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Volusia County details near-term sand placements, inlet and offshore sand resources
Summary
County staff described ongoing sand placement actions, recent emergency fills, and substantial additional sand resources inside the inlet and offshore that could be mobilized for future nourishment projects.
Volusia County staff described current sand placement activity and the county's approach to identifying additional sand resources for future nourishment projects. Jessica Fentress, the county's coastal director, said the North Beach sand placement project placed material south of Sunglobe in Daytona Beach Shores down to Ponce Inlet and characterized that placement as "sacrificial" material following the 2022 hurricanes.
"Following the 2022 hurricanes, we lost over 6,000,000 cubic yards of sand," Jessica Fentress said,…
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