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Lili at SS
FEMA and the GLO Award $2.8 Million in Grants to Surfside
but project misses 2004 start date
Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Texas General Land Office fund major beach nourishment project and the
installation of ProTecTubes to create a 100-foot wide beach for Surfside
"I am currently negotitating a contract with the supplier, we are disscussing
a variety of time lines and are tring to avoid the turtle season. No start date has been agreed upon as of yet."
(Larry Davison, mayor of Surfside, December 3, 2004)
$2.8 Million Funds Latest Effort to Restore Coast
(Houston Chronicle, October 18, 2004)
Texas General Land Office Press Release
Project Fact Sheet
ProTecTube Technology Website
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Position Papers and Information Resources
State of the Texas Beach
excerpt from State of the Beach 2004, Surfrider's annual report
Geotextile Tubes
a position paper from the Texas Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation
What to Expect after Beach Nourishment
a report from the Texas General Land Office
Surfside Sand Resources
a report to the GLO
Principal Investigators: Dr. Timothy M. Dellapenna, TAMUG;
Dr. Mead Allison, Tulane University; Dr. William Seitz, TAMUG
Assessment of Beach Water Quality in Texas
Chris Clodfelter, Applied Hydrology Associates
National and Global Perspectives
U.S.
Commission On Ocean Policy Report
Press Release from
Surfrider Foundation
Pew
Oceans Commission Report
Final Findings and Recommendations
Archives for Coastal Issues
Previously published papers and action items
