CRITICAL COASTAL (BEACH) EROSION IN FLORIDA - 2014

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Citation_Information:
Originator: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Publication_Date: 20140805
Title: CRITICAL COASTAL (BEACH) EROSION IN FLORIDA - 2014
Edition: 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
Publisher: Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Other_Citation_Details: State of Florida
Online_Linkage: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset provides an inventory of Florida's erosion problem areas fronting on the Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and the roughly seventy coastal barrier tidal inlets. Critical erosion areas are segments of the shoreline where natural processes or human activity has caused or contributed to erosion and recession of the beach or dune system. The erosion problem areas are classified as either critical or noncritical and is based on the Critical Erosion Report for 2014. Which indicates the condition of shoreline, determined by our staff of Coastal Engineers. This report is used to document areas of change and to help the beach management staff with prioritizing projects and resources to the areas of greatest need. This is an update to the FGDL layer: CRITBEACH_JUN13.shp.
Purpose:
To show the areas and severity of beach erosion as determined by our engineering staff.
Supplemental_Information:
The determination of beach condition was under the direction of Ralph Clark and his staff of Coastal Engineers.
Beach Management Funding Assistance (BMFA) Program (Formerly the Beach Erosion Control Program - BECP) "To develop and implement a long term regional proactive beach management program for the state of Florida"
Recognizing the importance of the state's beaches, the Florida Legislature in 1986 adopted a posture of protecting and restoring the state's beaches through a comprehensive beach management planning program. Under the program, the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water Resource Management evaluates beach erosion problems throughout the state seeking viable solutions. The primary vehicle for implementing the beach management planning recommendations is the Florida Beach Management Funding Assistance Program, which is a program established for the purpose of working in concert with local, state and federal governmental entities to achieve the protection, preservation and restoration of the coastal sandy beach resources of the state. Under the program, financial assistance in an amount up to 50 percent of project costs is available to Florida's county and municipal governments, community development districts, or special taxing districts for shore protection and preservation activities located on the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, or Straits of Florida.
Eligible activities include beach restoration and nourishment activities, project design and engineering studies, environmental studies and monitoring, inlet management planning, inlet sand transfer, dune restoration and protection activities, and other beach erosion prevention related activities consistent with the adopted Strategic Beach Management Plan. The program is authorized by Section 161.101, Florida Statutes. Since 1998, when the Legislature dedicated a portion of the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund for beach management, $626.6 million has been appropriated to cost-share with local governments on local and federally authorized projects, with each level of government contributing about one-third of the cost of the entire program. This has resulted in the restoration and subsequent maintenance of over 227.8 miles, or nearly 56%, of the state’s 407.3 miles of critically eroded beaches. Source: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/programs/becp/index.htm>
Why Restore Eroded Beaches? Bulldozer moving sand along the beach front Beach erosion threatens the very resource that residents and visitors enjoy. Over 485 miles, or approximately 59% of the state's beaches, are experiencing erosion. At present, about 387 of the state's 825 miles of sandy beaches have experienced "critical erosion", a level of erosion which threatens substantial development, recreational, cultural, or environmental interests. While some of this erosion is due to natural forces and imprudent coastal development, a significant amount of coastal erosion in Florida is directly attributable to the construction and maintenance of navigation inlets. Florida has over 60 inlets around the state, many have been artificially deepened to accommodate commercial and recreational vessels and employ jetties to prevent sand from filling in the channels. A by-product of this practice is that the jetties and the inlet channels have interrupted the natural flow of sand along the beach causing an accumulation of sand in the inlet channel and at the jetty on one side of the inlet, and a loss of sand to the beaches on the other side of the inlet.
One way to restore eroded beaches is through beach nourishment. In a typical beach nourishment project, sand is collected from an offshore location by a dredge and is piped onto the beach. A slurry of sand and water exits the pipe on the beach and once the water drains away, only sand is left behind. Bulldozers move this new sand on the beach until the beach matches the design profile. Beach nourishment is a preferred way to add sand to a system which has been starved by the altered inlets because it provides a significant level of storm protection benefits for upland properties and is the least impacting to the coastal system. An additional benefit of beach restoration projects is that they quickly restore shorebird and marine turtle habitat.
Local, state and federal entities are now managing over 200 miles of restored beaches in Florida. Source: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/programs/becp/restore.htm>
Time_Period_of_Content:
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Calendar_Date: 20140724
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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Theme_Keyword: Coastal
Theme_Keyword: Beach
Theme_Keyword: Erosion
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Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management must be given credit if used in any presentation, printed or digital.
FDEP GIS data is provided as a public service. FDEP makes every effort to provide accurate and complete data. Metadata is provided for all datasets and no data should be used without first reading and understanding the limitations of the data. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) provides NO WARRANTY as to the accuracy of this data or any corresponding attributes or metadata. Data is provided in an as is condition, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including any assurance that the data is fit for a particular purpose. FDEP shall have no liability, in any case, to the use of provided data (including redistribution and reproduction). Full liability, responsibility and consequence relating to the use of provided data rest with the user.
Point_of_Contact:
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management
Contact_Person: Gary Cook
Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator
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Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2600 Blair Stone Road - MS 3590
City: Tallahassee
State_or_Province: FL
Postal_Code: 32399
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (850) 413-7719
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (850) 245-8356
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gary.cook@dep.state.fl.us
Hours_of_Service: M-F 800 to 1700 EST -5 GMT
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Gary Cook: (850) 245-7532
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Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
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Beach Management Funding Assistance (BMFA) Program (Formerly the Beach Erosion Control Program - BECP) <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/programs/becp/index.htm>
Critical Erosion Areas Report: Critical and Non-Critical Erosion Areas Statewide. Updated June 2014 (3.4 MB) <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/publications/pdf/CriticalErosionReport.pdf>
Beaches Mining and ERP Support Geographic Information Systems Data <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/data/gis-data.htm#GIS_Data>
Data_Quality_Information:
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This data is provided 'as is'. GeoPlan relied on the integrity of the original data layer's topology
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Lines were drawn to be offshore from the shoreline in our photos. They may not align with other data sources. Since the shapefile is to be used only as a graphic, we did not require any survey quality accuracy. This is the final version for the year 2014.
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Originator: Beaches, Mines and ERP Support Group
Title: Critical Beach Erosion Areas in Florida
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Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL
Publisher: FDEP
Other_Citation_Details:
Critical erosion areas are segments of the shoreline where natural processes or human activity has caused or contributed to erosion and recession of the beach or dune system.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/data/gis-data.htm#GIS_Data>
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Contact_Person: Gary Cook
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Address: MS 300
Address: 3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
City: Tallahassee
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Determination of location and status of eroded areas in Florida.
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Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: FDEP
Process_Date: 20100520
Process_Step:
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GeoPlan downloaded this dataset from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's website on February 16th, 2015. <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gis/datadir.htm>
COASTAL_CRIT_EROSION_AREAS.zip COASTAL_CRIT_EROSION_AREAS.shp
The data was downloaded in shapefile format and was in the following projection: Albers NAD 83 HARN.
During the AQ/QC process the following tasks were undertaken: - Redefined the dataset's projection from FDEP Albers to FGDL Albers. - Upcased all records in the table. - A DESCRIPT field was added based on STATUS. - A FGDLAQDATE field was added based on date downloaded from its source. - Renamed file from COASTAL_CRIT_EROSION_AREAS.shp to critbeach_jul14.shp
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: GeoPlan
Process_Date: 20150216
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Erosion status determined by engineers. Status of the erosion. Critically eroded area is a segment of the shoreline where natural processes or human activity have caused or contributed to erosion and recession of the beach or dune system to such a degree that upland development, recreational interests, wildlife habitat, or important cultural resources are threatened or lost.
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Critical erosion area. Critically eroded area is a segment of the shoreline where natural processes or human activity have caused or contributed to erosion and recession of the beach or dune system to such a degree that upland development, recreational interests, wildlife habitat, or important cultural resources are threatened or lost. Critically eroded areas may also include peripheral segments or gaps between identified critically eroded areas which, although they may be stable or slightly erosional now, their inclusion is necessary for continuity of management of the coastal system or for the design integrity of adjacent beach management projects.
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