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beach nourishment

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beach nourishment

The adding of extra sand to the foreshore of a beach to act as a buffer against the sea and reduce erosion.



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The city had recently completed a $25 million beach nourishment project that officials say protected the beach from major erosion during the storm.
Once a liability for marine ecosystems, sediments dredged for navigational channels are now put to beneficial uses like wetland restoration, farmland augmentation and beach nourishment.
If beach nourishment smoothes these features, good surfing waves are history.
 
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