- Home
- Special Projects
- Beach Nourishment
Beach Nourishment - (Coastal Storm Risk Management Project)
General Overview:
The Town of Surf City has been planning for a beach nourishment project for many years to preserve the biggest asset of the community, the beach itself, and to provide protection and resiliency during and after each hurricane season. In January 2020, the Town of Surf City was awarded federal funds to complete a Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (beach nourishment).
This project will be completed through working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The USACE will help develop and maintain the project utilizing expertise in science and engineering technology in order to reduce the risk of coastal storm damage and provide for the resilience of our shoreline. This federal project will significantly increase the amount of sand on Surf City beaches by constructing a new dune that is projected to be 25 foot (ft) wide at an elevation of 15 ft above NGVD 29 and a berm with a crown width of 50 ft and a top elevation of 7 ft above NGVD 29.
WHERE WE ARE TODAY:
In early April 2023, Town Council had the opportunity to receive an update from the Wilmington District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regarding the following status and projected timeline updates of the Surf City Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (Beach Nourishment).
The Wilmington District is expected to complete a reevaluation report this year, which will then be sent to Headquarters in Washington, DC for final approval. We anticipate that approval to occur in December of this year (2023). We will have a much better understanding of the project schedule once Headquarters has provided this approval.
The US Army Corps of Engineers anticipates having all necessary permits by the start of construction which is anticipated to begin in 2024. This will be the largest Coastal Storm Risk Management project to have been accomplished on the East Coast. The initial construction of the project is estimated to be a volume of 6.5 million cubic yards of sand with a rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost of approximately $170 million that will be cost-shared.
History:
The original Chief's Report was completed in 2010 but did not have the funding to authorize the project. The project finally received funding in June 2019.
In the summer of 2021, the project came to a halt when the Town of N. Topsail Beach withdrew from the project.
Below you will find a current list of items that have been and are to be accomplished to push this project toward completion.
Press Releases & Documents
- Coastal Storm Risk Management Project Updates
- US Army Corps of Engineers - Sources Sought - February 24, 2023
- Surf City Moves Forward with Beach Nourishment Project - August 28, 2022
- Easement Example
- Dune Profile @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
PROJECT PLANS:
USACE SC NTB Plans--March 5, 2020
USACE SC NTB Plans II--May 26, 2020
OCEANFRONT PROPERTY OWNERS:
At this time oceanfront residents should have previously turned in the perpetual easements. If you have not received your oceanfront easement, please contact clerk@surfcitync.gov or 910-328-4131x106.
OCEANFRONT PARCELS
Oceanfront owners can view their property by using the links below to view Aerial Plat Maps listed by address ranges.
- 2910 - 3018 S Shore Drive: Map 1
- 2806 - 2907 S Shore Drive: Map 2
- 2720 - 2804 S Shore Drive: Map 3
- 2622 - 2718 S Shore Drive: Map 4
- 2602 - 2620 S Shore Drive: Map 5
- 2422 - 2516 S Shore Drive: Map 6
- 2324 - 2420 S Shore Drive: Map 7
- 2302 - 2326 S Shore Drive: Map 8
- 2116 - 2216 S Shore Drive: Map 9
- 2008 - 2114 S Shore Drive: Map 10
- 1912 - 2006 S Shore Drive: Map 11
- 1820 - 1908 S Shore Drive: Map 12
- 1708 - 1816 S Shore Drive: Map 13
- 1612 - 1716 S Shore Drive: Map 14
- 1528 - 1610 S Shore Drive: Map 15
- 1502 - 1526 S Shore Drive: Map 16
- 1350 - 1420 S Shore Drive: Map 17
- 1326 - 1348 S Shore Drive: Map 18
- 1224 - 1324 S Shore Drive: Map 19
- 1140 - 1222 S Shore Drive: Map 20
- 1116 - 1138 S Shore Drive: Map 21
- 1020 - 1114 S Shore Drive: Map 22
- 916 - 1018 S Shore Drive: Map 23
- 810 - 914 S Shore Drive: Map 24
- 702 - 808 S Shore Drive: Map 25
- 512 - 614 S Shore Drive: Map 26 @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
- 406 - 510 S Shore Drive: Map 27
- 214 - 404 S Shore Drive: Map 28
- 212 S Shore - 112 N Shore Drive: Map 29
- 110 - 116 N Shore Drive: Map 30
- 118 - 206 N Shore Drive: Map 31
- 208 - 314 N Shore Drive: Map 32
- 316 - 334 N Shore Drive: Map 33
- 402 - 426 N Shore Drive: Map 34
- 502 - 522 N Shore Drive: Map 35
- 602 - 622 N Shore Drive: Map 36
- 702 - 730 Sunrise Ct: Map 37
- Hines MHP - 818 N Topsail Drive: Map 38
- 820 N Topsail Drive - 918 N New River Drive: Map 39
- 918 N New River Drive - 1008 N Shore Drive: Map 40
- 1010 - 1108 N Shore Drive: Map 41
- 1110 - 1214 N Shore Drive: Map 42
- 1216 - 1310 N Shore Drive: Map 43
- 1310 - 1414 N Shore Drive: Map 44
- 1412 - 1510 N Shore Drive: Map 45
- 1508 - 1704 N Shore Drive: Map 46
- 1702 - 1802 N Shore Drive: Map 47
- 1802 - 1822 N Shore Drive: Map 48
- 1822 - 1919 N Shore Drive: Map 49
- 1919 - 2020 N Shore Drive: Map 50
- 2017 N Shore Drive - 102 Scotch Bonnet Drive: Map 51 @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>