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CA Region 04-2020 Strategic Beach Management Plan: Central Atlantic Coast Region Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Florida Department of Environmental Protection April 2020 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Central Atlantic Coast Region Table of Contents Introduction – Central Atlantic ............................................................................................................... 1 Cape Canaveral ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 2 Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, V365-V390 ........................................................................ 2 Canaveral Inlet, Brevard County, V467-R1 ........................................................................................ 3 Canaveral and Cocoa Beach (North Reach), Brevard County, R1-R53 .............................................. 4 Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, R53-R75.3 ......................................................................... 4 Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour (Mid-Reach), Brevard County, R75.3-R118 .............................. 5 Indialantic to Spessard Holland park (South Reach), Brevard County, R118-R139 .......................... 6 South Brevard County, R139 –R202 ................................................................................................... 7 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ...................................................................... 9 Sponsors and Funding ......................................................................................................................... 9 Project Coordination ............................................................................................................................ 9 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 10 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 11 References ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Indian River Coast .................................................................................................................................. 16 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 16 Sebastian Inlet, Brevard R219 to Indian River County R1 ............................................................... 16 Countywide Studies and Projects, Indian River County ................................................................... 18 Ambersand Beach, Indian River County, R1–R17 ........................................................................... 18 Orchid Island and Wabasso Beach, Indian River County, R17-R51.3 ............................................. 20 Vero Beach, Indian River County, R70–R86 .................................................................................... 21 South County Beach, Indian River County, R99–R115.7 ................................................................. 21 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 22 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 22 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 22 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 23 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 23 April 2020, Page i Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Central Atlantic Coast Region Innovative Projects ............................................................................................................................ 24 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 24 References ................................................................................................................................................ 26 St. Lucie Beaches ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 26 Fort Pierce Inlet, St. Lucie County, R33-R34 ................................................................................... 26 Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, R34–R46 ........................................................................................... 27 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 29 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 29 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 29 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 29 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 31 References ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Treasure Coast ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ........................................................................ 35 Walton Rocks, St. Lucie County, R80-R90.3 ................................................................................... 35 South St. Lucie County Beaches, St. Lucie County, R98-R115+1000 (County Line) ..................... 35 Hutchinson Island, Martin County, R1-R34.3................................................................................... 36 Bathtub Beach and Sailfish Point, Martin County, R34.3-R40 ......................................................... 37 St. Lucie Inlet, Martin County, R44-R45 .......................................................................................... 39 Jupiter Island, Martin County, R45–R111 ........................................................................................ 40 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management .................................................................... 42 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 42 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 42 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 42 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 44 References ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Appendix - Acronyms ................................................................................................................................ i April 2020, Page ii Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Central Atlantic Coast Region Brevard County Shore Protection Project – South Reach sand stockpile pit for the Mid Reach Segment in December 2019, near R140. Photo courtesy of Brevard County’s Natural Resources Management Department, Mike McGarry. April 2020, Page iii Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Central Atlantic Coast Region Introduction – Central Atlantic The Central Atlantic Coast Region has a total of 136.6 miles of beaches of which, 82.7 miles are critically eroded, and 45.6 miles are actively managed. There are also four inlets within the Central Atlantic Region, all of which have an inlet management plan. For additional beach management or project information, see the current Critically Eroded Beaches Report, the joint coastal permits by county or the local government funding requests by
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