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Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

The New Jersey Atlantic Ocean coastline extends from Sandy Hook to Cape May, New Jersey, covering a range of approximately 130 miles.  The New Jersey coastline from Manasquan Inlet south to Cape May Point lies within the boundaries of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Philadelphia District while from Manasquan Inlet north is under the jurisdiction of the USACE, New York District.  Within the Philadelphia District study region, there are ten tidal inlets in New Jersey, four of which are federally authorized navigation projects (Manasquan Inlet, Barnegat Inlet, Absecon Inlet and Cape May Inlet).   Net longshore transport is northward to the north of Barnegat Inlet and southward to the south of Barnegat Inlet, with localized reversals in transport direction adjacent to the tidal inlets. Seven federally authorized beachfill projects have been constructed along the Philadelphia District’s New Jersey coastline: 

The Philadelphia District oversees the entire Delaware coastaline as well as the Delaware Bay. The District has constructed five coastal storm damage reduction projects in Delaware:

 

Coastal Storm Damage Reduction

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District and the NJDEP completed the first renourishment of the Absecon Island coastal storm damage reduction project in the summer of 2012. The project is designed to reduce storm damages to infrastructure.
Matt Tuttle, a survey technician from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, uses GPS and survey equipment to measure impacts to beach nourishment projects along the NJ coast. Teams are collecting data to measure the impact of historic Hurricane Sandy.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District is working with New Jersey to close the Mantoloking breach following historic Hurricane Sandy. The breach severely damaged homes and businesses in the New Jersey community.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District sent a team of engineers to assist the state of New Jersey in closing the breach at Mantoloking, NJ.
Survey Technician Angelica De-Hoyos Molina uses GPS to survey damages along the New Jersey shore following historic Hurricane Sandy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has sent teams to inspect the coast lines of New Jersey and Delaware.
The Dredge Illinois, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock vessel, is working along the Delaware River as part of the project to deepen the river.
An aerial photograph captures contractors completing the Brant Beach storm damage reduction project in 2012. The beachfill work is designed to reduce storm damages to the community and infrastructure.
Sand and water are pumped through a basket during a Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project on the New Jersey shore. The project is designed to reduce damages to the community and infrastructure.
A mix of sand and water is pumped onto Brant Beach during the storm damage reduction project in 2012. The material is then bulldozed into a berm and dune system.

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