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Bethany Beach/South Bethany Beach nourishment-storm damage reduction project 

 

 UPDATE  



Storm Damage Renourishment

The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company has completed pumping sand onto Bethany Beach. As of February 18, the dredge had left the site and pipes had been removed. At this time it is uncertain as to when dredging operations will continue to South Bethany, Fenwick Island, Rehoboth and Dewey Beaches. 

Last updated: February 22, 2011

 

 The purpose of the original project was to  provide coastal storm damage reduction and shoreline protection along 2.8 miles of oceanfront in Bethany Beach and South Bethany Beach. Initial construction began in September 2007. Dredging of sand - almost 3.8 million cubic yards - concluded in February 2008.Sand accumulates at Bethany Beach boardwalk via the beach nourishment project

 

  • The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers managed project construction and provided 65 percent of the funding for initial construction and periodic nourishment.

  • Delaware's Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) contributed 35 percent of the initial construction.

Photo: Sand accumulates at Bethany Beach boardwalk via the beach nourishment project

 

 

Project overview

• The original project covered a total length of 14,950 feet South Bethany Beach gets new life from nourishment project and beachgrass planting(2.8 miles).

• Project design: 3.8 million cubic yards of sand were pumped from an offshore borrow area to construct a beach and dune system.

• The source of sand for initial construction and subsequent periodic nourishment is a borrow area (Area E) located approximately 2.5 miles east of South Bethany.

• Beach design: Minimum of 150-foot wide beach and 25-foot wide dune crest

• Dune design: Dunes were constructed with a top elevation of +16.0 feet NAVD.

 

Photo: South Bethany Beach gets "new life" from the nourishment project and beach grass planting (Photo by Lisa Pietro)

 
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