Strategic Beach Managment Plan
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Strategic Beach Management Plan: Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Division of Water Resource Management Florida Department of Environmental Protection May 2018 Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region Table of Contents INTRODUCTION - SOUTHEAST ......................................................................................................... 1 NORTHERN PALM BEACHES............................................................................................................. 1 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches ............................................................................ 2 Blowing Rocks Beach, Martin County, R126-R127.4 ........................................................................ 2 Coral Cove Park, Tequesta, and Jupiter Inlet Colony, Palm Beach County, R1-R10 ........................ 3 Jupiter Inlet, Palm Beach County, R12-R13 ....................................................................................... 3 Jupiter-Carlin, Palm Beach County, R13-R19 .................................................................................... 3 Town of Jupiter, Palm Beach County, R19-R26 ................................................................................. 5 Juno Beach, Palm Beach County, R26-R38 ........................................................................................ 6 Singer Island, Palm Beach County, R60.5-R69 .................................................................................. 7 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ........................................................................ 8 Sponsors and Funding ......................................................................................................................... 8 Project Coordination ............................................................................................................................ 8 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................... 9 Sand Sources ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Additional Information ........................................................................................................................ 9 References ......................................................................................................................................... 12 PALM BEACHES ................................................................................................................................... 14 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 14 Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County, R75-R76 ............................................................................. 14 Town of Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, R76-R134.4 ................................................................. 16 Southern Palm Beach, Lantana and Manalapan, Palm Beach County, R134.1-R145.8 ................... 20 South Lake Worth Inlet, Palm Beach County, R151-R152 .............................................................. 21 Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach County, R152-R168 ................................................................................ 22 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ...................................................................... 23 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 23 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 23 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 24 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 25 References ......................................................................................................................................... 27 May 2018, Page i Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region SOUTHERN PALM BEACHES ........................................................................................................... 29 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 29 Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, R176-R190 .............................................................................. 29 Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, R204-R223 .................................................................................. 30 Boca Raton Inlet, Palm Beach County, R222-R223 ......................................................................... 32 South Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, R223-R227.9 .................................................................... 32 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ...................................................................... 33 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 33 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 34 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 34 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 35 References ......................................................................................................................................... 38 BROWARD – MIAMI-DADE BEACHES ........................................................................................... 40 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 40 Hillsboro Beach, Broward County, R6-R23 ..................................................................................... 40 Hillsboro Inlet, Broward County, R24-R25 ...................................................................................... 41 Pompano Beach to Ft Lauderdale, Broward County, R25-R77 ........................................................ 42 Port Everglades Inlet, Broward County, R85-R86 ............................................................................ 44 Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park – Dania Beach - Hollywood – Hallandale Beach, Broward County, R86-R128 .............................................................................................................. 45 Golden Beach - Sunny Isles - Haulover Beach Park, Miami-Dade County, R1-R26.7 .................... 48 Baker’s Haulover Inlet, Miami-Dade County, R26-R27 .................................................................. 49 Bal Harbour, Miami-Dade County, R27-R31 ................................................................................... 50 Surfside, Miami-Dade County, R31-R38 .......................................................................................... 51 Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, R38-R74.4 .............................................................................. 52 Government Cut, Miami-Dade County, R74 – R75 .......................................................................... 56 Regional Strategies for Beach and Inlet Management ...................................................................... 56 Sponsors and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 56 Project Coordination .......................................................................................................................... 57 Environmental Protection .................................................................................................................. 57 Sand Sources ..................................................................................................................................... 58 Additional Information ...................................................................................................................... 58 May 2018, Page ii Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Strategic Beach Management Plan – Southeast Atlantic Coast Region References ......................................................................................................................................... 61 SOUTHERN BARRIERS ...................................................................................................................... 65 Strategies for Inlets and Critically Eroded Beaches .......................................................................... 65 Norris Cut (R78-R79) and Bear Cut (R88-R89), Miami-Dade County ............................................ 65 Key Biscayne, Miami-Dade