Pinellas County Coastal Management Program Andy Squires Coastal Resources Manager ASquires@PinellasCounty.org Department of Public Works Division of Environmental Management
Topics Why Nourish Our Beaches County Managed Beaches Nourishment History Ongoing/Upcoming Projects Funding
Why Nourish Our Beaches
Most Important Reason! 1. Storm Protection Saves Lives Upland Infrastructure Property
STORM PROTECTION! Clearwater, September 1985 Clearwater, June 2011
STORM PROTECTION! Indian Rocks Beach September 1985 Indian Rocks Beach June 2011
STORM PROTECTION! North Redington Beach Post Fill 1999 North Redington Beach September 1985
1993 Same View Morgan Street Belleair Beach 2006
Economic Benefits! 2. Pinellas County Tourism (Data Research Services, Inc.. Analysis for 2009) 74.2% of Visitors Come for the Beaches $2.8 Billion - Total Economic Impact Over 35,800 - Jobs Supported $88.4 Million - State & Local Taxes Paid
Another Reason to Nourish Our Beaches 3. Environmental Benefits - Habitat Marine Turtles Shorebirds
County Managed Beaches HONEYMOON ISLAND Honeymoon Island Sand Key Treasure Island Sunshine Beach Sunset Beach Long Key Upham Beach Pass-A-Grille Beach Mullet Key (Ft. DeSoto Park) SAND KEY TREASURE ISLAND LONG KEY FT DESOTO Old Tampa Bay
Non-Federally Authorized Project Honeymoon Island State Funding Construction 100% Non-construction 75% (design, permitting, etc.)
Honeymoon Island Nourishment History 1921 Hurricane Created Hurricane Pass 1969 Beach Fill, 1.3 million yds 3 4000 of shoreline, used offshore Borrow Area with limestone gravel and rock N 0 150 300 PHOTO DATE: 2010 PHOTO PROPERTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY 1989-1990 Nourishment, 230,000 yds 3 From Hurricane Pass Maintenance Dredging 2000 Nourishment, 12,500 yds 3 Sand from Hurricane Pass Maintenance Dredging 2007 Nourishment, 140,000 yds 3 Sand from Hurricane Pass Ebb Shoal 2015 Nourishment, 162,890 yds 3 Sand from Hurricane Pass Ebb Shoal GULF OF MEXICO HONEYM OON ISLAND HURRICANE PASS
PHASE I PHASE II Honeymoon Island Phase I & II HONEYMOON ISLAND BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT PHASES I & II N 0 150 300 T-GROIN 4 PHOTO DATE: 2010 PHOTO PROPERTY OF PINELLAS COUNTY T-GROIN 3 T-GROIN 2 BEACH FILL TEMPLATE REQUIRES APPROXIMATELY (100,000 CY) EXISTING T-GROIN 1 CONSTRUCTED UNDER DEP PERMIT 0249602-001- JC EASEMENT-BORROW AREA (PROPOSED) PHASE II HONEYMOON ISLAND HURRICANE PASS BORROW AREA GULF OF MEXIC O Current Nourishment Interval = 3 Years
Federally Authorized Projects Sand Key Treasure Island Long Key Funding 60% Federal 20% State 20% County
Federally Authorized Sand Key Projects 1988-2012 1988 300,000 yds3, $2.6 M 1990 1,300,000 yds3, $14.5 M 1992 850,000yds3, $11.7 M 1998-99 2,612,166, $24 M 2006 1,700,000 yds3, $45 M 2012 1.25 yds3, $31.5 M
2012 Sand Key Nourishment Belleair Shore No Fill $31.5 million 1.25 million cubic yards Sand Sources (Not Shown on Map) 1. Egmont Shoals (N of Egmont Key) 2. Area L (11+ mi W of Sand Key)
Sand Key Nourishments Prior to Federal Authorization 1969: Indian Rocks Beach, 5,500 feet of shoreline - Federal Disaster Assistance ($856,000; 143,000 cubic yards) 1973: Indian Rocks Beach, post Hurricane Agnes - Federal Disaster Assistance ($1,667,600) 1974: Beach Disposal from Clearwater Pass Dredging - USACE (126,000 cubic yards) 1977: Beach Disposal from Clearwater Pass Dredging - USACE (186,000 cubic yards) 1982-83: Northern Sand Key, Beach Disposal - Clearwater s Program, Inlet Improvement for Bridge Stability (600,000 cubic yards) 1985: Redington Shores from Dredging John s Pass - USACE/Pinellas County (60,000 cubic yards)
2012 Sand Key Nourishment First Sand Placement Dan s Island May 15, 2012 Belleair Shore No Fill Dan s Island May 16, 2012 Dan s Island May 16, 2012
Treasure Island & Long Key (From Elko and Mann, 2007)
Treasure Island Nourishment History Date / Volume (yds 3 ) / Sand Source / Length 1969 / 790,000 / Offshore borrow area / 0.8 mi 1971 / 75,000 / O Brien s Lagoon / 0.2 mi 1972 / 155,000 / Blind Pass / 0.2 mi 1976 / 380,000 / Offshore borrow area / 1.4 mi 1978 / 50,000 / Blind Pass / Southern Treasure Island 1981 / 70,000 / John s Pass / 0.6 mi 1983 / 220,000 / Blind Pass / 0.8 mi 1986 / 550,000 / Blind Pass & Pass-a-Grille Channel / 2.4 mi 1991 / 56,000 / John s Pass / 0.4 mi 1996 / 51,300 / Egmont Shoal / 0.4 mi 2000 / 350,000 / John s Pass / 1.6 mi 2004 / 225,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 1 mi 2006 / 110,000 / Egmont Shoal / 1.6 mi 2010 / 225,000 / John s Pass / 1.6 mi 2014 / 300,516 / East Egmont Shoal / 1.6 mi
Upham Beach Nourishment History Date / Volume (yds 3 ) / Sand Source / Length 1980 / 254,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 1986 / 98,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 0.4 mi 1991 / 230,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 1996 / 253,000 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 0.4 mi 2000 / 281,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 2004 / 408,000 / Pass-a-Grille Channel / 0.7 mi 2006 / 90,000 / Egmont Channel Shoal / 0.4 mi 2010 / 160,000 / Blind Pass / 0.4 mi 2014 / 160,545 / East Egmont Shoal
2014 Treasure Island & Long Key Nourishment Belleair Shore No Fill ~$16-17 million 520,000 cubic yards Pass-A-Grille Nourishment Planned Cost Share:60%/20%/20% (Fed/State/County) Sand Source Egmont Shoals
Sunshine Beach 4-1-10 9-1-10 9-1-10 8-11-10
Sunset Beach 9-1-10 10-1-10
Upham Beach Stabilization Project September 15, 2010 2005-06 T-Groins Installed 2006 Beach Nourished 2006-08 T-Groins Tested 2008+ T-Groins Damaged 2011 Major T-Groin Repair
Long Key / Upham Beach October 2002 August 2008
Upham Beach Stabilization Project 2014 Nourished ~2000 of Shoreline, 156,748 yds 3 2016 Install 4 Permanent Rock Structures T-Groin Construction Estimate = $8 million Funding 50% State / 50% County
Pass-A-Grille Beach One-mile Long Public Beach Highly Erosive 1940s-50s Groins & Seawall Installed by 1960s County Management Began in 1980s Accreted Beach Stabilized with Sea Oats in late 1980s Nourishment History 1986: (post Elena) : 73,000 yds 3, Pass-A-Grille Channel 1991: 100,000 yds 3, Blind Pass 2004: (post storms): 95,000 yds 3, Pass-A-Grille Channe 2014: 140,053, East Egmont Shoal 2006
Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park 1963-64 138,000 yds 3, Federal beach erosion control project constructed at south end of western beach 1973 325,000 yds 3, central region of western beach 1977-750,000 yds 3, western beach - 350,000 yds 3, south beach - Sand source from Tampa Bay maintenance dredging 1990 Federal project deauthorized 2006 ~350,000 yds 3 placed on western and southern facing beaches (R177- R179.5 & R181-R183) - Sand source, Tampa Bay maintenance dredging
Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park 2006-07 Project
Mullet Key / Ft. DeSoto Park 2006-2007 Nourishment Before After
Coastal Management Program Funding from Tourist Development (Bed) Tax One-half of Third Penny ~ $2.5-3.0 million Annual Revenue
Summary Beaches Managed/Nourished For storm protection, tourism, environment Honeymoon, Sand Key, Treasure Island, & St. Pete Beach, frequently nourished (every 3-6 years) 2 with structural improvement projects (Honeymoon, Upham) Pass-A-Grille Beach nourished every 5-13 years Mullet Key nourished 4 times, latest in 2006-07 Cost Sharing State 20-100% of total costs Federal participation ~60% of Total Costs Tourist Development Tax Fund Projections Annual revenue projections for beaches > $2.5m after FY 2012+
QUESTIONS Andy Squires, Coastal Manager 727-464 - 4633 e-mail: beaches@pinellascounty.org Web Link to Updates: www.pinellascounty.org/environment/coastalmngmt/default.htm