NJ Beach replenishment - Pics/Videos before and after

[hookedonbass]

Heres one case where it definitely didn't work.
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf...t_river_mobile

[finchaser]

128 million approved for the start of LBI dune replenishment today

CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES START OF $128 MILLION BEACH AND DUNE CONTRACT ON LONG BEACH ISLAND
PROJECTS ARE KEY TO STATE'S POST-SANDY COASTAL PROTECTION SYSTEM

(15/P41) TRENTON -The Christie Administration today joined with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District to announce the start of construction on a $128 million contract to complete beach and dune projects for Long Beach Island that will protect lives and property against future storms such as Superstorm Sandy.

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin and Army Corps Lt. Colonel Andrew Yoder, of the Philadelphia District, were joined by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, Ocean County freeholders, mayors and other dignitaries at a news conference in Ship Bottom to mark the beginning of the series of projects.

"This is a tremendous day for residents of Long Beach Island and for everyone who loves to visit and vacation here," Commissioner Martin said. "This project is a great example of the type of teamwork needed at all levels of government as Governor Christie continues his commitment to a statewide coastal protection system to defend our economically vital shore communities."

The projects encompass a total of 12.7 miles of beaches in Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, Beach Haven and part of Surf City. They will complete storm damage reduction projects that were being constructed in phases prior to Sandy striking New Jersey in October 2012. The contract to complete the initial construction on LBI is funded 100 percent by the federal government under the provisions of the Sandy Relief Act, signed into law in 2013.

The Army Corps' contractor, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., will construct beach and dune systems ranging from 325 feet to 415 feet wide. The beach berm itself will be built up to approximately eight feet above sea level. The dune system behind the beach - critical to protection of property, infrastructure and lives - will have a top elevation of approximately 22 feet above sea level.

"Beach projects like this one on LBI are something that I have always promoted not only because of the boost it gives our State's $40 billion tourism economy but also for the community protection role it plays from storms," said Congressman LoBiondo (NJ-2). "This joint effort to safeguard these coastal communities is one I am proud to support and I thank all of the project partners for their actions."

"In the days immediately after Sandy, it was flyover photos of Long Beach Island that provided the clearest visual evidence that dunes and beach nourishment make a difference - because we saw sections where this project had already been built, right alongside others where it had not, and the contrast in terms of property damage was striking," said Lt. Colonel Michael Bliss, Commander of the Philadelphia District. "Well, no one wants to see that again. And the good news is, at the end of this contract, all of the communities along LBI will enjoy this same level of protection."

The Long Beach Island project, also known as the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Inlet project, is one of seven significant beach improvement projects statewide authorized by Congress but never completed before Sandy hit.

Ultimately, eight million cubic yards of sand will be pumped from an approved "borrow area" approximately three miles offshore.

Work will be done in small sections of no more than 1,000 feet of beach at a time in order to minimize any disruptions to residents and visitors. Beach fill work is expected to take place at the rate of about 100 to 250 feet per day.

All of the various phases of the project are expected to be completed by April 2016. The project schedule is as follows:

* Ship Bottom - May to early June of this year.
* 106th Street to 13th Street in Long Beach - June to September of this year
* 57th Street to 106th Street in Long Beach - July to October of this year.
* Beach Haven and Holgate section of Long Beach and 12th Street in Long Beach south to the border of the Holgate Wildlife Refuge - September of this year to March 2016
* North Beach section of Long Beach and a portion of Surf City - December of this year to February 2016
* Loveladies section of Long Beach - February to March 2016

"We are really thrilled," said Ship Bottom Mayor Bill Huelsenbeck. "This project is a long time coming. Ship Bottom did fairly well in Sandy because we had dunes that were in pretty good shape. We have $1.3 billion in ratables in a small area. Those sand dunes mean a lot to us."

"The people of Long Beach Island are extremely pleased that the dredges will start the process of pumping sand on the beach this week to finish what was started in Surf City in 2006," said Long Beach Mayor Joseph Mancini. "We all witnessed how the engineered beaches and dunes in Surf City, Harvey Cedars and part of Brant Beach, survived the wrath of Superstorm Sandy and protected the properties to the west of them. The remainder of LBI will have the same security and peace of mind. I would like to thank the DEP, the Army Corps, our legislators and the LBI municipalities, who have worked so hard collectively, to bring this project to fruition."

Prior to Sandy, the Army Corps completed the initial construction of the project at Surf City (3rd-22nd street) in 2007; Harvey Cedars in 2010; and Brant Beach (31st and 57th Streets) in Long Beach Township in 2012. The Army Corps repaired previously constructed beaches in Surf City in 2011, and fully restored all previously constructed beaches within the three communities after Superstorm Sandy.

Long Beach Island stretches 18 miles from Barnegat Light to Holgate. With the start of the LBI project, the Christie Administration continues to make significant headway in bolstering New Jersey's coastline, a key driver of New Jersey's tourism economy that pumps some $40 billion in tourism revenues into the Garden State each year.

Two of those projects - at Oakwood Beach along the Delaware River in Salem County and the Raritan Bay shoreline in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown - were completed last year.

Last month, the Christie Administration and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched the start of a $57.6-million project to construct beaches and dunes in southern Ocean City, the Strathmere section of Upper Township, and Sea Isle City in Cape May County. At the same time, the administration announced the start of $38.2 million project to construct beaches, make stormwater outfall improvements and implement modifications to other shore protection structures in the area of Loch Arbour, Allenhurst and Deal in Monmouth County.

Other beach construction work planned to begin this year include completion of Brigantine Inlet to Cape May Inlet, Absecon Island (at Margate and Longport) and initial construction of the Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet project along the Northern Ocean County peninsula, to include Point Pleasant Beach, Bay Head, Mantoloking, Brick, Toms River, Lavallette, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park and Berkeley.

Last month, the Christie Administration and the Army Corps of Engineers, also announced a $202 million resiliency project that will bolster storm protection for Union Beach along Raritan Bay, one of the communities hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.

The majority of funding for this project will come from the federal government at $132 million. New Jersey will fund about $53 million and Union Beach will provide $17 million. This project, involving beaches, flood walls, levees and flood gates, is expected to be launched in late 2016.

For more information on the LBI project, visit: http://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missio...Reduction.aspx

For more information on post-Sandy coastal projects in New Jersey, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/shoreprotection/projects.htm

[jigfreak]

"The people of Long Beach Island are extremely pleased that the dredges will start the process of pumping sand on the beach this week to finish what was started in Surf City in 2006," said Long Beach Mayor Joseph Mancini. "We all witnessed how the engineered beaches and dunes in Surf City, Harvey Cedars and part of Brant Beach, survived the wrath of Superstorm Sandy and protected the properties to the west of them. The remainder of LBI will have the same security and peace of mind. I would like to thank the DEP, the Army Corps, our legislators and the LBI municipalities, who have worked so hard collectively, to bring this project to fruition."

Mayor Mancini is doing some serious butthole licking. Not all the people are happy. Furthermore if they are getting the replenishment dollars they should at least put up some portable toilets along the way. just my .02

[buckethead]

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.

You folks who cant imagine it need to go out front and see what they are doing to the jetties in deal and long branch. Then look at some of the photos on this site to see the old jetties. In the end its the folks with the money who will control all the access.

[buckethead]

Every time I go fishing in moco the jetty areas have shrunk just a little more. It is devastating to see and know they are wasting our tax dollars.

[seamonkey]

I don't have a lot of experience fishing those waters. Hearing more and more how they will be covered. If all the people are upset how come they didn't fight before hand. I saw a lot of stories about spear fishermen fishing off the fronts of jetties. You would of thought that there would at least be some protest from them.

Maybe this is a stupid question. Wouldn't they be losing like half of their fishing spots when they cover everything over?

[finchaser]

We did for over 6 months you can't win against the army corp of morons who awarded the contract before the public hearings even ended. Plus Pallone needed his town protected and really pushed for it the fishermans friend my a_s.

[buckethead]

Read something bittersweet but nice in an online blog by Joseph wichnick. Titled Dear Darlington. I thought he captured some of the feelings some of us have had for those jetties over the years.

http://amofins.blogspot.com/2015/05/...arlington.html
"Like the painfully agonizing loss of a true love, one may question whether it was better to have had the pleasure of her short-lived accompaniment and those resultant fond flashbacks landed throughout years of rock-hopping, than to have never been introduced to her at all. To have never savored at the sweet surrender of sugar spoiling one’s taste to all else that is far lesser. To never worry that it will only be impossible to find the fine qualities of her likeness in another. To carry the burden of bearing witness to a theft of littoral longevity. "

[jigfreak]

Found these on the average anglers site. Makes you want to puke looking at them.

[buckethead]

Looking at these photos you can see some of the real reasons behind beach replenishment. Does the town want 15 fishermen fishing on each beach. Or 750 tourists per square mile. Who do you think will be spending more money per head?
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf...e_beaches.html

[jigfreak]

Well at least they had enough sense to save Wreck Pond.

http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf...w_forward.html
http://www.state.nj.us/governor/news...20150723a.html
http://www.nj.gov/dep/wreckpond/

[jigfreak]

Looking at these photos you can see some of the real reasons behind beach replenishment. Does the town want 15 fishermen fishing on each beach. Or 750 tourists per square mile. Who do you think will be spending more money per head?
http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf...e_beaches.html

Def the tourists.

[njdiver]

Follow the sand and follow the money to move it and where they both go.

[surferman]

Replenishment just doesn't work.
Check this out. Wonder what the ACOE will have to say about it?
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...ous-drop-offs/

[buckethead]

I don't think they will say anything as they are the cause of the problem.
http://articles.philly.com/2015-04-1...rtin-pagliughi
"Posted: April 14, 2015 AVALON, N.J. - Residents of Avalon and visitors to the borough should expect to begin hearing the sounds of dredging early next month as a $6.3 million beach-replenishment project gets underway.
The work on the borough's north-end beaches is expected to be completed by the Fourth of July, and it will cost far less than initially anticipated, officials said.
Under the contract Avalon Borough Council unanimously awarded last week to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. L.L.C. of Oak Brook, Ill., 700,000 cubic yards of sand will be pumped from Eighth Street south to 26th Street, according to Mayor Martin Pagliughi.
The project will be Avalon's first major beach fill since March 2013, when emergency repairs were made five months after Hurricane Sandy hit."

[njdiver]

UPDATE: Boy Injured In Sand Collapse On Surf City Beach In Stable Condition Child was flown by helicopter to a nearby trauma center Originally posted on the Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ Patch
By Patricia A. Miller (Patch Staff) August 10, 2015

by Patricia A. Miller

A 12-year-old boy was injured in a sand accident at the 17th Street beach in Surf City this afternoon, Borough Councilman Peter Hartley confirmed.
Hartley - who is also a longtime Surf City Fire Department member and former chief - said he was at home when he was told about the accident early this afternoon.
"I was seven blocks away and got there in two minutes," Hartley said. "When I got there, he was breathing."

Lifeguards and beach goers had pulled the boy out the the sand when it collapsed. Initially he was not breathing, but began breathing after he was given cardiopulmonary resuscitation, he said.

Hartley had already called the Ocean County Sheriff's Department to arrange for a helicopter to transport the boy to a trauma center. Paramedics met the helicopter at the Ethel Jacobsen School in Surf City. The boy was then flown to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden, Hartley said.
'We passed him off in stable condition," he said. "Our emergency response system worked like it was designed to.'
Hartley said he is waiting to hear back from the boy's father to see how he is doing.

Many are already commenting on the accident on Facebook.

The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol recently warned visitors about the dangers of digging large holes in the sand.

http://patch.com/new-jersey/ramsey-n...urf-city-beach

[njdiver]

By Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com South Jersey Newspapers

on August 10, 2015 at 10:55 AM, updated August 10, 2015 at 11:37 AM

AVALON - An incident of dangerous erosion at the Jersey Shore this weekend forced a borough to close several of its beaches.

According to reports on social media, the high tide and strong winds in Avalon on Saturday afternoon carved out a line of dangerous cliffs in the sand, called scarps.

The Avalon Beach Patrol was forced to close its beaches on the north-end between Ninth and 24th Street due to the erosion, the Seven Mile Times reports. People were advised by the patrol to stay away from the collapsing embankments and were not allowed in the water.

According to the Avalon Department of Public Works, scarps are not uncommon after a beach replenishment project, which the borough just finished about a month ago, the Press of Atlantic City reports.
Swimmers were allowed to head back in the water Sunday afternoon but only in water less than waist-deep due to strong current and rip tides, the report says.

http://www.nj.com/cape-may-county/in...sey_shore.html

[jigfreak]

Just to recap
The one kid in surf city gets caught in one of the collapses. He stops breathing. They are real lucky he didn't die.
The other stuff in avalon causes them to shut the beaches entirely because they were a danger to the public safety.
It's a shame you can't sue municipalities because these would be multi million dollar lawsuits.
What's it going to take before they admit failure. Does some one's kid have to really die before they take action?

[hookedonbass]

I was told that you can never sue a town or a police dept unless you can prove gross negligence and they are protected against pretty much everything else. Maybe sue the ACOE is that possible?

[seamonkey]

The Army Corps of Engineers is like the great Oz - knows all, sees all. In reality they have to be true dumbasses not to be able to predict that things like this would happen. They are the ones that do the engineering calcs and have college degrees. With all the science behind them they really seem to have goofed here. Come down to Cape May and all the tourists will tell you how they love the beaches. However they ruined them. There was no danger before unless you were in a low lying area. We have some of them in Cape May and the floods havent really changed. But the beaches have. They buried most of the jetties. For what? Being that Cape May is a Cape we will always get the storms and noreasters doing Winter damage. The sand smoothing that they are doing just makes the towns more dependent on that type of fix. I'm no scientist but even I can see that the science isn't working here. They are so pigheaded they just won't listen.

I hope it doesn't happen, but maybe it will take someone's child to get suffocated before someone will start to question these methods. They just don't work. jmo