    [House Document 105-146]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

    105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-146

                           BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT

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                                 COMMUNICATION

                                      From

      THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CIVIL WORKS), THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
                                      ARMY

                                  transmitting

     A REPORT ON THE STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND,
     NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 101(a)(21) OF THE WATER
                       RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1996

       October 6, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
                    Infrastructure and ordered to be printed

                            BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT

    105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-146

                            BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT

                                   __________

                                 COMMUNICATION

                                      from

      THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY (CIVIL WORKS), THE DEPARTMENT OF THE
                                      ARMY

                                  transmitting

     A REPORT ON THE STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT FOR LONG BEACH ISLAND,
     NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, PURSUANT TO SECTION 101(a)(21) OF THE WATER
                       RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1996

       October 6, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Transportation and
                    Infrastructure and ordered to be printed

                                 C O N T E N T S

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                                                                       Page
    Letter of transmittal............................................     v
    Comments of the Office of Management and Budget..................   vii
    Comments of the State of New York................................  viii
    Comments of the Department of the Interior.......................    ix
    Comments of the Federal Emergency Management Agency..............     x
    Comments of the Department of Transportation.....................    xi
    Report of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army.........     1
    Report of the District Engineer:
        Syllabus.....................................................     3
        Pertinent Data...............................................     5
        Vicinity Map.................................................     7

        I.                       Introduction..................        11
                                     Study Authority...........        11
                                     Study Purpose and Scope...        11
                                     Prior Studies and Reports.        12
                                     Description of Study Area.        15
                                     Description of the Problem        18
                                     Improvements Desired......        19
        II.                      Existing Conditions: Factors          25
                                  Pertinent to the Problem.
                                     A. Physical Setting.......        25
                                     B. Social and Economic            29
                                  Setting.
                                     C. Existing Environmental         30
                                  Conditions.
                                     D. Cultural Resources.....        33
                                     E. Without Project Future         35
                                  Condition.
        III.                     Planning Needs, Constraints           36
                                  and Objectives.
                                     Current Needs.............        36
                                     Planning Objectives.......        36
                                     Planning Constraints......        36
        IV.                      Plan Formulation..............        39
                                     Identification of Possible        40
                                  Solutions.
        V.                       Evaluation of Beach                   44
                                  Restoration Alternatives.
                                     A. Physical Parameters....        44
                                     B. Benefit Analysis.......        65
        VI.                      Selected Plan.................        81
                                     Identification of the NED         81
                                  Plan.
                                     Selection of the                  81
                                  Recommended Plan.
                                     Description of the                82
                                  Selected Plan.
                                     Project Cost Estimate.....        89
                                     Cost Apportionment........        91
                                     Environmental Effects.....        93
                                     Impacts to Cultural               96
                                  Resources.
                                     Construction and Funding          97
                                  Schedule.
        VII.                     Local Cooperation.............        99
        VIII.                    Recommendations...............       104

    Acknowledgments..................................................   106
    Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)......................   108

                                 LIST OF TABLES

    No.
     1. Related Reports on the Jones Inlet Area......................    14
     2. Ocean and Bay Still Water Stage Frequency Elevations.........    26
     3. Cost Comparison of Preliminary Design Alternatives...........    42
     4. Overview of Alternative Plans Considered.....................    65
     5. Summary of Equivalent Annual Damages.........................    74
     6. Summary of Damages by Alternative............................
      75.............................................................
     7. Summary of Benefits by Alternative...........................
      76.............................................................
     8. Benefit/Cost Matrix for Alternative Plans....................    77
     9. Inundation Depth Sensitivity of Selected Plan................    79
    10. Interest Rate Sensitivity of Selected Plan...................    80
    11. Summary of First Costs for the Selected Plan.................    90
    12. Cost Apportionment...........................................    92
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                                 LIST OF PLATES

    No.
    1  Project Area Map..............................................    17
    2-5  Photos...................................................... 20-24
    6-8  Typical Profiles for Alternatives........................... 49-51
    9-19  Plan Sheets for Plan 5..................................... 52-62
    20  Borrow Area Location.........................................    64
    21  Combined Damage Calculation Flow Net.........................    68
    22  Economic Reaches.............................................    69
    23  Schematic of Critical Damage Analysis........................    70
    24  Dune Walkover Schematic......................................    84
    25  Vehicle Access Ramp Schematic................................    85
    26  Timber Wall Schematic........................................    86
    27  Pedestrian Ramp Schematic....................................    87
    28  Sand Fence and Dune Grass Schematic..........................    88
    29  Construction and Funding Schedule............................    98
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                                   APPENDICES
                       (Only Appendices D and E printed)

    A. Coastal Processes.
    B. Borrow Area Investigation.
    C. Cost Estimate.
    D. Benefit Analysis..............................................   422
    E. Pertinent Correspondence......................................   708
    F. Real Estate Supplement.
    G. Public Access Plan.
    H. Monitoring Plan.