Rebuilding a Jetty

gokart-mozart · 07-09-2009, 10:03 PM

I live in a development with two beaches. The westernmost beach was constructed in 1968 with a rock jetty to protect the beach from erosion due to the prevailing west-northwest wind.

Two things have happened since 1968. Repairs were made to the dam on our lake, resulting in consistently higher water, and the boulders used to build the jetty have sunk several feet into the lake bottom. The result is constant wind-driven scouring of the beach since the waves now overtop the jetty except in a flat calm, and constant loss of sand.

I've been told not to even bother applying for a permit to restore the jetty, since DES would not grant it under any circumstances. This makes no sense to me.

Does anyone know whether or not this is worth pursuing?

07-09-2009, 10:03 PM	#1
gokart-mozart Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 203 Thanks: 2 Thanked 57 Times in 36 Posts	Rebuilding a Jetty I live in a development with two beaches. The westernmost beach was constructed in 1968 with a rock jetty to protect the beach from erosion due to the prevailing west-northwest wind. Two things have happened since 1968. Repairs were made to the dam on our lake, resulting in consistently higher water, and the boulders used to build the jetty have sunk several feet into the lake bottom. The result is constant wind-driven scouring of the beach since the waves now overtop the jetty except in a flat calm, and constant loss of sand. I've been told not to even bother applying for a permit to restore the jetty, since DES would not grant it under any circumstances. This makes no sense to me. Does anyone know whether or not this is worth pursuing?