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Development Areas of Responsibility
 Dredging
– project management/coordination of dredging
projects of the Port of Houston Authority (PHA), US
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and private terminals.
Dredged Material Area Management
(DAMP) — management of the Port’s
thirteen dredged material areas (DMA) to support maintenance/new
work dredging in the Port of Houston; management of
DMA Agreements for private use of DMAs.
Marine Construction Permits
— administration of permits for the construction
of docks, bulkheads, wharves, etc. that encumber PHA
property; submerged land leases.
Pipeline, Cable, and Transmission
Line Licenses project management/administration
of projects that encumber PHA property, including seismic
exploration and right of entry.
Houston Ship Channel — project
management/coordination of the project to deepen the
ship channel to 45 ft and widen it to 530 ft. while
using the dredged material to create approximately 4,250
acres of wetlands
in Galveston Bay.
Navigation Safety
— advise the US Coast Guard on navigational safety
issues of interest to the PHA.
New Initiatives —
Electronic Navigation Systems (ENS) for increased safety
and fewer delays during times of low visibility, and
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for more efficient
management of Port assets and infrastructure.
The area of responsibility includes
42 miles of railroad right-of-way (ROW), Houston Ship
Channel with tributary bayous and streams within Harris
County, 6000 acres of dredged material areas (13 sites),
and all other PHA properties where other entities are
permitted use by the Port Commission.
Please proceed to Licenses
and Permits
Channel Development Contacts
Last updated: 03/10/08
Port
of Houston Authority
111 East Loop North • Houston, Texas 77029
P.O. Box 2562 • Houston, Texas 77252-2562
Phone: 713-670-2400
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Houston Authority • All Rights Reserved
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so we may better respond to your inquiry.
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