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Environmentalists Request Change to Delaware’s Beach Replenishment Practices

Posted on February 8, 2016

By Zoe Read, newsworks

Delaware’s chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to the protection of ocean, waves and beaches, says the current approach to beach replenishment comes along with high maintenance costs and increased risk of injury to beach goers.

Now the organization is asking the state to consider other options to restore beach erosion that is less costly and safer.

“I like to take my kids to the beach. I grew up on the beach and I have a lot of memories. I want to see it preserved in the right way. I want to see it safe,” said John Doerfler of the Delaware chapter.

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