North Myrtle Beach is the latest Grand Strand city to spend millions of dollars on beach renourishment, but with Tropical Storm Hanna, and several other storms out to sea, would all that time and money go to waste?
The Army Corps Of Engineers is contracting the work out to another company. A spokesperson for the Corps told News13 Tuesday that they are monitoring the storms, but have no plans to stop this week.
Dr. Paul Gayes, director of the Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies at Coastal Carolina University says these storms, like the projects themselves, are all a part of keeping the beach both a viable buffer against the ever-changing tide, and a desirable vacation spot.
"When storms went to Wilmington (in years past), there was actually some constructional benefits of these nice, long swells driving debris up onto the beach," Gayes said.
"These storms create and these storms destroy, and, depending on where you are, there's a balance which (one) wins," he said.
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Tropical storms could pose problems for beach renourishment projects
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Published: September 02, 2008
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