Galveston District Approves Danza del Rio Mitigation Bank: Credits Released & Available!
The Corps of Engineers, Galveston District issued their final approval of Delta's Danza del Rio Mitigation Bank, located in Brazoria County, Texas.  The Danza del Rio Mitigation Bank can now offset forested riverine impacts for permit applicants in Southeast Texas.

 
The 888.4-acre bank site is part of a 984.4-acre footprint and will generate chemical, physical and biological credits through the restoration of bottomland hardwoods and forested riverine wetlands.  The site has already served as an approved permittee-responsible mitigation solution for five pipeline projects traversing the area.

 
SERVICING ALL OR PARTS OF THE FOLLOWING WATERSHEDS AND COUNTIES:

 
Watersheds:  
San Bernard (HUC 12090401) 
East Matagorda Bay (HUC 12090402) 
Lower Colorado (HUC 12090302) 
Central Matagorda Bay (HUC 12100401) 
Navidad (HUC 12100102) 
Lower Brazos (HUC 12070104) 
Austin-Oyster (HUC 12040205)

 
Counties: 
Brazoria, Matagorda, Wharton, Fort Bend, Colorado, Austin, Waller

SHORE|LINKS- New Rehabilitation and Erosion Prevention Projects

Delta recently teamed with LJA Engineering, LLC and Houston-based contractors, Fort Bend Excavation, to provide SHORE|LINKS� material for (7) detention ponds in the Shadow Creek residential development. Each pond was constructed with a concrete side slope around the perimeter that suffered from continued erosion damage. SHORE|LINKS� units were used to armor the top edge of the concrete side slope to prevent further erosion damage. Additionally, the cut-out planters in the centers of the concrete side slope were tiled with SHORE|LINKS� units to prevent soil loss and to facilitate entrapping sediments. Lastly, the toe was protected with SHORE|LINKS� logs to dissipate wave energy while eliminating under cutting erosion. The installation inspection was conducted during the week of January 16, 2014 on all (7) detention ponds passed with approvals from all parties. LJA Engineering will evaluate the performance of SHORE|LINKS� over the next 6 months for these (7) ponds. This evaluation will determine the path for erosion protections measures on the additional (12) detention ponds that also need protection from further erosion.

In the spring of 2014, Delta will join Morris P. Hebert Inc. in providing SHORE|LINKS� material along with aquatic vegetation for a 27-mile pipeline rights of way project in the J.D. Murphey Wild Life Management Area. This Golden Pass Pipeline Project will involve deploying a combination of SHORE|LINKS� material and planting aquatic vegetation to impacted areas along the rights of way. Deployment of this project is scheduled for May 2014. In addition to providing the SHORE|LINKS� material for this project, Delta will also be involved in management oversight. 

In October of 2013, Delta submitted a SHORE|LINKS� proposal to LJA Engineering for the Pleasure Island Restoration Project near Port Arthur, Texas. This project is located on a ship channel with a 3,000 foot rip/rap breakwater wall a few hundred feet from the shoreline. The breakwater wall has (3) 30 foot gaps to allow for ingress and egress of water flow. The design also calls for sediment to be pumped between the wall and shoreline to create a living marsh. Once the sediment is pumped to create the living marsh, SHORE|LINKS� will be deployed at the (3) gaps to help entrap sediment from escaping as large ships travel the channel creating large waves. The bluff shoreline area will also be armored with SHORE|LINKS� and vegetated to stabilize and prevent further erosion. Delta has received positive feedback from LJA Engineering, LLC on the initial October 2013 proposal and anticipates funding approval by 2nd quarter 2014.  

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