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St. Lucie County officials describe long-running erosion, seek Army Corps support for T-groins and renourishment
Summary
Port director told the county erosion board the Fort Pierce South Beach suffers chronic sand loss tied to federal inlet stabilization, and that the county is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state on shore protection projects including T-groin structures and periodic renourishment.
Joshua Rebor, director of Port, Inland Beaches for St. Lucie County, told the Erosion District board that Fort Pierce South Beach has a chronic sand deficit caused by stabilization of the Fort Pierce Inlet and associated federal features such as jetties and channel dredging.
Rebor said historically the county has addressed the deficit with beach nourishment projects carried out with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which he said can pay up to 78% of a project because the inlet is a federal structure that creates down-drift impacts. He told the board the county has pursued a long-term solution — including T-shaped groin…
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