The community name. Large projects are broken down into smaller community or local municipality-level projects if possible.
Individual nourishment events per community. Many communities have renourished their beaches multiple times.
The date that the project was originally nourished (initial event), and the dates of subsequent renourishment events;
The total volume of sand placed on the project;
The known total cost; and
The known length of beach nourished.
The database is only as accurate as the information that is provided to us. Please share your latest renourishment statistics or historical data with us by emailing our Science Director at nicole.elko@asbpa.org.
Reference: Elko, N., Briggs, T.R., Benedet, L., Robertson, W., Thomson, G., Webb, B.M., Garvey, K., 2021. A Century of U.S. Beach Nourishment. Ocean & Coastal Management, 199(2021) 105406, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105406
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