Page 14 - Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens- March '24

Page 14, Lifestyles in Palm Beach Gardens
Commissioner’s Update

Beach Restoration Efforts In as conditions have begun to normalize. These limited periods municipal, state, and federal partners to facilitate restoration
of affected major beach nourishment projects areas where
of recovery are more typical to the county’s winter beach
Palm Beach County season and a number of positive indicators, such as seaward appropriate.
accumulation of beach sand and significant nearshore sandbar The county’s dune restoration efforts are funded by a
By Vice Mayor Maria formation, are good indicators that sand perceivably lost to portion of Tourist Development Council bed taxes which are
Marino erosion in recent months is still present in the coastal system used as a local match for state and federal grant dollars that
Palm Beach County’s and will continue to facilitate natural recovery. are contingent on providing public access to the sandy beach
47-mile coastline is a The worst-hit dune-only county project areas have area. The intent of our efforts are to maintain a beach and
playground for millions of emergency construction contracts in place to facilitate dune system using public dollars on a regional scale where
residents and tourists each restoration of engineered dune systems where natural historic development has impacted the natural system’s
year. Our beaches serve as recovery is not possible. The Singer Island Emergency Dune ability to respond to erosion.
one of the best defenses Restoration is 50 percent complete, focusing on protecting We hope and expect that recent observations of natural
against wave damage county construction accesses and publicly accessible recovery will continue as conditions normalize and the
caused by winter storms beach areas. Coral Cove Emergency Dune Restoration will significant amount of sand within nearshore coastal waters
and hurricanes. However, immediately follow completion of Singer Island and will finds its way back onto dry beach areas.
the constant erosion of our focus on recovery of dune areas within the county park and Your input on areas of concern is very helpful. As always,
beaches is an undeniable reality and maintaining the quality adjacent public access areas. Coastal Resources Program please contact me if I can be of assistance at (561) 355-2201
and sustainability of beaches is of the highest importance. staff are also working with local Inlet Management District, or by email at MMarino@pbc.gov.
The Palm Beach County Department of Environmental
Resources Management, through its Shoreline Enhancement
and Restoration Program, builds environmentally-sensitive,
cost-effective projects to protect and restore the natural
function of beaches and dunes. The department encourages
improved sand management practices at inlets and promotes
the removal of non-native vegetation from sand dunes. Since
1989, Palm Beach County has participated in or constructed
over 22 miles of beach and dune restoration projects for the
benefit of tourists, residents and coastal property owners.
Dunes are accumulations of wind-blown sand abutting
the beach. They are stabilized by salt tolerant native plants
that have deeply-penetrating, extensive root systems. As the
plants become buried, new roots develop on the recently
buried stems while new stems emerge from the sand. Dunes
help minimize erosion and protect coastal infrastructure from
storm damage.
Recently you may have observed shoreline erosion.
Our beaches sustained moderate additional damage to a
number of previously identified “hot spot” areas of erosion
through the end of 2023 as a result of repeated strong frontal
storm systems and their associated onshore winds. Despite
additional erosion to these localized areas, we have observed
natural recovery and sand accumulation over the past month

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