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Nearshore Artificial ReefingNEARSHORE ARTIFICIAL REEFINGCCA Texas and TPWD deployed in excess of 250 tons of materials at the nearshore Vancouver reefing site off of the coast of Freeport, Texas. The first of three major nearshore reefing projects, this reef site is located in Texas state waters. This joint effort is the single largest deployment of material to the site to date. CCA Texas / HTFT was able to secure partnerships with Dorsett Brothers Concrete, who provided storage and docking facilities, Old Castle Pre-Cast, who provided one-hundred-fifteen concrete catch basins for reefing material, Texas A&M Galveston, who provided 23 granite blocks ranging in size from 2.5 to 13 tons, and helped arrange local transportation of materials as well as provided $50,000 in funding to the project. The $50,000 in funding is the result of $25,000 directly from CCA Texas and another $25,000 secured from a Houston area foundation. Concrete culvert will be deployed to two additional reef sites in Port Mansfield and Matagorda. This material is being provided by Alamo Concrete Products and as of December 2010 the material is being staged in Port Mansfield. The deployment is targeted for the spring of 2011. CCA Texas has committed $50,000 to this reefing project. The Matagorda project is currently waiting for a permit to be issued by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). In the interim, HTFT was able to secure $35,000 to help fund this project. With all of the partners, HTFT program was able to secure $135,000. Past Articles Pictures Project video  |
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