Posted on July 31, 2023
KS Associates is an engineering and surveying firm located in Ohio. We operate a Coastal Engineering Group that focuses exclusively on water-related infrastructure. The firm recently won a National Recognition Award in the 2023 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) competition for The Cedar Point Causeway Wetlands Breakwater for the City of Sandusky.
The project is a unique concept that resolves two major challenges: The breakwater 1) provides a structure to contain dredge material that, since 2015, can no longer be disposed in the open waters of Lake Erie, and 2) is beneficially reusing the dredge material to create and restore wetland habitats in Sandusky Bay.
The project includes several concepts for dredge material management, wetland restoration, and nature-based/living shorelines. These concepts, currently being explored at larger ocean ports, are new to Lake Erie. The lessons learned throughout this project will be applied to future projects aimed at improving Sandusky Bay, other Lake Erie harbors, and throughout the Great Lakes.
