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Boca
Inlet, Florida
Coastal Systems International, Inc. has participated
in ongoing studies relating to the coastline within the
Town of Hillsboro Beach since the nourishment project
was completed in 1998. Of specific interest to the Town
are the effects of Boca Raton Inlet to the north on the
natural sand transport within the region. Coastal Systems
has assisted the town in evaluating the performance of
the inlet and advocating that the present inlet management
plan be updated. Coastal Systems collected and analyzed
over 20 years of data relating to the Inlet and adjacent
beaches to evaluate the performance of the Inlet, its
impact on adjacent beaches and performance of the historical
inlet management strategy.
Coastal
Systems completed field operations including the hydrographic
survey of the inlet and aerial photographs in 2002. ArcView
GIS spatial analysis as well as desktop methods were adopted
to recreate a historical sediment budget accounting for
the effects of maintenance and ebb shoal dredging projects
at Boca Raton Inlet. Presently, Coastal Systems represents
the Town on The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for
the study of the region in conjunction with the City of
Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and the University of Florida.
It is expected that the outcome of TAC will be adopted
in the form of an updated inlet management lan that is
equitable to all stakeholders.
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