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Bluewater texas terminal

On May 30, 2019 the Phillips 66 company Bluewater Texas Terminals LLC (BWTT) applied to the U.S. Maritime Admistration (MARAD) to build a single-point mooring (SPM) oil loading platform 15 nautical miles offshore from Mustang Island. On July 8, 2019 the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and MARAD announced their intention to prepare  an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assist in the evaluation of a Deepwater Port License Application for the Bluewater SPM Project.


The Deepwater Port (DWP) would consist of two SPM buoy systems, 56.48 miles of new pipeline infrastructure, and a booster station located on Harbor Island. The onshore component starts with a multi-use terminal south of Taft; two 30-inch pipelines would then extend 22.2 miles to a 19 acre booster station on Harbor Island. From there crude oil would then be pumped out 15 miles to the two SPM platforms situated in 88 feet of water. Phillips intends to use horizontal drilling to pass the pipelines under Redfish Bay and the Lydia Ann Channel in order to minimize the environmental impact.


The environmental assessments that P66 has done (see below) are extensive and the results are impressive. We strongly endorse going offshore in contrast to the environmental disaster, traffic congestion and potential wake damage that the Lone Star Ports--the Port of Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) and Berry Corp--onshore terminal on Harbor Island would entail.

Environmental Evaluation

_Volume_II_Environmental Evalation Contents (pdf)Download
00_Volume_II_Appendices_Contents (pdf)Download
00_Volume_II_Introduction (pdf)Download
01_Section_1_-_Project_Purpose_and_Need (pdf)Download
02_Section_2_-_Alternatives_Analysis (pdf)Download
03_Section_3_-_Project_Description_and_Framework_for_Environemental_Evaluation (pdf)Download
04_Section_4_-_Water_Quality (pdf)Download
05_Section_5_-_Wetlands_and_Waters_of_the_U_S_ (pdf)Download
06_Section_6_-_Aquatic_Environment (pdf)Download
07_Section_7_-_Commercial_and_Recreational_Fisheries (pdf)Download
08_Section_8_-_Wildlife_and_Protected_Species (pdf)Download
09_Section_9_-_Cultural_Resources (pdf)Download
10_Section_10_-_Socioeconomics (pdf)Download
11_Section_11_-_Geological_Resources (pdf)Download
12_Section_12_-_Coastal_Zone_Use,_Recreation,_and_Aesthetics (pdf)Download
13_Section_13_-_Meteorology_Air_Quality_and_Noise (pdf)Download
14_Section_14_-_Navigation,_Safety,_and_Security (pdf)Download
15_Section_15_-_Environmental_Evaluation_Summary (pdf)Download
16_Section_16_-_Cumulative_Impacts (pdf)Download
17_Section_17_-_List_of_Preparers (pdf)Download
Appendix A_Construction/Operation/Decommissioning Part 1 (pdf)Download
Appendix A Part 2 (pdf)Download
Appendix A Part 3 (pdf)Download
Appendix A Part 4 (pdf)Download
Appendix A Part 5 (pdf)Download
Appendix_B_-_Agency_Coordination_Governing_Laws_and_Regulations (pdf)Download
Appendix_C_-_Sediment_Chemistry_Assessment (pdf)Download
Appendix_D_-_Temporary_Suspended_Solids_Modeling_Analysis (pdf)Download
Appendix_F_-_Inshore_Wetland_Delineation_Report (pdf)Download
Appendix_G_-_Alternative_Wetland_Constraints_Analysis (pdf)Download
Appendix_H_-_Conceptual_Mitigation_Summary (pdf)Download
Appendix_J_-_Essential_Fish_Habitat_Assessment (pdf)Download
Appendix_K_-_Marine_Mammal_Protection_Act_Assessment (pdf)Download
Appendix_L_-_Benthic_Survey_Report (pdf)Download
Appendix_N_-_Inshore_and_Offshore_T_E_Report (pdf)Download
Appendix_O_-_Inshore_State_Listed_T_E_Report (pdf)Download
Appendix_P_-_Biological_Assessment (pdf)Download
Appendix_Q_-_Unanticipated_Discoveries_Plan (pdf)Download
Appendix_S_-_Noise_Analysis (pdf)Download
Appendix_T_-_Air_Dispersion_Modeling_Report (pdf)Download
Appendix_U_-_Ichthyoplankton_Assessment (pdf)Download
Appendix_V_-_Draft_Best_Management_Practices_Plan (pdf)Download

Onshore wetland delineation report

Appendix E Part 1 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 2 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 3 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 4 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 5 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 6 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 7 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 8 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 9 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 10 (pdf)Download
Appendix E Part 11 (pdf)Download

aquatic resources survey report

Appendix I Part 1 (pdf)Download
Appendix I Part 2 (pdf)Download
Appendix I Part 3 (pdf)Download

threatened and endangered species report

Appendix M Part 1 (pdf)Download
Appendix M Part 2 (pdf)Download
Appendix M Part 3 (pdf)Download
Appendix M Part 4 (pdf)Download

marad-2019-0094

MARAD-2019-0094 (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Scoping_Report_-_8-22-19 (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_EPA_(Completeness_Review)_-_8-6-19 (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_EPA_(Completeness_Review_-_Clean_Air_Act_Determi_ (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_EPA_(Completeness_Review_-_New_Source_Review_Air_ (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_EPA_(Completeness_Review_-_Title_V_Determination_ (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_EPA_(Scoping_Comments)_-_8-1-19 (pdf)Download
Bluewater_-_Letter_from_Padre_Island_National_Seashore_(Scoping_Comments_ (pdf)Download
Texas_Parks_and_Wildlife_Department Comments (pdf)Download

Licensing process

Deepwater Port Act Licensing Criteria (pdf)Download
Deepwater Port Act and Licensing Process (pdf)Download
NEPA Process (pdf)Download
Post Licensing Requirements (pdf)Download

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