SPOT Terminal Services Deepwater Port License Application

I am writing to request your reject the permit application for the proposed SPOT in Freeport, Texas. Please see the attached comments.

My name is Sandra Woodall______ and I am from _San Antonio, TX______. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the SPOT Project (docket number MARAD-2019-0011). I believe that the proposed SPOT terminal and associated oil pipelines and offshore export infrastructure will impact the adjacent community and our environment in the following ways... TOXIC AIR POLLUTION The air pollution emitted by a large terminal and loading operation would release harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air that would travel throughout coastal communities, exacerbating existing public health problems caused by industrial air toxics. This is especially true in Oyster Creek, where the terminal would be built. Brazoria County already suffers from air quality that fails to meet EPA health standards. OIL SPILLS The SPOT terminal, VLCCs, and associated pipelines pose extreme threats to the Texas shoreline and Gulf waters. An oil spill would harm local fishing and tourism industries. The Texas Gulf Coast has seen the impacts of oil spills on its human health, ecosystems, and the industries rely on its natural resources. Putting more oil via pipelines and carriers into the waters only increases those risks. An oil spill from the onshore pipeline, or spills of drilling fluids used during construction, could permanently damage well water. SEA TURTLES An oil spill would destroy nesting grounds of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, which nest on Surfside Beach every year.

Turtle Island Restoration Network's comments on the SPOT project

Please see the attached comments from the Turtle Island Restoration Network.