2012 STATUS REPORT NJ BEACHES AND INLETS PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT, USACE

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1 2012 STATUS REPORT NJ BEACHES AND INLETS PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT, USACE Jeff Gebert, Coastal Planning, USACE Philadelphia

2 Philadelphia District Established 1866 Delaware River Basin Parts of 5 states 9 million people 15,000 square miles 125 mile ocean coast 550 miles Federal channels 1.1 M acres of wetlands 5 flood control dams 1.5 M park visitors/yr 3 canals, 5 bridges Philadelphia District Overview

3 Whale Beach - December 1992 LBI March Ocean City - March 1962 STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION Coastal Mission Areas

4 Barnegat Inlet Cape May Inlet Manasquan Inlet NAVIGATION INLETS & NJIWW Coastal Mission Areas

5 Lower Cape May Meadows, Before Beachfill (1994) After Beachfill (2005) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION Coastal Mission Areas

6 Sandy Hook to Cape May Point 130 miles 2 Corps Districts (NAN, NAP) 1 Non-Federal Partner NJDEP 4 Coastal Counties 5 Federal Inlets plus NJIWW NAN Shark River NAP Manasquan - Barnegat - Absecon - Cape May 11 Shore Protection Projects 10 Authorized by Congress 8 constructed 2 authorized, not constr yet 1 ongoing study NJ Coast Project Inventory

7 Stew Knows the NJ Coast

8 1985 SEA LEVEL RISE Stockton USACE Collaboration

9 AC 1.3 ft per century The Battery 0.9 ft per century Observed Mean Sea Level

10 NJ BEACH PROFILE NETWORKS USACE Norman-Porter Lines Stockton NJBPN Lines 1986 Stockton USACE Collaboration

11 NON-FEDERAL SPONSOR NJ Department of Environmental Protection Annual Budget Appropriation For Shore Protection $25M Non-Federal Sponsor

12 Whale Beach - December 1992 LBI March Ocean City - March 1962 STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION Coastal Mission Areas

13 Ocean City, October 1991 Cape May Point, October 1991 Coastal Mission Areas

14 WHY SHORE PROTECTION? TWO P S PROTECT PROPERTY & PEOPLE A HIDDEN T TOURISM ECONOMY Why Shore Protection?

15 Monmouth Ocean Atlantic Cape May USACE projects - formulated to reduce storm damages to homes, businesses, hotels....

16 Ocean City, NJ 1988 China, 2000 England, circa 1910 Beaches support coastal tourism

17 PA NY CT 35 million people one of eight people in the United States - live within 100 miles of the NJ shore 25 million (one out of eleven) live within 50 miles of the NJ shore MD NJ DE Population density & affluence create demand & value

18 Annual State Appropriation NJ = $25M FL = $30M Area (sq mi) Population Population Density Miles of Beach People per Mile of Beach NJ 7,420 8,400,000 1, ,300 FL 54,300 17,000, ~1,000 17,000 FL/NJ NJ and Florida Compared

19 Before After Cape May Point

20 Gurney Ave Baltimore Ave Before and After at Cape May

21 Seawalls at Avalon & N. Wildwood

22 NOTE NAN placed ~ 23 MCY From Sea Bright to Manasquan Inlet, NJ Shore Protection Program Beachfills

23 Barnegat Inlet Cape May Inlet Manasquan Inlet NAVIGATION INLETS & NJIWW Coastal Mission Areas

24 Dolos Placement, Manasquan Inlet

25 Before After Barnegat Inlet, New South Jetty

26 Nearshore Placement of Barnegat Inlet Sand at North End LBI, 2003 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

27 USACE Dredge Geothals, Cape May Inlet, 1974 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material

28 FY 2012 O&M DREDGING MANASQUAN BARNEGAT CAPE MAY NJIWW FY12 Inlet Dredging

29 Lower Cape May Meadows, Before Beachfill (1994) After Beachfill (2005) ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION Coastal Mission Areas

30 Wetland restoration Invasive plant control Beachfill and periodic nourishment Internal hydrology improvements Lower Cape May Meadows Ecosystem Restoration

31 NJ Shore Protection Program 2012 Status Constructed Authorized (Unconstructed) Study Phase 2012 NJSP Program Status

32 130 Miles of Coast, Sandy Hook to Cape May Pt. Inlets 7 miles = 5% Reserves (State, national parks, etc) 25 miles = 19% 50 miles = 38% No USACE beachfill yet as part of NJSPP 48 miles = 37% Beachfill as part of NJSPP 98 miles of developed beach front in NJ NJ Shoreline Categories

33 QUESTIONS....