A First-Of-Its-Kind Beach Erosion Control System To Get Underway; Innovative Program Takes Shape on Florida's Southwest Coast.News Editors/Business Editors/Environment Writers LEBANON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2004 From March 31 until April 4, scientists and engineers from Beach Restoration, Inc. (BRI See ISDN. BRI - Basic Rate Interface ) will be at Stump Pass Beach State Park Stump Pass Beach State Park is a Florida State Park, made up of three islands and the protected channels between them. It is located in Englewood. Admission and Hours There is a $2.00 per vehicle (containing up to 8 people) entrance fee. in Charlotte County, Fla. to begin an innovative beach erosion Noun 1. beach erosion - the erosion of beaches eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) control program that is a first-of-its-kind in the U.S. The BRI team will converge on the beach just north of Stump Pass to measure beach profiles, wind exposure, tide patterns, current directions and other detailed information. Using the data collected over this five-day period, BRI will then design a customized submerged, low-profile, sand-filled geotextile tube system that will be installed as early as this September. The eco-friendly system, is expected to reduce sand drift drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand. See also: Sand into the channel between Manasota Key and Knight Island as well as assist in stabilizing a portion of the Stump Pass State Park Beach. Called the Coastal Erosion Coastal erosion see also (beach evolution) is the wearing away of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, tidal currents, wave currents, or drainage. Mitigation Solution (CEMS CEMS Community of European Management Schools CEMS Continuous Emission Monitoring System CEMS Chemical Engineering & Materials Science CEMS Conversion Electron Mossbauer Spectroscopy CEMS Comprehensive Engine Management System CEMS Centralized Error Management System ), the patent pending system analyzes the specific wind, wave, sediment, and other significant characteristics of a beach. Results of the analysis provides a scientifically based, erosion control solution that is tailored to a specific beach and operates upon the measured and predicted beach dynamics based on the probabilities of occurrence of these beach dynamics. BRI president, Tim Engle, said, "This very studied approach to combating beach erosion has never been done. Even before the geotextile tubes are laid down, our scientific method evaluates the impact of the technology on the beach environment and wildlife." Charlotte County and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is the agency in Florida's government charged with most functions relating to environmental quality in the state. [1] History By the mid-1960s, when the U.S. are paying for the $1 million pilot program under a state grant initiative for innovative beach erosion solutions. Charlotte County joined the experimental project in an effort to extend dredging of Stump Pass channel currently estimated at once every three to four years. BRI is an innovative technology company dedicated to providing effective and efficient coastal erosion solutions for communities and states experiencing ongoing deterioration of their shoreline. At the foundation of the BRI solution is the commitment to the scientific understanding of beach system dynamics. BRI is based in Lebanon, Tenn. For more information of BRI, visit http://www.beachrestorations.com. |
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