal erosion planning and response act (cepra) program cycle 5 priorities and dredging needs...

Coastal Erosion Planning and Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) ProgramResponse Act (CEPRA) Program

Cycle 5 Priorities and Dredging NeedsCycle 5 Priorities and Dredging NeedsMatthew Mahoney, P.G.Matthew Mahoney, P.G.

TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICEJERRY PATTERSON - COMMISSIONER

Coastal Erosion Planning and Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) ProgramResponse Act (CEPRA) Program

• Enacted by Texas Legislature in 1999.

• State Funding:

- 80th Texas Legislature appropriated ~$17.2 million for Cycle 5 in FY08-09 – biggest

funding cycle yet

• Match requirements for Cycle 5:

- Beach Projects - 75% CEPRA, 25% Partner

- Marsh Projects - 60% CEPRA, 40% Partner

Coastal Impact Assistance Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)Program (CIAP)

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 amended the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1356a) to provide for the disbursement of $250 million each year from 2007 through 2010 to coastal states and their respective coastal political subdivisions as part of CIAP.

State Funding:

- $48,591,202 each year for four years

CEPRA Cycle 5 ProjectsCEPRA Cycle 5 Projects

By combining CEPRA projects with CIAP will finally allow Texas to conduct large-scale beach nourishment projects on the Gulf Coast and large-scale marsh restoration projects in the Texas bay systems.

Projects requiring dredging:• West Galveston Island – 1 millon cyds• Town of South Padre – 500,000 cyds• Little Beach, Bolivar,Tx. – 200,000 cyds (TxDot)• Texas Point – 500,000 cyds (Corps)• Rollover Pass – 150,000 cyds (Corps)• Brazos Santiago – 400,000 cyds (Corps)

West Galveston IslandWest Galveston IslandBeach NourishmentBeach Nourishment

Project Description:Nourish Gulf beach from west end of the seawall for three miles with up to 1 million cyds of beach quality sand dredged from a permitted sand source.

PROJECT BUDGET: $13.5 mil

• 12 miles from source to placement area• 30 foot depth offshore is approximately 10,000 ft. from shore.

What I need from you today is input on dredging and transport methodologies so they can be included in permitting options.

West Galveston IslandWest Galveston IslandBeach NourishmentBeach Nourishment

TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE

MATTHEW MAHONEY, P.G.Coastal Geologist/Project ManagerCoastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Program

JERRY PATTERSON – CommisssionerTexas General Land Office

JODY HENNEKE – Deputy CommissionerCoastal Resources Program Area

EDDIE FISHER – DirectorCoastal Protection Division

TTHANKHANK Y YOUOU