Sargent Beach Texas is eroding rapidly and we need to save the beach. This blog will have updates on the latest information on the beach erosion project
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From the agenda for the Matagorda County Commissioners meeting for Monday May 2, 2022 for CEPRA funding for the Sargent beach nourishment! getting there - slowly
Interesting - the Army Corps is now in charge of the Sargent Breakwater project and they are seeking information about our project as well as dredging the Colorado River mouth. It seems like they might be combining the two projects. This is not a bid - but rather a “sources sought” to get information so they can create the bid. The skeptics amongst us might say - “so this means they have no idea what they are doing?!?!?” And you might be partially right. It is a complex project but - those of us half glass full types will be happy that at least they are doing something. Something is better than nothing - right? Note - it says building 4 of the 5 breakwaters so it looks like they are cutting one breakwater from the project to get it back to the original budget. The longer they wait the more it costs https://sam.gov/opp/5195061ef69148499778b8815115b1e0/view SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS TITLE: Mouth of Colorado Maintenance Dredging ...
There have been multiple articles about the same study on the beach destruction by Beryl. The study was funded by NOAA and done by UofH. The study, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Texas General Land Office, highlights the changes observed at Galveston, Follett's Island, Matagorda, Mustang Island, North Padre Island and Sargent Island, close to where Beryl made landfall. “Sargent Island experienced the most significant impact and is unrecognizable,” Khan said. “The flooding, overwash and scarping caused by Beryl wiped out nearly all the dunes and left the area virtually inaccessible. The findings parallel a previous study by Khan’s team on the coastal impacts of Hurricane Harvey in 2017 that revealed similar but more significant changes. “After Harvey, we found an average shoreline retreat of just over 16 meters, with certain areas near the landfall site in Rockport seeing nearly 60 meters of erosion,” Khan said. “Those values far e...
On the Matagorda County Commissioner agenda was to approve and authorize the signing of the lease on the area which will allow the Sargent Beach breakwater and jetty project to move forward. A huge win and the county attorney saw no issues with the lease. According to Mike Estlinbaum, the Army Corps has the money wired to proceed with the project and is supposed to release the new request of proposal at the end of June 2025 - hopefully this bid package is better and will get solid companies bidding so it can be awarded in August and proceed in the fall. A long time coming - hopefully it is actually moving forward.
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