[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.





                               
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