Posted on July 12, 2021
The ASBPA National Beach Nourishment Database provides National-scale statistics on U.S. communities beach nourishment efforts over the last century (Elko et al. 2021). The database has been compiled over the last two decades and is updated annually by ASBPA membership.
The goal of the database is to provide the public and ASBPA members with detailed information on U.S. nourishment projects at the national, state, and project level including:
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The community name. Large projects are broken down into smaller community or local municipality-level projects if possible.
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Events
Individual nourishment events per community. Many communities have renourished their beaches multiple times.
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Dates
The date that the project was originally nourished (initial event), and the dates of subsequent renourishment events;
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Volume
The total volume of sand placed on the project;
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Cost
The known total cost; and
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Length
The known length of beach nourished.
The database is only as accurate as the information that is provided to us. Please share your latest renourishment statistics or historical data with us by emailing our Science Director at nicole.elko@asbpa.org.
Reference: Elko, N., Briggs, T.R., Benedet, L., Robertson, W., Thomson, G., Webb, B.M., Garvey, K., 2021. A Century of U.S. Beach Nourishment. Ocean & Coastal Management, 199(2021) 105406, ISSN 0964-5691, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105406
