Page 15 - Jupiter Spotlight - March '21

Jupiter Spotlight, Page 15
Commissioner’s Update

Shoreline Protection Projects from Hurricane Irma. The expectation is that the wave action
over the coming months will move much of it into the natural
Move Forward beach slope nearshore and replenish adjacent beaches.
Sand that is borrowed offshore approximately 1.7 miles
By County Commissioner northeast of the Jupiter Inlet is pumped onto the dry beach
Maria Marino through huge metal pipes. Project contractor Great Lakes
If you have visited our Dredge & Dock is utilizing a large machine patented by local
beautiful beaches lately subcontractor Fluidized Rock Systems, which takes the dredge
in Juno Beach and at the material from the pipes and separates the larger shells from
south end of Jupiter, you the sand. While shells on the beach are natural, Palm Beach
may have wondered what’s County’s environmental scientists advise that the sea turtles
going on with all the dump that nest along our coasts have more of a challenge digging
trucks, bulldozers, large through sand material that is too dense with shells. Since one
pipes and machinery. of the benefits of the project is to protect and restore critical
This is what beach habitat, this machinery is helping to meet a vital need.
renourishment looks like.
Officially, it is called Segment III of the North County
Comprehensive Shore Protection Project, and is designed to
address this State of Florida-designated “critically eroded” Not to let those beautiful shells go to waste, Environmental
area. Ongoing erosion has the long-term potential to threaten Resources Management has provided a shell pile for the
A1A, infrastructure, and beach habitat during severe storms, public’s picking in the main parking lot of Carlin Park on
so massive amounts of sand are being added to the coastal the east side of A1A. Their research indicates that most of
system to act as an environmentally sensitive buffer that will the shells are likely hundreds of years old. A majority of the
mitigate future storm impacts. 13,000 cubic yards of shell expected to be removed during the
The project location consists of the shoreline from a mile project will be beneficially reused on other sensitive county
north to 1.4 miles south of the Juno Pier in the towns of Jupiter environmental projects such as creation of bird nesting
and Juno Beach. It was first nourished with offshore sand in habitat and improvement of natural areas’ trails.
2001, and renourished in 2010. This project, which is nearing Construction work has been performed 24 hours per
completion, calls for approximately 969,600 cubic yards of day, seven days a week, and involved extensive outreach
sand to refill the beach and replace much of what was lost efforts to the neighboring residents along the coast. The
timing of the project (November to February) was done to
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nests are relocated and extensive additional environmental
monitoring is done throughout the project.
The $14 million dollar price tag leverages funding through
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Protection (5 percent of total cost), and Hurricane Irma impact
CALL NOW funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(90 percent of total cost).
In January 2020 as part of Segment I of the overall project
561-746-4499 in the Jupiter/Carlin Beach area, 1.05 miles of beach was
nourished in response to damages sustained during passage of
Hurricane Irma. Approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sand
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shaped and graded to form a natural beach slope. This year,
and exam special price of $89 (reg. $228.94) the area will receive an additional 200,000 cubic yards of sand
through maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway and
Keith L Volstad DC DABCI DACBN Jupiter Inlet by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Jupiter
Chiropractic Internist Inlet District and the Florida Inland Navigational District.
Jupiter Professional Plaza Work to restore the dunes in Segment II, which runs for
875 Military Trail #208 7,700 feet from Carlin Park south, should begin in the first
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The patient and any other person responsible for payment has a right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, examination, or treatment These projects help preserve our treasured coastal
that is performed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for the free, discounted fee, or reduced fee service, examination, or treatment.
resources, amenities that greatly influence our local economy
and high quality of life.
Please contact me with your ideas and let me know how I
can assist you. You can reach me at (561) 355-2201 or by email
at mmarino@pbcgov.org.