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Volusia County risk assessment ranks Daytona Beach areas highest; consultants recommend beach nourishment
Summary
A parcel-level vulnerability assessment for Volusia County ranked Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores and Wilbur by the Sea as the most at-risk communities and identified beach nourishment as the top-ranked management alternative, with structure relocation and nearshore sand placement as secondary options.
Volusia County and consultants from Taylor Engineering presented a countywide feasibility assessment on coastal management that produced parcel-level community risk scores and recommended shoreline management strategies. Dr. Chris Bender, vice president of coastal engineering at Taylor Engineering, said the study used horizontal shoreline encroachment, vertical infrastructure exposure relative to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers statistical water levels, and historical shoreline change to calculate community vulnerability.
"Since 2016, across the county, the average was 8 and a half feet per year of erosion," Dr. Chris Bender said, summarizing the study's erosion analysis. The analysis used parcel-level asset locations, elevations, and 2024 post-hurricane…
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