program and similar projects like it
in coastal communities all over the
country survived a late amend-
ment to the federal Water Re-
sources Development Act last
week after a fierce defense from
Sen. Barbara Mikulski.
and maintained the Atlantic Coast
of Maryland Storm Protection
Project, more commonly referred
to as beach replenishment. The
project includes beach renourish-
ment every four years during
which sand is pumped from off-
shore shoals onto the resorts
beaches to maintain their width
that runs from the end of the
Boardwalk at 27th Street to the
Delaware line.
are often times when the federal
Army Corps of Engineers must do
periodic emergency replenish-
ment after significant storms
cause erosion. Such is the case
after Hurricane Sandy pummeled
the Ocean City beaches last fall.
The Army Corps of Engineers this
fall will likely combine needed
emergency repairs with the regu-
larly scheduled four-year replen-
ishment.
long-term 50-year written partner-
ship with the Army Corps of En-
gineers to perform periodic beach
tain adequate storm protection for
the billions of dollars in real estate
along the beachfront. The Corps
pays about 53 percent of the cost
of maintaining the program, with
Ocean City, Worcester County
and the state of Maryland sharing
the remaining balance.
item in the Water Resources De-
velopment Act under debate by
Congress includes an extension of
15 years for the federal share of
beach replenishment in Ocean City
and similar coast communities all
over the country. However, Sen.
Tom Colburn (R-OK) last week in-
troduced an amendment to the act
that would eliminate the 15-year
extension for beach replenish-
ment. Mikulski quickly lashed out
Lunch Daily 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
rallied the votes needed to defeat
it.
nourishment project along the At-
lantic Coast in Ocean City," she
said. "Ocean City is the beach
destination for many in the mid-At-
lantic region. The purpose of this
Army Corps of Engineers project
is not to protect a recreational
beach, but to provide hurricane
protection for citizens and for the
billions of dollars in public and pri-
vate infrastructure."
beach replenishment program in
Ocean City and in other communi-
ties around the nation.
its value by preventing more than
$240 million in damages," she
said. "Most recently, this project
successfully protected the resi-
dents of Ocean City and Worcester
County from Super Storm Sandy."
year extension of federal support
for beach replenishment pro-
grams, including the Atlantic
Coast of Maryland Storm Protec-
tion Project. However, Mikulski
was able to rally her colleagues to
get the majority vote she needed
to defeat it.
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