Coastal erosion, Encinitas, California. Photo source: ©© Tim Buss
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In recent years, the 50-year replenishment plan has been hit with setbacks. Because the revised plan called for less sand on beaches, it ran the risk of losing federal funding. Specifically, Corps officials two years ago said they would be reluctant to back a smaller-scale project, because it wouldn’t be as economically beneficial under a cost-benefit ratio model.
For the price of the plan, the cities could have looked at buying bluff-top properties to allow for “managed retreat.” That way, the bluffs could naturally erode, putting sand back on the beaches…
Read Full Article, Encinitas Advocate
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Endless Erosion Battle a Matter of Money, The St Petersburg Tribune (07-21-2014)
Waikiki Beach Eroding Less Than A Year After $2.2M Sand Restoration, Pacific Business News (01-24-2013)
A section of Hawaii’s famed Waikiki Beach is starting to erode, less than a year after the completion of a $2.2 million project to replenish the sand on about 1,730 feet of shoreline that had been suffering from chronic erosion.
Palm Beach Mid-Town Dredge Project, A Youtube Video (02-04-2015)
“Beach nourishment projects like this have become commonplace along the US East and Gulf Coasts. These projects have immediate environmental impacts through burial of nearshore habitat and increased turbidity during project placement.The cumulative environmental impacts of doing this repeatedly on the same beach while conducting projects from Maine to Texas is unknown. But, we should be concerned. ” —Robert S. Young, PhD, Director, Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, Professor, Coastal Geology, Western Carolina University
Reuters’ Water’s Edge Report – Part I And Part II (09-19-2014)
“North Carolina: The Beaches Are Moving,” A Video featuring Orrin Pilkey, PhD
World famous coastal geologist Orrin H. Pilkey takes us to the beach and explains why erosion has become a problem…
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey
