Charlotte County completed its first major Erosion Control Project along three miles of critically eroding beaches adjacent to Stump Pass. This dual purpose project includes beach restoration and navigation components. The beach restoration component consists of placing 560,000 cubic yards of sand on Knight and Don Pedro Islands' gulf-front shoreline to restore the recreational beach, create new habitat for nesting turtles and shore birds, and provide storm protection for the upland... [more]
Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) conducted environmental assessments, water quality analyses, and bathymetric and hydrographic surveys of Lee County’s public marine park at the Punta Rassa Boat Basin for the purpose of determining circulation patterns, water quality, and ecological values at the site. These studies allowed our staff to design preliminary plans for the environmental and recreational enhancement of the boat basin. CEC provided Phase II services including the design... [more]
Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) was hired to assist Charlotte County in completing the Stump Pass Inlet Management Study. The purpose of the study was to acquire and analyze inlet system data and recommend long-term management alternatives for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in support of their formulation of a Strategic Beach and Inlet Management Plan for the region.
Upon analysis of the physical inlet characteristics including beach... [more]
Project Type:
Marsh, Beach, and Dune Restoration
Project Location:
Grand Bayou Pass in Plaquemines Parish, Barataria Basin, Louisiana
The Pass Chaland to Grand Bayou Pass Barrier Shoreline Project is located along the Bay Joe Wise Headland between the confluence of Bayou Huertes with the Gulf shoreline to Grand Bayou Pass in Plaquemines Parish, Barataria Basin, Louisiana. Wetland, dune and marsh habitats within the project area have undergone substantial loss due to oil and gas activities, subsidence, sea level rise, and storm erosion.
Development of fragmentary islands from breaches in the barrier headland... [more]
