NJ Beach replenishment - Pics/Videos before and after

[finchaser]

Beach replenishment activities began this week in Loch Arbour.
The first phase will pump and notch from 8th Avenue Asbury Park to Phillips Avenue, Deal.
Thanks to all who fought the good fight, we tried our best.


?I?m pleased that the Army Corps is moving forward with this important investment that will help to protect homes and businesses along the Jersey Shore from future flooding and repair the destruction caused by Sandy,? Pallone said in a prepared release. ?Our beaches are a fundamental part of life here on the shore, both for residents to enjoy and also to drive tourism. I have fought for this and other beach replenishment projects for years because I know how important they are to protect some of our most fragile coastal infrastructure.?

The contract includes placement of 1,400,000 cubic yards of sand, lengthening of six existing stormwater outfalls, and modification of two existing groins.
Army Corps engineers had originally planned to notch six groins, also known as jetties, between Elberon and Loch Arbour. However, after area fishermen, surfers, area residents and other concerned citizens rallied against the project, the Army Corps agreed to only notch three groins within the project area.

Two groins, one at Deal Casino and the other at Marine Place, will be notched as a part of the southern Deal to Loch Arbour contract, and a third groin at Phillips Avenue will be notched under the forthcoming contract that will cover Elberon to northern Deal.
The Army Corps is also working with the Deal Lake Commission to finalize plans to install an electronic gate in the Deal Lake Flume to allow the outfall to be cleared efficiently if it were to become blocked by sand, an issue which was also discussed at last year?s meeting.

?Awarding this contract, which is the first of two contracts, for the Elberon to Loch Arbour storm risk reduction project will enable the Corps to begin working on completion of the last remaining section for the 21 miles of shoreline between Sea Bright and Manasquan? Col. Paul Owen, commander, Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, said in the release. ?This project is another example of great teamwork for our continued efforts to increase resiliency on the Jersey Shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. We have had great cooperation between the State, local municipalities, public, and political interests as we have worked together to refine and complete the plans for the project and finally award the first of two construction contracts. Once complete, this project will provide additional beach erosion control and storm risk reduction to coastal communities in New Jersey.?

[buckethead]

Asbury Park Press
4/18/15
John Oswald



A controversial beach replenishment project that will cost close to $40 million and pump 1.4 million cubic yards of sand onto the beaches between Deal and Lock Arbour got underway this week.

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-6th District, will be visiting the site today at the Allenhurst Beach Club at 12:30 p.m. with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as state and local officials to kick the project off. The funding is entirely federal and is part of the Sandy aid package that Rep. Pallone championed in Congress.

"As New Jerseyans well know, the fight for Sandy aid has not been easy, but the start of this project is a rewarding milestone in our efforts," Rep. Pallone said.

"Beaches are a fundamental part of life here on the shore, both for residents and our tourist economy. I will continue to fight for replenishment projects to help protect homes and businesses along the Jersey Shore from future flooding and to repair the destruction caused by Sandy."

Opponents of the project, however, call it a colossal waste of money as nature has demonstrated time and again the sand won't stay put.

A number of protests were held last spring in opposition to the project, which not only involves beach replenishment but the notching of jetties or groins within the stretch of beach.

Notching involves removing sections of the jetties so that the ocean is allowed to flow between the sections or between the jetty and the beach. Theoretically, the notching is supposed to allow for an even distribution of sand and adds to the longevity of the replenishment.

"All the sand will just go to Sandy Hook," said Joe Pallotto, president of the Asbury Park Fishing Club and the former manager of the city's beaches. "You need a camel out there to get to the water."

What's even worse, said Pallotto, is that the project will effectively turn a thriving ecosystem into a desert.

One area that will receive tons of sand is known as "jetty country," a stretch of rockpiles and groins that act as a nursery for a wide variety of fish and marine life, and offers some of the best recreational fishing along the Atlantic coast.

"Would you bury a coral reef?" asked Greg Hueth, president of the Shark River Surf Anglers. "All that habitat will be filled in and destroyed and won't come back. It's like burying somebody alive."

While he is in favor of the beach replenishment, Rep. Pallone does question the value of the notching of jetties and worked on a compromise with the Army Corp of Engineers to reduce the number of jetties notched to three from six.

"I believe replenishment makes a difference and the various storms and hurricanes have proven that," he said. "Notching is more suspect but the engineers want to do it so we work out these compromises."

Rep. Pallone said that this is the only area along the Monmouth County coast that hasn't received replenishment so those that are against it aren't going to be happy now that it's being done here.

"There are some negative aspects to it, but overall, it makes sense," he added.

At this point, any objections have been rendered moot as the sand is coming.

[buckethead]

Don't know if you folks have seen the jetties in deal lately but it is not a pretty sight. The worst thing about it is they know it will not work and are doing it any way.

[hookedonbass]

That has to suck big time to see that happen.

[jigfreak]

End of an era. Just like litter and pollution. You can't stop progress. There were some great nights on those jetties. Now they are just a memory.

[plugcrazy]

Job security for the army corp douches. I agree it really sux.

[buckethead]

That has to suck big time to see that happen.

I don't know how old you are but most of the young folks have no idea how bad this will be. Most of the big shore caught fish in the 90's came from the jetties and bridges at night. Folks cannot conceive of catching 30 or 40 fish in the 15 lb class and above. To most it is just a dream. To those of us who fished the jetties it was a reality during certain months during that time. That, and the fact that bass get hammered every year, make it truly a special time. The biodiversity of life around those jetties takes years to develop and attract fish. Once covered they will be a dead zone for quite some time. The area that the sand purports to protect will erode with each winter noreaster. It will have to be permanently replenished for eternity.

[VSdreams]

really is hard to imagine catching that many fish buckethead. If I catch 10 in a night I am ecstatic! 30 to 40 would be the mother lode. Thanks for sharing that. From what I have read here and other places it will be the dead sea. What ashame.