Fairhope, Alabama
FIRST EFFORT DISAPPOINTING
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| December 2015 |
Since the results of replenishing sand to a stretch of Magnolia Beach about a year and a half ago at a cost of about $70K proved disappointing, the city council contracted with Scot Douglas' South Coast Engineers Llc.
(clk) to develop a management/repair plan for all of the city's beaches.
(It was hoped the sand deposited there would migrate with the seasonal currents and self-replenish, but that never happened quite as expected.)
Federal and state grants will provide half of the $30K cost for the "study and report on Fairhope beach erosion and remedies."
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| February 2015 |
"The primary goal is to enhance and protect the sandy public beaches and associated bay areas. (Plan) will include desired design ... and a formal monitoring program to measure future changes.
Three issues to be addressed are: vegetation plans; re nourishment decision-intervals; and potential for new sand-retention structures ... ." (click on 'attachment A' below right for details)
A "living shoreline" was once proposed for the area south of the pier
(click), but never funded by the city council (BP oil spill money was applied for but never approved).
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| attachment 'A" |
The short wooden stairway down to the water washes away almost every winter.
(Scientists have determined the water level of the bay is rising about 4 millimeters per year --
click)
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| June 2014 sand replenishment |
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| 2013 photo |
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| Dec. 2015 north of main pier |
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Dec. 2015 south of pier
Feb. 2015 photo
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