Summary
This project addressed a highly utilized recreational beach within the City of South Padre Island that experiences erosion rates of up to 5.8 feet per year. Through collaboration between the Corps, the City of SPI, and the GLO, approximately 180,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand dredged from the Brownsville Ship Channel were placed onto 2,600 feet of beach. The CEPRA program was awarded a Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant to fund the project.
Basics
Cameron
N/A
City of South Padre Island
$3,637,646
Classification
- CIAP
- CEPRA
Beach Nourishment with Beneficial use of Dredged Material
Shoreline Protection
Timeline
completed
2013
Funding Sources
Source 1
1524
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Primary
Federal
$1,165,235
07
2013
Source 2
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Primary
Federal
$2,084,000
Source 3
City of South Padre Island
Primary
City
$326,412
Contacts
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact