Figure 1 - Nourishment Program
Regional Issue 3: Nourishment Program West of Michigan City
Another issue that needs to be addressed is the ongoing nourishment program at Mount
Baldy (figure 1). On the west side of the harbor, the National Park Service (NPS) and the
USACE have been addressing the erosion problem in this critical dune area. A
number of factors exist that make sediment placement at Mount Baldy very
difficult to accomplish. They are inadequate funds and the difficult logistics
of getting sediment suitable for beach placement to the area. The dune area is
surrounded by critical wetlands requiring the Corps to build a temporary road
through the wetlands to access the placement site. This activity adversely
affects the wetlands, which is unacceptable to the Indiana Department of
Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
(IDEM).