Coastal Blog — Beach Dredge & Fill
April 26 2013
Congress Looks to Bypass Environmental Protections for Beach and Water Projects
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote in the coming weeks on a Water Resources Development Act, or "WRDA" for short. Several bad provisions make this bill unacceptable and it needs to be reworked.
March 29 2013
Responding to Sandy
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
Almost five months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the northeast the region is still in recovery mode. It is a real challenge to balance the competing interests of the urgency and importance of rebuilding with thoughtful planning to make the necessary changes to avoid a similar disaster in the future.…
December 17 2012
Hijacking our Beaches for Sandy Relief
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
President Obama and Congress are rightfully moving to provide federal assistance for those impacted by Hurricane (Superstorm) Sandy. Unfortunately in their zeal for action the Senate is proposing to go far and beyond what is needed for disaster recovery, threatening the future health and vitality of our coastal beaches and…
December 12 2012
Beachfills, Dunes, and Seawalls Oh My!
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
We don't really like seawalls at Surfrider Foundation, I know. But to put a large structure on the ocean side of a seawall, now that's just a lose, lose proposition. Exhibit A from Sea Bright, NJ.
October 19 2012
Beach Fill Comes to San Diego
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San Diego County is currently pumping sand onto 8 beaches in the area. Surfrider's chapter is monitoring for impacts to surf spots.
May 02 2012
Another Beachfill Botched!
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
In trying to remedy one problem of beachfill, steep and dangerous beaches, the Army Corps has created another problem; a beach full of rocks in Cape May, NJ.
September 04 2011
Making Beaches Smaller for Safety
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
Cape May, NJ is planning to have the Army Corps remove sand from one of their many replenished beaches. The volume of sand is causing a steep beach which in turn leads to increased number of shorebreak injuries; many of them c-spine injuries.
August 10 2011
Beachfill Implicated in Injuries
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
A beach replenishment project completed last year in Harvey Cedars, NJ is implicated in this news article about a number of injuries in the shorebreak. The surf was chest high at best, yet they restricted swimming due to injuries.
June 02 2011
Look Out - Thoughts from the Beach
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill Shoreline Armoring
Steve Pezman puts a few thoughts down on the state of the coast and our lasting impacts on it.
April 27 2011
Another Failed South Florida Dredging Project
Coastal Preservation Beach Dredge & Fill
The federal government had to issue a cease-and-desist order in April for a beach-nourishment dredging project off Hillsboro Beach and Deerfield Beach. Residents had noticed high levels of turbidity, or muddy water, moving along the shoreline. The order cites a leaky pipe that dumped sand on an area of "hardbottom,"…
