[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.