Beach progress

1. Working the Plan-
Coastal Zone Management Efforts of
the Park Board of Trustees
Kelly de Schaun, Executive Director
Park Board of Trustees
Galveston, Texas

3. Sand
Management Strategies
Galveston, Texas
Ashley Frey
Andrew Morang
David B. King

4. Summary Table of 2015 -2017 Beach Nourishment Program
Cost Volume (yds.3) $/yd3 Length (ft.)
End of Seawall 4,986,720 113,000 $44.13 2,100
Seawall West 23,515,358 629,188 10.60 4,980
Historical Seawall 19,586,315 1,000,000 16.74 19,483
Total $48,088,393 1,742,188 26,563

5. Leveraging our resources

8. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

9. Current
Research
CEPRA: $850,000
FUNDED 2016-’17
• Sand Study $400,000
• Dredge Study $200,000
• USACE Permit $250,000
GLO $510,000/ PB $340,000
Goals of Sand Mgmt Plan Update
-Reduce the price of sand (Task 1)
-Slow erosion processes through
structural analysis (Task 2)
Sand Mgmt Plan Update:
Planning Assist. to the States
(PAS)- $300,000
• Funded and started
Consistent
Supply
Reducing
Cost More
Efficient
Sand Mgmt Plan
•Quantities
•Locations
•Time Frame
How to pay for it?
• $10 – $45 per CY

10. Additional Research
CEPRA: $850,000
• Sand Study $400,000
• Dredge Study $200,000
• USACE Permit $250,000
GLO $510,000/ PB/ City of Galveston $340,000

11. Current
Research
Goals of Sand Mgmt Plan Update
-Reduce the price of sand (Task 1)
-Slow erosion processes through
structural analysis (Task 2)
Sand Mgmt Plan Update:
Planning Assist. to the States
(PAS)- $300,000
• Funded and started

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