Shoreline Protection and Beach Erosion Control Study

Shoreline Protection and Beach Erosion Control Study
Author: Theodore M. Hillyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 776
Release: 1996
Genre: Economic development
ISBN:

This report presents the findings of a task force review of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Shoreline Protection and Beach Erosion Control Program. The assessment of the program was in response to Fiscal Year 1994 "Passback Language" from the Office of Management and Budget. The report responds to concerns about the shoreline protection program, particularly concerning costs, benefits, environmental effects and the related influences on shoreline development. The study was performed in two phases. The initial phase was completed in January 1994 and published as IWR Report 94-PS-1, Shoreline Protection and Beach Erosion Control Study. Phase I: Cost Comparison of Shoreline Protection Projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The purpose of the first phase report was to provide early input to the Office of the Management and Budget regarding the scope and cost of Federal Civil Works shore protection. This second and final phase of the study incorporates: additional analysis of project costs and sand emplacements; and overview of risk management in the coastal zone; a comparison of actual versus anticipated benefits; a discussion on environmental considerations; and an analysis of any induced development effects associated with the Federal shore protection and beach erosion control program. Also, included is a summary of study findings and conclusions. The basis of this report and the data compiled by the task force reflects conditions as of 1 July 1993.

Ecological Monitoring of Beach Erosion Control Projects, Broward County, Florida, and Adjacent Areas

Ecological Monitoring of Beach Erosion Control Projects, Broward County, Florida, and Adjacent Areas
Author: Walter R Courtenay (Jr)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1974
Genre: Shore protection
ISBN:

Ecological monitoring of algae, invertebrates, and fishes was conducted in the southeast Florida coast in connection with offshore dredging and beach nourishment projects. The Pompano Beach to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea segment of the Broward County Beach Erosion Control Project was surveyed from 3 August 1970 to 1 September 1972. No adverse ecological effects can be attributed to this beach restoration project. A community beach nourishment project at Hallandale, Broward County, was studied from 28 August 1971 to 1 September 1972. Damage to reefs near borrow areas from sedimentation and physical destruction by dredging equipment was found. Three other study areas, Dania Beach and Deerfield Beach in Broward County, and South Lake Worth (Boynton) Inlet in Palm Beach County were surveyed from 30 October 1971 to 1 September 1972. (Modified author abstract).