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Commissioner’s Update

Shoreline Protection Projects northeast of the Jupiter Inlet is pumped onto the dry beach
Sand that is borrowed offshore approximately 1.7 miles
Move Forward through huge metal pipes. Project contractor Great Lakes
Dredge & Dock is utilizing a large machine patented by
By County Commissioner local subcontractor Fluidized Rock Systems, which takes
Maria Marino the dredge material from the pipes and separates the larger
If you have visited our shells from the sand. While shells on the beach are natural,
beautiful beaches lately in Palm Beach County’s environmental scientists advise
Juno Beach and at the south that the sea turtles that nest along our coasts have more
end of Jupiter, you may have of a challenge digging through sand material that is too
wondered what’s going on with dense with shells. Since one of the benefits of the project
all the dump trucks, bulldozers, is to protect and restore critical habitat, this machinery is
large pipes and machinery. helping to meet a vital need.
This is what beach Not to let those beautiful shells go to waste, Environmental
renourishment looks like. Resources Management has provided a shell pile for the
Officially, it is called Segment public’s picking in the main parking lot of Carlin Park on
III of the North County Comprehensive Shore Protection the east side of A1A. Their research indicates that most of
Project, and is designed to address this State of Florida- the shells are likely hundreds of years old. A majority of the
designated “critically eroded” area. Ongoing erosion has the 13,000 cubic yards of shell expected to be removed during the
long-term potential to threaten A1A, infrastructure, and beach
habitat during severe storms, so massive amounts of sand are project will be beneficially reused on other sensitive county
being added to the coastal system to act as an environmentally environmental projects such as creation of bird nesting
sensitive buffer that will mitigate future storm impacts. habitat and improvement of natural areas’ trails.
The project location consists of the shoreline from Construction work has been performed 24 hours per day,
a mile north to 1.4 miles south of the Juno Pier in the seven days a week, and involved extensive outreach efforts to
towns of Jupiter and Juno Beach. It was first nourished the neighboring residents along the coast. The timing of the
with offshore sand in 2001, and renourished in 2010. project (November to February) was done to avoid impacts to
This project, which is nearing completion, calls for sea turtle nesting season. Any early season nests are relocated
approximately 969,600 cubic yards of sand to refill the and extensive additional environmental monitoring is done
beach and replace much of what was lost from Hurricane throughout the project.
Irma. The expectation is that the wave action over the The $14 million dollar price tag leverages funding
coming months will move much of it into the natural beach through the Tourist Development bed tax (5 percent of total
slope nearshore and replenish adjacent beaches. cost), a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (5 percent of total cost), and Hurricane Irma
Looking For The Right Acupuncturist? impact funding from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (90 percent of total cost).
In January 2020 as part of Segment I of the overall project
Meet Cynthia Caputo, a Board Certified Acupuncturist and in the Jupiter/Carlin Beach area, 1.05 miles of beach was
Herbalist, with an extensive background as a Registered nourished in response to damages sustained during passage
Cardiac Nurse with over a decade of experience. She is focused
on holistic healthcare of the individual. She will be your partner of Hurricane Irma. Approximately 500,000 cubic yards of
during your journey to better health and a better you. sand pumped onshore from a permitted offshore borrow area
was shaped and graded to form a natural beach slope. This
Service Focus In: year, the area will receive an additional 200,000 cubic yards
• Headaches • Digestive Issues • Shoulder Pain of sand through maintenance dredging of the Intracoastal
• Migraines • PMS • Back Pain Waterway and Jupiter Inlet by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the Jupiter Inlet District and the Florida Inland
Now accepting new patients. • Sinusitis/Rhinitis • Menstrual Cramps • Tennis Elbow Pain Navigational District.
• Asthma issues • Neck Pain • Golfer’s Elbow Pain
Work to restore the dunes in Segment II, which runs for
Call 561.906.3840 If you are tired of long wait times, impersonal experiences, and standardized 7,700 feet from Carlin Park south, should begin in the first
or book online @ protocols at traditional healthcare, then schedule your next appointment at quarter of 2022.
www.acupuncture-healingarts.com Acupuncture Healing Arts, Inc. These projects help preserve our treasured coastal
resources, amenities that greatly influence our local economy
and high quality of life.
IRELAND US EXPERIENCE ENTERTAINMENT Please contact me with your ideas and let me know how
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I can assist you. You can reach me at (561) 355-2201 or by
email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.

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