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Coastal VoiceTHE NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN SHORE & BEACH PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION

INSIDE:PAGE 2: 2018 National

Coastal Conference updates

PAGE 2-5: Why I’m going to the National Coastal Conference

PAGE 3-6: Thanks to our 2018 National Coastal Conference sponsors (so far)

PAGE 7: Prof. Paul Komar set as 2018 ASBPA conference luncheon speaker

PAGE 8: ASBPA works with USACE on Disaster Supplemental

PAGE 8: Water bill clears Congress

PAGE 10: Our uninvited guest, our unfinished work

PAGE 11: Dare County, NC: Sometimes you just can’t wait for coastal help

PAGE 15: Members, time to elect your ASBPA board of directors

PAGE 16: Great Lakes conference Nov. 14

PAGE 17: 2019 Coastal Summit awards nominations open

Courage in the face of natural disaster— October 2018 —

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Key conference dates to remember: Sept. 29: Last day that conference hotel room reservations are guaranteed at $169 per night Sept. 29: Early conference registration deadline Oct. 24: Regular conference registration deadline After Oct. 24: At-the-door conference rates apply Oct. 30-Nov. 2: National Coastal Conference in Galveston

By CRIS WEBER, ASBPA National Coastal Conference co-chair

We’re in the teeth of hur-ricane season. As I’m writing this, Hurricane

Florence is reaching Category 5 strength, headed for landfall, likely in the Carolinas, but threatening direct and indirect impacts from South Carolina to Virginia. The storm is nearly 60 miles across, forcing the evacua-tion of more than 1 million people. The headlines are saying, “Potentially cata-strophic flooding” and “De-structive winds.” The storm surge predictions are 2-4 feet at the farthest landfall extents and 9-13 feet in the hard-est hit. This is a big storm. This is another big deal.

I’ve never considered why ASBPA has the fall conference in October, but looking through the lens of the very active 2017 and ongoing 2018 hurricane seasons, I’m thinking to myself: “If you want to make a point, then having the National Shore and Beach Con-ference in the middle of hurricane season may be the way to do it.”

So to meet the challenge, we are gathering the best scientists, engi-neers, planners and policy makers at the same conference, from public and private sectors, to discuss some of the fundamental questions facing our coastal communities: How do we protect our communities better? How do we plan more sustainable projects and design more resilient

systems? What policies need to be improved and what policies need to be com-pletely overhauled to meet the modern demands storms place on our coastal infra-structure? How are we going to pay for it?

Our plenary speakers will be addressing inter-

national hurricane risk management, discussing coastal research consor-tiums combining science and engineering, and providing federal consid-erations for large-scale coastal initiatives. Our general sessions will run seven concurrent sessions providing a forum large enough to encompass

coastal issues ranging from the upper watershed to the coastlines, from

Editor’s Note: Because the National Coastal Conference takes place Oct. 30-Nov. 2, the November “Coastal Voice” will publish later in the month.

Coastal Voice 2Why I’m going… to the ASBPA National Coastal Conference“I am attending the ASBPA National Coastal Conference to improve my understanding of coastal resilience and continue my professional development as a coastal practitioner.”• Bret Webb, professor, University of South Alabama

“I’m looking forward to spending Halloween with people dressed as geologists, coastal engineers, coastal planners, beach operations managers and other costumes more nerdy than scary. I’m also excited about our new track on beach operations — dealing with parking, litter, tolls, seaweed, etc. — where presenters share the ‘tricks’ of the trade; it should be a ‘treat’ to attend!”• Derek Brockbank, ASPBA Executive Director

“I want to continue to advance the state of coastal and shoreline science and policy.”• Brian Caufield, CDM Smith

“I’m going to find out how communities across the Gulf coast are building resilience to sea level rise and damaging storms.”• Shannon Cunniff, Environmental Defense Fund

ASBPA National Coastal Conference update

With more than 200 speakers, seven concurrent sessions on Thursday and six concurrent sessions on Friday, along with the Geologists Vs Engineers

volleyball game, awards, networking, posters and more, the National Coastal Conference in Galves-ton, Texas has something for everyone. It’s a buffet for the coastal professional!

The concurrent sessions are organized under seven tracks:

Coastal Structures Economics & Beach Response Regional Studies & Storm Response Natural Infrastructure & Resilience Regional Sediment Management (RSM) Modeling & Management Beach Operations. Beach Operations is a new category that will provide solutions for uniquely

coastal park and recreation management challenges.• Go to http://asbpa.org/conferences/ for the most current conference pro-

gram. For up-to-date information on the program and sponsorships, go to http://asbpa.org/conferences/2018-national-coastal-conference-program/

• Abstracts and bios are linked to each session and are all also on this page: http://asbpa.org/conferences/2018-national-coastal-conference-program/2018-national-coastal-conference-abstracts/

• Poster abstracts are here: http://asbpa.org/conferences/2018-national-coastal-conference-abstracts-poster-session/ v

Thanks to our 2018 National Coastal Conference partners

Coastal Voice 3Why I’m going… to the ASBPA National Coastal Conference“I’m going to the ASBPA National Coastal Conference to keep up with the latest science, techniques and lessons learned for beach management.”• Dolan Eversole, Hawaii Sea Grant

“The ASBPA National Coastal Conference gives me the opportunity to present my research and network with other engineers and scientists. The feedback I have received from previous conferences has led to new relationships for collaboration on current and future research.”• Maura Boswell, Ph.D. student, Old Dominion University

“To give my students an op-portunity to present their work and, more importantly, interact with students and professionals working on creating Resilient Shorelines for Rising Tides.”• Jon Miller, professor, Stevens Institute of Technology

“To network with the most prominent coastal engineers and other coastal scientists in the country to keep myself informed on what is taking place on the cutting edge of coastal sciences.”• Ken Humiston, Humiston & Moore Engineers

Thanks to our 2018 sponsors

Reception sponsorNotebook sponsor

Lanyards sponsor Water bottle sponsor

Short course sponsor

Mobile sponsor

Wi-fi sponsor

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Awards sponsor

Poster session sponsor

Session track sponsors

Conference bag sponsor

Exhibitors

Why I’m going… to the ASBPA National Coastal Conference“The National Coastal Conference provides the opportunity to learn how other communities are addressing coastal issues, share my related experience, strengthen relationships, develop strategies to refine public policy, and ultimately enhance the quality of life in coastal communities.”• Michael Walther, Coastal Tech – G.E.C., Inc.

“I’m attending the ASBPA conference as I am network-ing for my professional career prospects. As a chair of the Student and New Profes-sional committee, I am able to assist newcomers to the conference network with es-tablished professionals, and through this expand my own network.”• Corey Aitken, Ph.D. student, Florida Atlantic University

“I am heading to Galveston this year since it is the site of one of the greatest U.S. coast-al engineering achievements — the Galveston seawall!” • Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company

“I’m going to soak up knowl-edge from the single best collection of coastal resil-ience experts around.”• Shannon Cunniff, Environmental Defense Fund

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to the ASBPA National Coastal Conference“Currently reading ‘Isaac’s Storm’ and looking forward to visiting the Galveston seawall – of course, only after attend-ing the sessions with presen-tations on storm impacts and coastal structures.”• Tiffany Roberts Briggs, professor, Florida Atlantic University

“I’m going to educate myself on the issues that are impor-tant to our coastal commu-nities and to network with people who are trying to address those issues.”• Tom Richardson, Mississippi State University

“I go to all the technical con-ferences because so much new information is available. The conferences are such a learning curve for me.”• Jerry Mohn, Texas Chapter President

“I’m going because in my years of attending this event and others, I’ve found no other venue that offers a chance to network with so many fellow coastal profes-sionals and potential clients than the ASBPA National Coastal Conference!”• Ken Willson, APTIM

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Coastal Voice 7Preparing for Galveston with past Shore & Beach articles

In advance of the 2018 National Coastal Conference, the following Shore & Beach resources focused

on Galveston and the Texas coastline are available to all online at www.asbpa.org (on the Publications page under Shore & Beach:

Going back to Galveston (PDF ~1 MB)

2009 Hurricane Ike Issue (PDF ~9 MB)

R. Davis, Beaches of the Texas Gulf Coast (Summer 2013) (PDF ~1 MB)

E. Taylor and J. Gibeaut, Geo-hazards map of Mustang and North Padre Islands, Texas (Summer 2013) (PDF ~563 kb)

The Coast-Line: Protection of Galveston, Texas, From Overflows by Gulf Storms: Grade-Raising, Seawall and Embankment (A Shore & Beach reprint) by Robert L. Wiegel (PDF ~1 MB) v

KOMAR

Just announced! New luncheon speaker

Were you one of thousands of students who first learned the fundamentals of waves and beaches from Paul Komar and his unparalleled text,

“Beach Processes and Sedimentation”? Join us for Dr. Ko-mar’s luncheon program at the National Coastal Conference on Nov. 1.

Komar is Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at Oregon State University and a past winner of ASBPA’s Mor-rough P. O’Brien Award. His research has taken him all over the world and beyond. He even worked with NASA to study sediment transport on Mars!

He is a man of many interests and talents. To hear him speak should be at the top of any coastal professional’s bucket list.

Go to http://asbpa.org/wpv2/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KomarInter-view.pdf to read the Shore & Beach profile on him in 2012. v

Conference events for students and new professionals

back-bays to the open coast, from beach economics to state and federal policies, and almost everything in between. There is truly something here for everyone. Even though our projects inherently deal with large-scale disas-ters, bringing our diverse backgrounds together to discuss possible solutions is our strength, and our communities are stronger for it.

From all of the co-chairs of the National Coastal Conference, we look forward to seeing everyone in Galves-ton and continuing the pursuit of stronger, more resilient coastal projects and communities. v

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ASBPA works with USACE on Disaster Supplemental By DEREK BROCKBANK, ASPBA Executive Director

Even as the flood waters of Hurri-cane Florence recede and coastal damage is assessed, the U.S.

Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) has begun to implement one of the most extensive flood risk management

programs ever. In the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (aka, the Disaster Supple-mental for 2017 hurricanes, floods and wildfire). Congress entrust-ed USACE with over $15 billion to study, rebuild and construct

projects that help the American people by reducing risk of flood damage. With nearly three times the Civil Works program’s annual budget available, US-ACE has the Congressional authority to study, plan and construct projects with “cash in hand.”

ASBPA believes USACE is up to the task. We also believe USACE will need help from coastal partners, including ASBPA and our members, to accomplish all of the projects identified in the investment plan released on July 5, 2018. This will only become more important with potential supplemental funding for Hurricane Florence. So over the next 2½ years, ASBPA will have a concerted focus to support and help USACE successfully and efficient-ly implement the coastal projects in this ambitious agenda. We are develop-ing recommendations for how USACE can both expedite project delivery and construction, as well as engage coastal stakeholders in the planning and

implementation of projects. We have communicated our

desire to help and our expectations of USACE to Generals Semonite and Spellmon (the top ranking leaders with USACE Civil Works), senior USACE leadership, and USACE division lead-ership. Some of our stakeholder en-gagement efforts are already underway, including (a) the ASBPA members’ conference call, (b) regular meetings with the USACE dredge planning team to provide updated information on project timing on ASBPA’s website, and (c) meetings with USACE Chief of Planning and Director of the Plan-ning Center for Coastal & Storm Risk Management.

Over the coming months we will

continue this dialogue at a district lev-el, help lead stakeholder engagement in the South Atlantic Coast Study, and roll out our specific recommendations for expediting project delivery. Our recommendations will include, among others, increasing the use private engi-neering and consulting firms on feder-ally authorized projects to supplement USACE internal staff capacity.

We look forward to sharing more as this evolves, and hope you will stay engaged in this effort. Demonstrating to USACE the value of stakeholder engagement only works if we provide meaningful input from our stake-holders! And just because you’re not in TX or FL doesn’t mean you’re not included, as coastal projects funded by the supplemental are in nine states and territories across the country (CA, CT, FL, GA, LA, NY, NC, PR, SC, TX). v

Water bill language OK’d in House, SenateBy DEREK BROCKBANK, ASPBA Executive Director

The House and Senate have released — and the House has passed — jointly negotiated

legislation, America’s Water Infrastruc-ture Act of 2018, which includes four titles related to water infrastructure. The first title is, essentially, a water resources development act (WRDA) that includes a number of provisions ASBPA supports (the remaining titles address clean drinking water, hydro-power, and stormwater infrastructure financing, none of which ASBPA has a position on). This is ASBPA’s statement on the bill:

ASBPA’s statement on America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) is pleased to support Title I of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. Pass-ing a water resources development act (WRDA) every congress allows our nation’s coastal communities to invest

in the critical natural infrastructure, such as beaches, dunes and wetlands, that keep them protected from flood-ing, storms and hurricanes. As Section 1101 of the bill outlines, “flood control, beach erosion control and shoreline protection… environmental protec-tion, restoration, and enhancement… benefit all Americans, and… water resources development projects are critical to maintaining the country’s economic prosperity, national security, and environmental protection.”

By authorizing project construc-tion and studies, and by setting policy for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), WRDA is essential for effec-tive management of our coastlines and to increase coastal resilience across the United States.

ASBPA particularly supports:• Section 1102: “Study Of The

Future Of The United States Army Corps Of Engineers”; Section 1103, “Study On Economic And Budgetary Analyses”; and Section 1204, “GAO Study On Benefit-Cost Analysis Re-

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Congress passes Corps appropriationsBy DEREK BROCKBANK, ASPBA Executive Director

The House and Senate have passed and the president has signed HR 5895, a “mini-omnibus” (a.k.a. “mini-bus”) of three appropriations bills, one of which is Energy & Wa-ter that includes funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This will be the first time in years that the Army Corps will have its budget at the start of the fiscal year, rather than dealing with a continuing resolution before getting a final budget midway through the year.

ASBPA was instrumental in securing increased funding in FY19 for three critical coastal programs: shore protection, beneficial use of dredged material and the coastal inlet research program. Combined, these programs saw an increase of $18 million dollars over FY18.

The chart at right shows the coastal programs that ASBPA was ad-vocating for in the Corps budget.

ASBPA is actively advocating for federal funds for coastal programs in other departments including United States Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). Both of these ap-propriations bills stalled, and NOAA and USGS will be operating under a continuing resolution until after the election. v

Coastal programs ASBPA advocated for the Corps budget: FY18 (current) FY19 OmnibusLine item allocation allocationShore Protection (construction) $50 million $55 millionBeneficial Use of Dredged Material $1.5 million $10 million*(Cont. Auth. Program)Regional Sediment Management $8.95 million* $3.5 millionCoastal Inlet Research $2.975 million $7.975 millionNational Coastal Mapping $6.3 million $13 millionCoastal Ocean Data System $6 million $6.5 millionCoastal Field Data Collection $1 million $1 million*Regional Sediment Management for FY18 was originally appropriated at $3.5 million, but the USACE FY18 work plan added $5 million to the Regional Sediment Management program to be used for implementing the Sec.1122 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material pilot projects; in FY19 Congress directed the program to be funded from CAP 204 Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.

WRDA————————————————–– Continued from page 8forms.” These studies will review and provide recommendations for how USACE functions, how it budgets proj-ects and engages the public, and how projects are valued. The inclusion of a National Academies study to look at, “the ability of the Corps of Engineers to carry out its statutory missions and responsibilities” is vital in assuring the United States continues to receive the best possible water resources services and the best available science and tech-nology support. A National Academies study that examines “the economic principles and analytical methodolo-gies currently used by or applied to the Corps of Engineers to formulate, evaluate, and budget for water resourc-es development projects” will help en-sure USACE budgets and uses taxpayer dollars wisely and transparently. The “study on the benefit-cost procedures of the Secretary and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget” will help ensure that water resource projects are being appropriately valued for the variety of benefits they pro-vide, and the United States is investing in projects that provide the greatest benefits for the least cost. ASBPA is eager to work with Congress and the National Academies on completing these studies and ensuring the studies fairly reflect USACE’s work and role in coastal resilience.

• Sections 1148 and 1130: “Beneficial Use of Dredged Material.” These sections increase the number of authorized pilot projects for the ben-eficial use of dredged material from 10 to 20 (originally authorized in WRDA 2016) and ease restrictions on pri-

vate land owners ability to accept a one-time nour-ishment through USACE’s continu-ing authorities program (CAP) 204, “Regional Sediment Man-agement.” These sections support the nation’s ongo-ing need to use

dredged sediment as a resource, rather than disposing of it as a waste product.

• Section 1112: “Hurricane and Storm Damage Protection Pro-gram,” which authorizes $75 million to contract multiple hurricane and storm damage protection beach proj-ects across state and USACE district boundaries with a single contract. By bundling projects along a shoreline, construction costs can be reduced due to minimizing dredging mobilization/de-mobilization costs and coordinated planning and permitting.

• Section 1160: “Emergency

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Response to Natural Disasters,” which fixes a problem that stemmed from language in WRRDA 2014. This section allows for flood control and coastal emergency funding to be used to restore coastal risk management project, including beaches, “to either the pre-storm level or the design level of protection, whichever provides greater protection.” This language provides a small, but critical fix for communities who had been properly maintaining their federally authorized beach only to see FCCE funds leave their beach worse off after a storm than it was before.

• Section 1219: “Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study” and Section 1228: “Coastal Texas Study.” Imple-menting a Great Lakes study and expe-diting a Coastal Texas study will help improve the resilience on thousands of miles of U.S. coastline, better inform-ing future coastal management needs and response.

• Section 1148: “Inclusion of Al-ternative Measures…” which requires consideration of natural infrastructure in flood risk management and hurri-cane and storm damage risk reduction project feasibility reports.

America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 includes policies and projects that will help improve coastal communities’ resilience, but many of its best provisions are studies and pilot projects. These are important steps toward a making a more effec-tive, more efficient U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and helping coastal com-munities across the country.

However, studies and pilot proj-ects are intended to provide informa-tion for future systemic changes, which

Our uninvited guest,our unfinished workBy TONY PRATT, ASBPA President

We have a new acquaintance this year: Florence. An uninvited guest who we

could well have lived without. It has left its dirty marks on square miles of land and waterways too vast to pos-sibly count. It has impacted lives, livelihoods, and economic bases; and has shattered the dreams and happi-ness of many, many people. We knew it would visit us some time, we just didn’t know when or precisely who the victims would be. But the storm won’t be forgotten.

Folks from the Carolinas will for-ever shudder when Florence is brought up in conversation. How could we possibly get that much rain? Was that a fluke or is this to be a more common occurrence with climate change? God, let’s hope not. Like previous storms in so many parts of the country, these vic-tims will never forget. We know these unwanted violent weather visitors will come and we do our best to prepare for them but they too often exceed our most dreaded expectations.

I’m immensely proud of the multi-decadal role ASBPA has played in keeping vigilance against coastal storm damage in the minds of govern-ment at all levels. Our use of science-

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PRESIDENT’S REPORTbased knowledge, data and expertise make us one of THE credible voices in the conversation about our ability to prepare for, endure and recover from severe coastal storms. The integration of science and engineering into policy and funding is our key asset.

We continue to help improve our understand-ing of nearshore processes, of the exposure of our coastal communi-ties to hazardous wave and surge conditions, and sea level rise and use that increas-ing knowledge and understanding to inform the deci-

sion making on investing in better coastal protection. We’ve done well and I believe our work has made a dif-ference in lives saved, in reduced prop-erty damages, and in reduced response and recovery effort and costs.

By no means is our work done. The team that is ASBPA continues to push the boundaries of science and technology and in the policies and investments that save lives, livelihoods and dreams. I am so proud to be a part of all that you do for the nation. Thank you. Now let’s roll our sleeves up a little more and get back to work. v

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underscores the importance of revisit-ing and passing a WRDA every con-gress. Just as this year’s WRDA builds upon the success of 2016 and 2014, Congress will need to authorize, imple-ment, and expand upon the recom-mendations and results of the studies and pilot projects outlined above.

ASBPA looks forward to working with the Environment & Public Works and Transportation & Infrastructure committees over the coming years to continue to improve our nation’s water infrastructure, in particular our natural coastal infrastructure, such as beaches, dunes and wetlands. v

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About the project• Sponsors: Dare County, NC; Town of Duck, NC; Town of Southern Shores, NC; Town of Kitty Hawk, NC; and Town of Kill Devil Hills, NC• Designers/engineers: APTIM• Dredge contractor: Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company• Location: Dare County, North Carolina. Dare County is located along the northern coast of North Carolina on the Outer Banks. The project spans four different local municipalities in Dare County: Town of Duck, Town of Southern Shores, Town of Kitty Hawk, and Town of Kill Devil Hills.• Length: 8.3 miles• Cubic yardage: 3,926,000• Date of most recent restoration: The project was constructed: The 2017 construction project was the initial construction of each of the town’s projects. No previous nourishments have been conducted for these communities.

By KEN WILLSON, P.E., APTIM

Congress authorized the Dare County Beaches Hurricane Protection and Beach Erosion

Control Project in 2000. However, in the decade and a half that followed, the local sponsor (Dare County) and local communities saw minimal efforts made toward implementation of the project due to a lack of federal fund-ing. During that time, the beaches of Duck, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills continued to experience the ef-fects of tropical storms, hurricanes, and nor’easters. These storms resulted in dunes being washed away, roads undermined, private property lost, and overtopping/flooding event becoming more frequent.

In the wake of the successful performance of another Dare County

project constructed in Nags Head, NC, in 2011, local communities observed the protection provided by the project during Hurricanes Irene in 2011 and Sandy 2012. Realizing that they could no longer wait for the federal govern-ment to fund the federally authorized project, the Towns of Duck and Kill Devil Hills decided to move forward with locally funded projects.

At the same time, the Town of Kitty Hawk began discussions regard-ing the potential for constructing a local project for their shoreline. Over the course of several months in 2013, a series of meetings were held be-tween representatives of Dare County, the Town of Duck, the Town of Kitty Hawk, the Town of Kill Devil Hills, coastal consultants APTIM, and finan-cial advisors with DEC Associates to

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Dare County————————————————————————– Continued from page 11develop a comprehensive program that would take advantage of economies of scale and overlapping permitting and design efforts to achieve cost savings for all involved.

In 2014 the Towns of Duck, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills formally be-gan the design and permitting process. At the same time, the local govern-ments formed a project team that met quarterly to ensure that each of the lo-cal sponsor’s goals and objectives were being met, the consultants were staying on schedule with permitting, design, and financing, and that concerns could be addressed in a timely manner.

This project team included representatives from Dare County, the Dare County municipalities of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head, as well as representatives from APTIM and DCE. Although Nags Head and, at the time, Southern Shores were not included in the project, Dare County leadership included them in the team based on the fact that a significant por-tion of the project would be funded by Dare County Room Occupancy Taxes. The establishment of this working group and the regular communications between all parties was paramount in the success of the project.

The local sponsors received per-mits and authorizations in the winter of 2015-2016. In the spring of 2016, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Com-pany of Oak Brook, IL, was awarded the contract for the project.

In the summer of 2016 the Town of Southern Shores observed a hot spot developing along the southern 1,500 ft. of oceanfront, adjacent to the Kitty Hawk Project. Southern Shores was not included in the original project formulations. Town officials first discussed the possibility of obtaining permits to add a portion of Southern Shores to the overall project in the fall of 2016.

In January 2017 the Town hired APTIM to obtain the necessary per-mits for the project. Working closely with regulatory and resource agencies already familiar with the project, AP-TIM obtained the necessary permits and authorizations in under 4 months, allowing the Southern Shores project to be constructed.

Great Lakes began construc-tion of the project on May 23, 2017. Using the trailing suction hopper dredges Liberty Island, Padre Island, and Dodge Island, Great Lakes com-pleted the placement of approximately 3,926,000 along 8.3 miles of beach on October 21, 2017. This included 1.6 miles of the Town of Duck, 0.5 miles of Southern Shores, 3.6 miles of the Town of Kitty Hawk and 2.6 miles of

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Dare County beaches... before and after the restoration project

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the Town of Kill Devil Hills.This project should be one of the

best restored beaches in the United States to inspire other beach com-munities that value their beaches but are unsure whether they can protect their communities without significant federal funding. In a time where rising seas and more frequent flooding pose greater challenges to coastal communi-ties, sustainable and resilient commu-nities will be those that prioritize the need to protect their base.

The take-home message of this project is that even when the odds seem to be against you, local coop-eration and ingenuity can result in a successful shoreline management pro-gram. Through coming together and working on the project as one regional projects instead of four individual projects, the Dare County communi-ties all achieved their individual design goals in restoring their beach, while achieving significant cost and time savings in both the permitting and construction phases of the project.

Without the cooperation by all involved, it is very likely that none of these individual projects could have been constructed. Furthermore, by us-ing outside of the box thinking in the design and construction of the dune

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design goals were able to be achieved within the confines of the project budget.

Dare County and the Towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, and Kill Devil Hills are the “poster children” for communities that have struggled with the financial means to undertake these types of major capital projects that usually receive consider-able cost sharing from the state and federal government. The permitting, design, and construction of this proj-ect, which exceeded $40 million, was 100% funded with local (county/mu-nicipality) funds and did not receive any state or federal cost share.

The county portion was funded through a dedicated portion of the countywide room occupancy tax. The municipalities generated revenue from a combination of general funds and revenues generated through the estab-lishment of municipal service districts. Going it alone, may pose challenges to the long-term sustainability of a shore-line management program; however, taking the initiative to implement a lo-cally funded project such as this sends a strong message to state and federal cost-share partners that Dare County is serious about addressing the issue of coastal resiliency. v

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By KATE GOODERHAM, ASBPA Managing Director

Proxies were emailed to all mem-bers on Friday, Sept. 28, for the election of board members at the

annual meeting on Oct. 31 in Galves-

• Brian Caufield, P.E., CFM: Coastal engineer for CDM Smith working as a tech-nical and project manager for company-wide coastal studies. Caufield has over 10 years’ experience in the technical and permitting aspects of beach nourishment and other coastal projects. Caufield has worked with various stakeholders from federal agencies down to the community and individual homeowners.

• Scott L. Douglass, Ph.D.,P.E.,D.CE: Douglass has visited almost every beach in this country and wrote the book “Saving America’s Beaches: The causes of and solutions to beach erosion.” Douglass is the founder of South Coast Engineers, a coastal engineering consulting firm in Fairhope, Alabama and an Emeritus Pro-fessor of Civil Engineering at the University of South Alabama with over 35 years of experience in beach erosion solutions, liv-ing shoreline designs, and engineering of our nation’s coastal highways.

• Thomas O. Herrington, Ph.D.: Associate Director, Urban Coast Institute, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey. He holds a B.E. in Civil En-gineering and a M.E. and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering from Stevens Institute of Tech-nology. He is currently Vice President of NSBPA and presently serves on the FEMA Region II Coastal Outreach Advisory Team, the New Jersey Coastal Resilience Col-laborative, Barnegat Bay Partnership Land Use Panel, and is on the Board of Direc-tors of the Jersey Shore Partnership, and the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium.

• Barry Holliday: Formerly execu-tive director of the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA), a nonprofit organization representing the nation’s marine construc-tion contractors, Holliday previously served for over 33 years as a civilian with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retiring in 2006 as the Navigation Program Manager for the entire Corps command. Holliday serves on the Board of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association, the National Wa-terways Conference, and the American

Maritime Partnership.Mike McGarry: Beach Project

Manager for Brevard County Florida, Mike administers coastal management and restoration projects along 72 miles of At-lantic Ocean shoreline. Since 2003 he has completed seven federal and non-federal projects placing $64 million of sand along thirty five miles of shoreline. McGarry holds a bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina at Wilm-ington and a master’s degree in Oceanog-raphy/Coastal Zone Management from the Florida Institute of Technology.

• M. Cameron Perry, P.E.: Perry is the Coastal Practice Lead with HDR Engineering, Inc. A graduate of Texas A&M University Galveston with a B.S. in Mari-time Systems Engineering, Perry spent six years working in Florida and the Caribbean on various beach nourishment, dredging, and coastal projects. In early 2004, he joined HDR Engineering Inc. in Corpus Christi, Texas and has been performing numerous shoreline protection, nourish-ment, numerical modeling, coastal design and marsh restoration projects. Perry also serves on the board of directors for the Texas Chapter of ASBPA

• Tony Pratt: Pratt is the retired Ad-ministrator of the Shoreline and Waterway Management Section within the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control where he oversaw programs related to beach nourishment, beach construction regulation, coastal hazards mitigation, waterway manage-ment, and flood mitigation. He was a member of the National Research Council Committee on Beach Nourishment and Protection, and the Heinz Center Panel on Risk Vulnerability and the True Costs of Coastal Hazards. He served elected office in Lewes, a coastal town in DE, four years of which were as Deputy Mayor. He cur-rently serves on the Advisory Board to the Department of Homeland Security Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence based at UNC, Chapel Hill.

• Kathleen A. Riely is Executive Director of N.C. Beach, Inlet and Waterway Association. She represents the Asso-ciation’s members on the state and local levels advocating for sound environmental policies and ensuring coastal protection. She currently serves on the Advisory Council to the NC Coastal Resources Commission which establishes policies for the NC Coastal Management Program. Ri-ely holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and a Juris Doctor from Quinnipiac Univer-sity, and previously worked at a private law firm specializing in environmental law.

• Lee Weishar, Ph.D., PWS: A Se-nior Scientist with the Woods Hole Group since 1989, He has more than 35 years experience in the fields of oceanography, coastal engineering, sediment transport, ecological restoration, environmental impact assessment, and project/program management. Prior to joining the Woods Hole Group, he was employed by the US-ACE Waterways Experiment Station (now ERDC). Weishar specializes in coastal engineering and wetland/marsh restoration and the integration of biological, ecological, and hydraulic data into wetland restoration designs to ensure that the design will meet the restoration objectives.

• Ken Willson is a client program manager for APTIM (formerly CPE). Since 2003, he has assisted coastal clients in Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida and Louisiana on coastal restora-tion and inlet management projects. His broad knowledge base of coastal geology, engineering, environmental science, policy, and finance has allowed him to assist nu-merous clients with designing, permitting, and constructing a wide array of beach and inlet management projects. He earned a BS and MS in Geology from the Univer-sity of North Carolina at Wilmington, and a Coastal Engineering Certification from Old Dominion University. Willson resides in Wilmington, NC, with his wife Ali and their four children and primarily works with clients in the central East Coast region.

Members, time to elect your ASBPA board of directorston. With the revised bylaws, members of the ASBPA board of directors are now elected by members. That means your attendance and proxies for the annual meeting are very important this year. Please let us know if you did not receive it.

The slate of board members for re-election include: Brian Caufield, Scott Douglass, Tom Herrington, Barry Holliday, Mike McGarry, Cam-eron Perry, Tony Pratt, Kathleen Riely, Lee Weishar and Ken Willson. Brief bios for each are below. v

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CONFERENCES Oct. 4: ASCE COPRI Hous-

ton/Texas Chapter Fall Conference, Grand Hall at Rice University Hous-ton, Texas

Oct. 30-Nov. 2: ASBPA’s National Coastal Conference, Galveston Island Convention Center, Galveston, Texas.

Nov. 9-11: Young Scientists and Coastal Engineers Conference of the Americas, Mérida, Yucatan, Mexi-co. Details at: https://ycseca.wordpress.com/conference/

Nov. 13-14: North Carolina Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association’s 2018 Annual Conference Tuesday & Wednesday, Blockade Runner Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC. Go to http://www.ncbiwa.org/events/upcoming-events

Nov. 14: Great Lakes Chapter Annual Conference, Evanston Public Library. Register at www.glsbpa2018.eventbrite.com/.

Nov. 15-16: Atlantic Intra-coastal Waterway Association Annual Meeting, Hyatt Place Historic District, Charleston, SC, Details at www.atlanti-cintracoastal.org

Feb. 6-8, 2019: National Con-ference on Beach Preservation Tech-nology, Hilton St. Augustine. Details at www.fsbpa.com/tech-conference.html

March 12-14, 2019: ASBPA’s Coastal Summit. Details to follow at www.asbpa.org.

May 27-31, 2019: Coastal Sediments 2019, Tradewinds Island Resort, St. Pete Beach, FL. Registra-tion opens Dec. 1. Details and abstract submission at http://coastalsediments.cas.usf.edu/.

Oct. 22-25, 2019: ASBPA’s National Coastal Conference. Details available in May at www.asbpa.org. v

Great Lakes conference set for Nov. 14.

Chapters leaders are excited to announce that the Great Lakes Shore and Beach Association

(GLSBPA), a chapter of the ASBPA, will be hosting its annual conference in Evanston on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Evanston Public Library in Evan-ston, IL. The GLSBPA annual confer-ence will provide an opportunity for Great Lakes coastal stakeholders and managers to develop collaborative networks; promote best practices; and learn the latest science, engineering and policy related to our shorelines and ecosystems.

GLSBPA, in coordination with the ASBPA, promotes science-based policies and practices for the preserva-tion of coastal areas. Themes for this

conference will include the follow-ing: Beach Restoration and Preserva-tion, Holistic Shoreline Management, Shoreline Sediment Management, and Inter-agency and Policy Coordination.

The conference invitation link is https://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lakes-shore-and-beach-preservation-association-fall-2018-conference-tickets-49431342476, and a conference registration link is also available at www.glsbpa2018.eventbrite.com/. v

It’s not too late to make your travel plans to attend this fall’s National Coastal Conference. It’s going to be a fantastic event, full of informative presentations and networking opportunities. We look forward to seeing

you there. All the information for registration, hotel, and transportation is found on our conference home page. The full program is now available, and abstracts and bios for all of the speakers will be online by Oct. 1, so you can start planning your schedule.

The Science and Technology Committee has released a new White Paper on “The State of U.S. Coastal Science and Engineering: 2018.” Click through the Publications link at the top of the home page to White Papers and Fact Sheets to access this and more valuable information.

As always, the latest beach news and legislative updates are linked from the home page and news archive. Follow us on Twitter and “like” us on Face-book to stay up to date with all of the latest news and happenings. — Beth Sciaudone, Ph.D., ASBPA Webmaster v

Coastal Voice 1 72019 Coastal Summit awards nominations open

Nominations are now open for the ASBPA Congressional awards, Congressional Staffer

award and Corps award, to be present-ed on March 21st at the ASBPA awards reception held during the Coastal Summit in Washington, DC, on March 11-13. The deadline is Jan. 11, 2019.

• Congressional awards include “Coastal Advocate” — ASBPA’s high-est award, a lifetime achievement award — and “Friend of the Coast,” for shorter term or more project-specific contributions. Any ASBPA member may nominate one or more Members of Congress for the awards.

• The Corps Award honors a member of the Corps of Engineers who contributed to the cause of beach management and preservation. For the most part, these are people from the districts who make projects happen.

• The Congressional Staffer Award will be given to a single staff member for his or her efforts both to promote beach preservation and to facilitate project requests in the past legislative session.

• The Agency Award will be given to a single staff member for his or her efforts to promote beach preser-vation.

• And the Friend of the Coast Media Award will be given to a media outlet for exceptional coverage of coastal news.

Nominations are due no later than Jan. 11, 2019, and may be e-mailed to awards@asbpa.org. The nominator will need to be in atten-dance to present the award. For ques-tions, e-mail managing@asbpa.org. v

FEMA news:

Flood risk data offered

FEMA’s Flood Risk Products (FRPs) are sets of data designed to help communities make better

planning and investment decisions. FEMA encourages communities to use the FRPs to support local mitigation planning. For example, using FRPs to identify the location and impacts of flood hazards in order to better prioritize areas in need of mitigation strategies.

The new “Using Flood Risk Products in Hazard Mitigation Plans” publication aims to help planners improve how they talk about flood risk in their mitigation plan. The document explains what FRPs are, where they can be found, and includes several case studies. Most importantly, the pub-lication walks the user through how each FRP can be applied to help meet mitigation planning requirements.

This product is now available on the FEMA Library at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/docu-ments/168137

FY18 funding cycles setFEMA has posted the Fiscal

Year 2018 (FY18) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant programs on www.grants.gov. These NOFOs provide an overview of the grant programs and details about the agency’s funding priorities and review process. FEMA will offer a series of webinars in August and September on the FY18 NOFOs for prospective applicants and how to use the Mitigation eGrants system that is used to process grant applications. Applicants may attend any session. Upcoming sessions are listed below. View the complete webinar schedule. https://www.fema.gov/2018-nofo-webinar-schedule. v