Summary
The Bolivar Peninsula nourishment project completed in early 2004 was significantly degraded by hurricane Rita in September 2005. This nourishment project will repair some of that damage through FEMA funding. The repair involves truck hauling of approximately 18,500 cubic years from the borrow site near Caplen shores for placement on the Gilchrist beaches west of Rollover Pass.Basics
Galveston
N/A
Galveston County
$466,701
Classification
- CEPRA
Beach Nourishment
Timeline
completed
2007
Funding Sources
Source 1
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Primary
Federal
$411,795
Source 2
Galveston County
Secondary
Other
$13,727
Source 3
1312
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Secondary
State
$41,180
05
2007
Contacts
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact