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Welcome to IOBCWA

The Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association (IOBCWA) is a Texas non-profit organization that was formed to mitigate negative effects of rapid industrialization, larger and more frequent ship traffic, and rising sea levels in Ingleside on the Bay and surrounding communities of the Coastal Bend.
Come JOIN US (it's free), GET INVOLVED, check out our CALLS TO ACTION page, or DONATE BELOW to help protect the land, air, and water we love so much here in the Coastal Bend!

STAY INFORMED, TAKE ACTION, and RAISE YOUR VOICE!

Visit our CALLS-TO-ACTION page often to learn how to help fight these extremely dangerous polluting Ammonia plants currently trying to locate near our Coastal Bend neighborhoods.

We currently are aware of 6 Ammonia related facilities being discussed in San Patricio County. Find out more HERE.

Enbridge Ingleside Hydrogen/Ammonia Plant in Ingleside
San Patricio Economic Development Corporation (code names):
- Project Relic
- Project Green
- Project Merlin
Ingleside Marine Terminal
La Quinta Terminal

Anyday a Public Hearing will be scheduled regarding Enbridge's renewal for their Federal Operating Permit #3906.
The TCEQ has received 109 citizens comments concerned about Enbridge. We are asking that you attend this hearing to comment or support commenters and show We Citizens are Outraged! Let's flood the room!

Ask the EPA to object this permit and TCEQ's rubber stamping of excessive emissions and lack of enforcement. Did you know that the TCEQ has no air monitors close to Ingleside, Ingleside on the Bay, or Aransas Pass that monitor for any poisonous, cancer causing emission releases that industry might accidentally emit? The closest TCEQ regulated air monitor is in Port Aransas on the other side of the water.
One concern to comment on is that the TCEQ violated their duty by dividing Enbridge into two sites allow them to emit twice as much HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS. Enbridge is one company!

It's no secret that there is a lot of industrial activity going on in the Coastal Bend with so much more coming. Did you know the closest air monitor the TCEQ has regulating air quality for us is in Port Aransas? This air monitor is utilized for Ingleside on the Bay, Ingleside and Aransas Pass. That's right, it's all the way across the Bay from us. Very scary! So PLEASE when you Hear, See, or Smell Something report it!

Preserving our Paradise

Ingleside on the Bay offers a high quality of life, with its own marina, beach club, restaurants, and laid-back, secluded bayfront lifestyle. While the community lies off the beaten path, the increasing volume and size of ship traffic and build-out of surrounding industries threatens to degrade this quality of life. IOBCWA members include educators, engineers, business owners, elected officials, and others who aim to increase the positive and decrease the negative impacts of the changes underway and yet to come.