signumops
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FYI:
This from the Sebastian Inlet commission:
In 2010 the District partnered with Indian River County to renourish the beaches south of the inlet. The District's fill template immediately south of the inlet was healthy, not requiring more sand. Due to the state mandate of beach renourishment, the District is obligated to place sand on the beach to maintain its annual beach fill quota. The Indian River County project placed 267,182 cubic yards of sand from upland sand mines starting approximately 5 miles south of the inlet to north of John's Island. The upland sand source was significantly less expensive than previous offshore dredging costs by nearly $10 per cubic yard which helped stimulate the local economy by using local sand mines. The District contributed $4,184,070.12 to the project and gained 3 years of sand credit in Phase I of the project.
Result: dirty water nearshore as particulate from "upland" sand is leached nearshore.
Picture below shows Wabasso beach in September of 2009 with comparative view shot from sea about a week ago. Tons of new sand.
Water north of Inlet is super. Water south of Fort Pierce is pretty good too.
Water at Corrigans is like a toilet nearshore. So much for 'turbidity'. At least excavators can't be blamed.
This from the Sebastian Inlet commission:
In 2010 the District partnered with Indian River County to renourish the beaches south of the inlet. The District's fill template immediately south of the inlet was healthy, not requiring more sand. Due to the state mandate of beach renourishment, the District is obligated to place sand on the beach to maintain its annual beach fill quota. The Indian River County project placed 267,182 cubic yards of sand from upland sand mines starting approximately 5 miles south of the inlet to north of John's Island. The upland sand source was significantly less expensive than previous offshore dredging costs by nearly $10 per cubic yard which helped stimulate the local economy by using local sand mines. The District contributed $4,184,070.12 to the project and gained 3 years of sand credit in Phase I of the project.
Result: dirty water nearshore as particulate from "upland" sand is leached nearshore.
Picture below shows Wabasso beach in September of 2009 with comparative view shot from sea about a week ago. Tons of new sand.
Water north of Inlet is super. Water south of Fort Pierce is pretty good too.
Water at Corrigans is like a toilet nearshore. So much for 'turbidity'. At least excavators can't be blamed.
