USAF/FDEP Pilot Project To demonstrate the effectiveness of the NuShore System, Benedict Engineering Company partnered with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Air Force. For the demonstration, two critically eroded sites were chosen on Eglin AFB on the Florida Panhandle.
The following pictures and survey data show the success of the system recovering and protecting the shoreline of the Eglin Air Force installation.
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Site I is the Beach Community Facility, an area designated for Air Force personnel and their families to come and enjoy the beach. The shoreline had retreated to the point that only a razor thin sliver of beach existed between the facility’s deck and the shoreline.
Site 1 Nov. 25, 2000
Site 1 Dec. 7, 2000
Site 1 Feb. 6, 2001
Site 1 March 22, 2001
Site 1 May 24, 2001
Site 1 - Site Survey Plot
Progress at Site I (Beach Community Facility) Installation Completed Dec. 2, 2000 Removal Began Mar. 20, 2001
Accretion at Site I (Three Months Into Project) Beach Width: +28.4 ft.within groyne field +16.4 ft.outside groyne field +22.1 ft.over study area
Site II is a missile tracking site located two miles west of Site I. The Mean High Water Line had retreated to the seawall which protected the structures. Water lapped at the seawall, even during low tide, and the seawall was in danger of collapse.
Site II Dec. 7, 2000
Site II Jan.16, 2001
Site II Feb. 21, 2001
Site II May. 24, 2001
Progress at Site II (Missile Tracking Site) Installation Completed Dec. 2, 2000 Removal Began Mar. 2002
Accretion at Site II (Fifteen Months Into Project) Beach Width: Added 30.4 ft.avg. Added 55 ft. avg. max Maintained 30 feet of sand
