The document outlines the Beach SAMP (Shoreline Change Special Area Management Plan) initiatives aimed at addressing coastal risks due to storms and sea level rise through various tools and resources. It details the use of 'stormtools' for both beginners and practitioners to assess property vulnerability and flooding risk, alongside ongoing shoreline change mapping and monitoring projects in Rhode Island. Additionally, it highlights the adaptation strategies and regulatory changes proposed to enhance coastal resilience and inform local decision-making.

1. Stakeholder Meeting
July 14, 2015
www.beachsamp.org

2. Current Beach
SAMP Tools &
Resources
• Memo to municipalities
• Planners
• Council Presidents
• Emergency Managers
• Boards/Commissions
• Series of memos to share
Beach SAMP
tools/resources , findings
and recommendations

3. StormTools:
MapsofStorms+SeaLevelRise
Visualizations
Maps flooding from a 25,
50, 100-year storm PLUS
Sea Level Rise
**More accurate depiction
of future flooding risk
Applications
Day-to-Day operations
Long term
planning/financing

4. www.beachsamp.org

5. www.beachsamp.org

6. “STORMTOOLS FOR BEGINNERS”
Step 1: Enter an address
Step 2: Click on the question you want to answer
“Is my property vulnerable to STORM SURGE during a 100-year coastal
storm (e.g. 1938 Hurricane)?”
(flood extent map)

7. “STORMTOOLS FOR BEGINNERS”
Step 1: Enter an address
Step 2: Click on the question you want to answer
“How DEEP will the water be during a
100-year coastal storm on my property?”
(water depth map)

8. “STORMTOOLS FOR BEGINNERS”
Step 1: Enter an address
Step 2: Click on the question you want to answer
“Will future SEA LEVEL RISE affect my property
(with 2 tides per day, every day)?”
(sea level rise scenario map)

9. “STORMTOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS”
Train professionals who will use the tool to access and
import data sets for more advanced analysis

10. “STORMTOOLS FOR PRACTITIONERS”
Train professionals who will use the tool to access and
import data sets for more advanced analysis

11. STORMTOOLS
25-year Storm Event +SLR
WARWICK – Floodwater
could create a barrier
between Warwick Neck
and mainland.
Police / Fire / EMA
• Service areas cutoff or limited by flooding?
• Facilities at risk of being offline from
flooding?

12. Police /Fire / EMA
• First responders
• Recovery efforts
STORMTOOLS
25-year Storm Event +SLR
WARWICK – Is placement
of existing fire stations
sufficient for serving
Warwick Neck during a
storm event?

13. STORMTOOLS
100-year Storm Event
+ 5-feet SLR,
water depths
BARRINGTON / WARREN - Transportation
• Evacuation routes
• Functionality and service areas
• Alternate routes / road relocations
• Design life of infrastructure/assets
State Roads /
Evacuation
Routes
State Roads /
Evacuation
Routes

14. Coastal Environmental Risk Index
Will provide a summary of
the risk coastal areas face
from the environment:
• storm flooding and
associated waves
• sea level rise
• shoreline erosion

15. STORMTOOLS- Animation: real time
flood forecasting system for RI

16. Shoreline Change Mapping
Jon Boothroyd, URI
Bryan Oakley, Eastern CT State Univ.

17. Shoreline Change Mapping and On-Going
Coastal Monitoring as Part of the
Shoreline Change (Beach) SAMP
Bryan A. Oakley3,1, Jon C. Boothroyd2,3, and Rob Hollis, 2,3
1. Rhode Island Geological Survey
2. Dept. of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island
3. Dept. of Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State University

18. SHORELINE CHANGE SAMP:
ON-GOING PROJECTS
• Update (to include 2014) Shoreline Change Maps for
Washington County (HUD and RIBRWCT Funded)
• Project future shoreline change for the South Shore
(NOAA PSM Funding)
• Continue monitoring the short-term (monthly/post-storm)
response of shoreline using profiles, differential GPS and
RTK-GPS (RIBRWCT/Eastern Connecticut funded)

19. Shoreline Change Mapping using Last High Tide Swash
(LHTS) aka the Wet / Dry Line
Photo by R. Henderson

20. Total Shoreline
Change
1939 (1951) - 2014
Shorelines
2014
2012
1963
1951
1939
Shoreline Change Rate
Transect IDTransect
Baseline
Shoreline Change Maps

22. Shoreline Change 1952 – 2013, West Beach, BI
1952
2013

23. Shoreline Change Maps
Resources and Tools Shoreline Change Maps
www.BeachSAMP.org

24. http://www.beachsamp.org/resources/shor
eline-change-maps/
Shoreline
Change Maps

25. http://www.beachsamp.org/resources/shoreline-change-maps/narragansett-bay/

26. http://www.beachsamp.org/resources/shoreline-change-maps/southshore/

28. SHORELINE CHANGE SAMP:
ON-GOING PROJECTS
• Update (to include 2014) Shoreline Change Maps for
Washington County (HUD and RIBRWCT Funded)
• Project future shoreline change for the South Shore
(NOAA PSM Funding)
• Continue monitoring the short-term (monthly/post-storm)
response of shoreline using profiles, differential GPS and
RTK-GPS (RIBRWCT/Eastern Connecticut funded)

29. Projected Shoreline Change:
Matunuck Headland - 2050
1951
2014

30. Eastern students Samantha Boyle and Mike Manzi collecting
the initial profile at BI-CN, June 2013
Beach Profiling – Corn Neck Road
Beach Profiling – Modified Emery (1960) Method
aka – ‘Two Sticks and a String’

31. Judy
Nigel Cathy
Scott
Jules
Nigel
Judy
Not Pictured, D. Vanko, Towson Un
The Block Island Beach Profile Crew:
Nigel Grindley, Cathy Joyce, Judy Gray, Jules Craynock
Dave Vanko, Towson University

32. Profile BI-CB: Crescent Beach
01 January 2014
31 January 2014

33. Measuring changes in volume and morphology at
Misquamicut State Beach using
Beach Profiles, Last High Tide Swash and RTK-GPS

34. 17 March 2015
29 April 2015
30 May 2014
-3 m3/m
MSQ-SB-5

35. 17 March 2015
29 April 2015
30 May 2014
-54 m3/m
MSQ-SB-4

36. RTK-GPS
Measuring changes in volume and morphology at
Misquamicut State Beach using RTK-GPS

40. End of presentation
OakleyB (at) easternct.edu
http://www1.easternct.edu/oakleyb
http://www.beachsamp.org
Funders/Partners

41. SLAMM &
Salt Marsh Restoration
James Boyd & Caitlin Chaffee
RI Coastal Resources Management Council

42. http://www.crmc.ri.gov/maps/maps_slamm.html

43. Unprotected Development Protected Development
City/Town 1 ft. SLR 3 ft. SLR 5 ft. SLR 1 ft. SLR 3 ft. SLR 5 ft. SLR
Barrington 206.9 418.7 395.6 130.8 253.4 80.4
Bristol 58.1 109.8 137.5 38.8 52.4 28.9
Charlestown 7.0 -97.0 -41.7 12.0 -114.4 -113.8
Cranston 5.9 20.3 76.7 0.2 11.9 43.0
East Greenwich 6.5 5.0 10.4 4.3 1.4 1.5
East Providence 84.6 130.7 174.1 51.1 74.9 62.6
Jamestown 77.0 17.8 21.7 66.8 2.1 -17.6
Little Compton 34.2 20.2 67.0 30.7 9.7 46.8
Middletown 48.0 18.7 3.5 32.6 12.2 -7.1
Narragansett 82.3 -104.7 -92.5 67.2 -166.9 -212.0
New Shoreham 144.7 106.1 100.2 117.1 60.0 36.0
Newport 100.0 202.1 396.7 68.5 62.1 105.0
North Kingstown 223.0 336.2 719.9 176.0 174.9 214.8
Pawtucket 9.1 7.8 14.3 7.9 6.6 9.6
Portsmouth 220.9 156.5 145.0 182.4 75.7 -25.1
Providence 35.5 63.6 190.1 8.1 7.5 10.2
South Kingstown 43.1 -85.8 -40.8 43.8 -108.4 -86.9
Tiverton 116.1 55.8 14.5 99.2 24.3 -40.0
Warren 120.8 299.1 268.6 80.1 186.3 84.7
Warwick 228.1 302.8 436.9 159.9 140.9 119.6
Westerly 67.6 21.4 -1.1 60.3 -71.4 -139.6
Total 1919.4 2005.1 2996.6 1437.8 695.2 201.0
Net Overall Change in Coastal Wetlands

44. SLAMM
GIS shape
files and
metadata
now on
RIGIS
RI SLAMM Project

45. Salt Marsh Restoration
• Narrow River Estuary Restoration
• Post-Sandy Dept. of Interior funding to US
Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge System
• Beneficial Re-use / Thin Layer Deposition
• Micro-creek / runnel excavation
• Marsh edge enhancement via living
shoreline techniques

46. The Site

47. DOI Sandy Resiliency Funding
• Restoration / enhancement of Ninigret
Marsh using sediments dredged from
approved basins
• Planning and design for similar projects in
Quonochontaug and Winnapaug Ponds

50. Target
Areas

51. Estimated
Depths and
Volumes

52. NOAA NMFSCoastal ResiliencyFundingProposal

53. TOOLS FOR ADAPTATION
Michelle Carnevale, URI GSO CRC/RISG

54. Model Process for
Municipalities
Scope
Assess
Design
Adopt
Implement
Monitor & Evaluate

55. Waterfront Business
Adaptation

56. http://www.beachsamp.org/coastalpropertyguide/
Coastal Property Owners
FORTIFIEDTM –
Retrofit/Build to
Reduce Potential
Damage
www.disastersafety.org

57. QUESTIONS?

58. Shoreline Change (Beach)
Special Area Management Plan
•Beach SAMP will be a guidance
document to support regulatory
changes (CRMC policy & standards)
•Regulatory changes will be made to
the RI Coastal Resources
Management Program (aka “Red
Book”) & other existing SAMPs

59. Shoreline Change (Beach)
Special Area Management Plan
Volume 1
• Synthesis of science &
research
• Areas at risk from erosion,
storms and sea level rise
• Legal Issues
• Adaptation Strategies &
Techniques
• Land Use Decision Making
• Storm Preparedness/Recovery
• Retrofitting & Resilient Design
• Green Infrastructure/ Nature-
based Adaptation
• Restoration of Natural Barriers
(wetlands, dunes, etc.)
• Recommendations for local &
other state agencies
Volume 2
• Technical Reports of
Research
• Compendium of
Adaptation
Techniques/Strategies
• List of CRMC regulatory
changes resulting from
the Shoreline Change
SAMP

60. ShorelineChange(Beach)
SpecialAreaManagementPlan
Volume 1
Volume 2
GuidanceDocument toinform CRMCPolicy/
Standards orOther
SAMPs

61. Chapter 1- Introduction
1.1. Statement of the Problem
1.2. Goal of the Shoreline Change SAMP
1.3. Shoreline Change SAMP Scope and Study Area
1.4. Collaborative Effort
1.5. Contents of Shoreline Change SAMP Document
1.6. Principles Guiding the Design and Development of the Shoreline Change SAMP
Chapter 2- Assessing Coastal Risk
2.1. Definitions of Coastal Risk and Resilience
2.2 Coastal Risk Management
2.3 Implications to Not Considering Coastal Risk and Resilience
Chapter 3- Trends and Status- Current and Future Impacts of Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise
and Coastal Erosion
3.1 Storm Surge & Flooding
3.2 Erosion/Shoreline Change
3.3 Sea Level Rise
3.4 Wetland Loss and Migration
3.5 Compounding Impacts of Sea Level Rise, Storm Surge & Erosion/Shoreline Change
3.6 Tools Developed to Assess Exposure
Volume 1-

62. Chapter 4- Planning & Adaptation
4.1 Land Use Decision Making
4.2 Adaptation Strategies and Techniques
4.2.1 Municipal Adaptation Strategies for Comp Plan/Municipal
Operations
4.2.2 Storm Planning & Recovery
4.2.3 Physical Adaptation & Retrofit Techniques for Structures
4.2.4 Green Infrastructure Techniques & Systems Approach to
Geomorphic Engineering (SAGE)
4.2.5 Restoration of Wetlands
4.2.6 Waterfront & Coastal Businesses
4.2.7 Marina Resilience & Checklist
Chapter 5- Conclusion
5.1 Implications for CRMC
5.2 Recommendations for Municipalities
5.3 Recommendations for Other State Agencies
References
Volume 1-

63. ShorelineChange
SpecialArea
Management
Plan
Volume 1
1
•Reviewed by Technical Advisory Committee, Beach SAMP
Coalition of Community Leaders & Other Stakeholders
2
•Presented at Stakeholder Meeting & Posted Online for 30
day Informal Public Comment
3
•CRMC Beach SAMP Subcommittee
4
•CRMC 30-Day Public Notice Period
5
•CRMC Public Hearing/Council Adoption
Public Process

64. CRMCRegulatory
Changes
1
•Seek Input from Technical Advisory Committee, Beach
SAMP Coalition of Community Leaders & Other
Stakeholders
3
•CRMC Beach SAMP Subcommittee
DRAFT Beach SAMP filed with ORR
4
•CRMC 30-Day Public Notice Period
5
•CRMC Public Hearing/Council Adoption
6
•Adopted regulatory change filed with secretary of State
Office (Effective 20 days thereafter)
7
•Filing with NOAA for Federal Consistency Purposes
Public Process
30 Day
RI Office of
Regulatory
Reform Review

65. www.beachsamp.org

66. 45-day Informal Comment Period
July 15th-August 30th

67. Thank you!
Please Visit
www.beachsamp.org