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Draft Restoration Plan Released for Bayport Channel Collision Oil Spill

The draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (DARP/EA) for the Bayport Channel Collision Oil Spill is now available and members of the public are encouraged to provide comments. The draft plan proposes projects that will restore coastal wetland habitat at Gordy Marsh in Trinity Bay—which will help protect and improve water quality and support the recovery of species affected by the spill.

Salvage operations on two barges in the Houston Ship Channel near Bayport, Texas, following the May 2019 collision resulting in an oil spill. Image credit: U.S. Coast Guard.
Last updated Tuesday, August 5, 2025 1:06pm PDT