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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/26025| Title: | Environmental Assessment : Proposed Use of Upland Quarries as an Additional Source of Sand : Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Mid-Reach Segment, Brevard County, Florida |
| Authors: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District |
| Keywords: | Flood control Hurricanes Brevard County (Fla.) |
| Publisher: | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Jacksonville District. |
| Abstract: | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), is proposing to periodically nourish the beach and/or rebuild the dune within the Mid-Reach Segment, Brevard County, Florida. A detailed description of this project can be found in the Final Integrated General Reevaluation Report and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, Brevard County, Florida, Mid-Reach Segment, Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project (2011, revised 2014). In summary, this report recommended a small-scale beach fill varying from a 0-foot to 20-foot extension of the mean high water line plus advanced nourishment to maintain the design volume. The recommended source of sand would be the offshore borrow site known as Canaveral Shoals. Sand from the shoals would be placed at a dredged material management area on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), and then truck-hauled to the Mid-Reach Beach. Approximately 3.0 acres of nearshore hardbottom would be directly and/or indirectly impacted by sand placement activities. This loss would be offset by constructing 4.8 acres of artificial reef comprised of articulated concrete mattresses. Subsequent to completion of the report, the USAGE and Brevard County, the Non-Federal Sponsor for this project, further investigated the possibility of using sand from upland quarries as well as Canaveral Shoals to nourish the Mid-Reach Beach. This Environmental Assessment evaluates the use of upland quarries as an additional source of sand. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/26025 |
| Appears in Collections: | Environmental Documents |
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| Mid_Reach_Final_EA_with_Appendices_A_B.pdf | 17.3 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |