USACE mitigation bankingSouthwestern Division

The applicant proposes to construct an approximately 2.7-mile heavy haul route to transport Starship and Super Heavy rocket components and associated launch infrastructure between the Massey Test Facility and SpaceX Production Facility. The applicant proposes to construct an approximately 2.7-mile heavy haul route to transport Starship and Super Heavy rocket components and associated launch infrastructure between the Massey Test Facility and SpaceX Production Facility.

30-day public notice for Port Houston's proposed Barbours Cut Northside Expansion project at Spilman's Island.

The Applicant proposes to construct a water treatment wetland in Ellis, Henderson, and Kaufman counties, Texas which would treat up to 150,799 acre-feet per year (ac-ft/yr) of reuse water diverted from the Trinity River before delivering it to Cedar Creek Reservoir. The overall project includes the design and construction of a free water surface wetland, sedimentation basins, and conveyance facilities necessary to transfer water into, through, and out of the constructed wetland system to Cedar Creek Reservoir. Available reuse water for the project would be sourced from the Trinity River, originating as wastewater treatment plant return flows which are currently permitted and contracted. The goal of the project is for the system to provide a maximum of 150 million gallons per day (MGD) of treatment capacity, with a peak flow of up to 176 MGD.

The applicant proposes to modify Department of the Army Permit SWG-2008-00073 to dredge approximately 120,085 cubic yards of new work material from an approximately 15.4-acre area of the Houston Ship Channel to deepen the existing Dock 9 to a maximum depth of -48.5 feet mean lower low water (MLLW). The dredged material would be placed in one of the following upland confined placement areas, with associated return water effluent: Glendale, House Tract, Clinton, Laughlin-Thyssin, Rosa Allen, East/West Jones, Greens Bayou, Beltway 8 Tract, Texas Deepwater (Pinto Lion), Lost Lake, Adloy, Avera, Goat Island, Peggy Lake, Bertron, Alexander Island, and Spilman Island.

The applicant proposes to dredge 311,204 cubic yards of material from a 25.27-acre fleeting area to a depth of -15-foot mean lower low water (MLLW) to ensure safe navigation. The 25.27-acre fleeting area was previously authorized under Department of the Army Permit Number SWG-2024-00831. Dredged material will be placed in existing authorized dredge material placement areas (DMPAs) located on the Shoal Point properties. Snake Island Placement Area Cell A will serve as the primary placement area and any subsequent material placed into Snake Island Placement Area Cell C and/or Federal DMPA No. 5 and No. 6.

The proposed activity includes cleaning and realigning a section of the creek and placing approximately 5,570 cubic yards of Type II Rock Blanket (riprap) to stabilize the creek banks and prevent/control erosion. Additionally, a section of the creek to the south of the existing crossing will be cleared of trees and bushes to improve flow. The proposed activity would directly affect approximately 5,500 linear feet of Quick Creek, with an estimated fill area impact of 3.62 acres (80,000 square feet).

Proposed mitigation bank