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Beach erosion happening up and down the coastline

Video Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach - Duration: 01:39s - Published
Beach erosion happening up and down the coastline

Beach erosion happening up and down the coastline

Andy Studt is with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management.

He said with the current swell from Northeast Bermuda, Palm Beach County beaches have been hit with significant wave impact and erosion countywide.

PARK ..

THE WAVES ARE SAID TOHAVE EATEN AWAY MORE THAN*20-FEET OF SAND!

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONSPOKE TO PALM BEACH COUNTY ..ABOUT BATTLING THIS EROSION.<< NATS: (VO) CHARLES MOXEYLOVES COMING TO SINGER ISLANDAND SEEING HIS FAMILY PLAY INTHE OCEAN.

(SOT 17:12:39) HESHE COMES, HERE SHE COMES.NATS: (VO) WHAT HE DOESN'TLIKE NOTICING IS ALL THE BEACHEROSION.

(SOT 17:10:30) 10 SECRIGHT NOW WHAT WE GOT GOING ONHERE IS REALLY BAD.

USUALLY,THE SAND IS NOT THAT AS FARGONE DOWN IT'S USUALLY UPHIGHER AND YOU CAN GO OUT ALITTLE FURTHER BUT RIGHT NOWIT'S NOT GOOD.

NATS: (VO) ANDYSTUDT WORKS FOR PALM BEACHCOUNTY'S ENVIRONMENTALRESOURCES MANAGEMENT.

HE SAYSWITH THE CURRENT SWELL COMINGFROM NORTHEAST BERMUDA, PALMBEACH COUNTY BEACHES AREEXPERIENCING SOME SIGNIFICANTWAVE IMPACT AND EROSIONCOUNTYWIDE.

(SOT 01:18:22) 12SEC WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OFIDENTIFIED AREAS WITHIN THECOUNTY THAT ARE DESIGNATED ASCRITICALLY ERODED, 33 OUT OFOUR 47-MILE ATLANTICCOASTLINE.

AND A LOT OF THOSEAREAS ARE UNDER ACTIVEMANAGEMENT WITH EITHER BEAOR DUNE PROJECTS.

NATS: (VO)HE SAYS IT'S A CONTINOUSPROCESS OF REPLACING WHAT WELOSE, PROTECTING COASTALPROPERTY, AND MAINTAINING THEHABITAT.

AND YES THE WORK ISEXPENSIVE BUT THE COUNTY HASCOST SHARING PARTNERS CITIESTO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.(SOT 03:24:20) 8 SEC WE USETOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAXES, SOBED TAXES AND HOTEL STAYS TOTRY TO FUND OUR PROGRAM.

NATS:REVENUE THATS THATS TAKEN AHIT IN A DIFFICULT 20-20.HOWEVER STUDT SAYS MOSTPROJECTS ARE BUDGETED FORYEARS IN ADVANCE.

MOXEY SAYSSOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE.

(SOT) TODD: PRETTY DEPRESSINGSEE IT LIKE THIS?

CHARLES:IT'S BAD.

NATS: (VO) IN PALMBEACH COUNTY, TODD WILSON,WPTV NC 5.




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