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UNE‑backed wave gauges proposed so Saco can measure jetty impacts; city asked to buy equipment and sign MOU
Summary
Shoreline Commission and a University of New England researcher proposed buying two bottom‑mounted pressure sensors to measure wave energy before and after Army Corps jetty construction; UNE offered to cover deployment and analysis if the city purchases equipment and signs an MOU.
The Saco Shoreline Commission and University of New England researchers asked the council to approve buying two wave gauges to monitor the Army Corps jetty’s effect on local wave energy and beach erosion.
David Plavin, chair of the Shoreline Commission, said the Army Corps will not provide sustained monitoring and the city needs independent data to judge the jetty’s performance. Will Katitsky of UNE described the…
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