National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology
February 3-5, 2016
Omni Jacksonville

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

 

OPENING SESSION

 

1:00 p.m.

Welcome

 

1:10 p.m.

The Value of Navigation Dredged Material to Ecosystem Restoration and Coastal Resiliency        

Eric Summa and Terri Jordan-Sellers., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL and Anne McCarthy and Mark Fonseca, Ph.D., CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., Stuart, FL

 

1:35 p.m.

Risk-Informed Decision Making for Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Angela Schedel, Ph.D., P.E., Commander U.S. Navy, Ocean Engineering Department, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD

 

2:00 p.m.

In Search of Resiliency – Martin County’s Journey toward Increased Berm Elevation

Kenneth Craig, P.E. and Michael Trudnak, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL and Kathy Fitzpatrick, P.E., Martin County, FL

                                                                                                                             

2:25 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

2:55 p.m.

Mechanisms for Hurricane Sedimentation of Hardbottom Resources

Michael Jenkins, Ph.D., P.E., Applied Technology and Management, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL

 

3:20 p.m.

Development of an Appropriate Mixing Zone Using Turbidity and Sedimentation Predictions for the Port Everglades Sand Trap

Christopher Creed, P.E. and Steven Howard, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL, Julio Zyserman, Ph.D., DHI Water & Environment, Inc., Solana Beach, CA, and Cheryl Miller, Coastal Eco-Group, Deerfield Beach, FL

 

3:55 p.m.

Predicting Loss of Fine Sediment from Borrow to Beach

Krista Henrie, Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., and Steve Howard, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

4:20 p.m.

Application of Nearshore Placement Tools at Vilano Beach, Florida          

Katherine Brutsché, Ph.D., Brian McFall, Ph.D., P.E., Jase Ousley, P.G., and Coraggio Maglio, P.E., Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS and Jason Engle, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

4:45 p.m.     Panel and Audience Discussion

 

5:00 p.m.     Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 4, 2016

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

8:05 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.  

 


SESSION A

 

8:05 a.m.  

Python Programming as a Coastal Management Tool

John Bishop, Ph.D. and Andrew Squires, Pinellas County Natural Resources, Clearwater, FL and Ping Wang, Ph.D., Coastal Research Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

 

8:30 a.m.

The Role of Wind in Longshore Transport

Carolina Burnette and William Dally, Ph.D., P.E., University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

 

8:55 a.m.

Preliminary Results of the 2015 Reconnaissance Phase of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Atlantic Sand Assessment Project

Beau Suthard, P.G., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL and Joe Maloney, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Headquarters, Department of the Interior, Sterling, VA

 

9:20 a.m.

FILSIM Model for Probabilistic Performance of Beach Nourishment Projects       

David Kriebel, Ph.D., P.E., Coastal Analytics LLC, Millersville, MD

 

9:45 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

SESSION B

 

8:05 a.m.

Implementation of Charlotte County’s Long-Term Beach and Inlet Management Plan    

Vadim Alymov, Ph.D. and Michael Poff, P.E., Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., Naples, FL and Chuck Mopps, Charlotte County Community Development, Punta Gorda, FL

 

8:30 a.m.

Evolution of Barrier Island Sand Spits and effects on Beach Management Practices in Southwest and Central Florida, USA

Mohamed Dabees, Ph.D., P.E. and Brett Moore, P.E., Humiston & Moore Engineers, Naples, FL

 

8:55 a.m.

Evolution of the Pensacola Beach, FL, Beach Restoration Project after Ivan and Katrina

Albert Browder, Ph.D., P.E. and Krista Henrie, Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

9:20 a.m.

Jupiter Carlin Nourishment – A Case of Adaptive Management, Cooperation, and Innovative Applications           

Michael Stahl and Kelly Martin, Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, West Palm Beach, FL

 

9:45 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:15 a.m. to 12 noon  


SESSION C

 

10:15 a.m.

An Update on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Marine Minerals Program Studies

Douglas Piatkowski and Jennifer Culbertson, Ph.D., Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Headquarters, Department of the Interior, Sterling, VA

 

10:40 a.m.

Evaluation of Canaveral Shoals Borrow Area Rugosity

Paul Knorr, Ph.D., Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Headquarters, Department of the Interior, Sterling, VA

 

11:05 a.m.

Federal Sand Resources

Jeff Reidenauer, Ph.D. and Lora Turner, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Headquarters, Department of the Interior, Sterling, VA

 

11:30 a.m.

Florida Upland Sand Resources for Beach Renourishments

Tara Brenner, P.G., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

12:00 p.m.

Luncheon

 

SESSION D

 

10:15 a.m.

Engineered Shoreline Protection – Case Study from the Jersey Shore Material Selection Process, Sustainability, and Impacts from Sandy

Arthur Chew, P.E., Arthur Chew Consulting, Linwood, NJ and Cris Timpson, TenCate Geosynthetics, Commerce, GA

 

10:40 a.m.

Dredging, Communities, Compliance and Transparency: Lessons Learned and New Approaches

Brett Kettle, Ph.D., Queensland, Australia

 

11:05 a.m.

Four Structurally Stabilized Resort & Public Beaches in the Caribbean (this is a very large file)

Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

11:30 a.m.

Breakwater Modification and Beach Nourishment at Jaboatão Dos Guararapes, PE, Brazil

Lindino Benedet, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL and Rodrigo Barletta, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Brasil

 

12:00 p.m.

Luncheon


 

Thursday, February 4, 2016

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:30 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.    


SESSION E

 

1:30 p.m.

The Economic Impact of the Beaches of Palm Beach County, Florida

William Stronge, Ph.D., Economics Department, Nova Southeastern University, Boca Raton, FL

 

1:55 p.m.

Adapting to Sea Level Rise to the Year 2100 and Beyond in the State of Florida, USA

Randall Parkinson, Ph.D, P.G., Division of Coastal Zone and Watershed Management, Environmental Remediation & Recovery, Melbourne, FL, and Peter Harlem and John Meeder, Florida International University, Miami, FL

 

2:20 p.m.

Development of a Hydrodynamics-Based Index for Coastal Storm Severity

Gabriel Todaro and William Dally, Ph.D., P.E., University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

 

2:45 p.m.

South Florida Storm Surge Modeling Project: Model Development and Capturing of Coastal Features

Christopher Bender, Ph.D., P.E. and William Miller, Ph.D., P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL and Ashley Kauppila, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL

 

3:10 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

SESSION F

 

1:30 p.m.

The Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan, The Planning Process: Where we are and Where we are Heading

Jennifer McGee, Ph.D. and Thomas Ostertag, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL

 

1:55 p.m.

Egmont Key, FL and Galveston, TX Entrance Channel Beneficial Use of High Silt Content Maintenance Dredging Material               

Coraggio Maglio, P.E., Jase Ousley, P.G., Katherine Brutsché, Ph.D., Coastal Hydraulics Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS, Brandon Smolinsky, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, TX, and Aubree Hershorin, Ph.D. and Millan Mora, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

2:20 p.m.

Applying Coastal Engineering Tools to Habitat Restoration Projects in Manatee County

Charlie Hunsicker, Manatee County, FL, and Thomas Pierro, P.E. and Michelle Pfeiffer, P.E., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL 

 

2:45 p.m.

Mississippi River Long Distance Sediment Pipeline (BA-43 EB) and Bayou Dupont Marsh and Ridge Creation (BA-48) Projects

Kodi Guillory, P.E., Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA and Nick Cox, Moffatt & Nichol, Baton Rouge, LA

 

3:10 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break


Thursday, February 4, 2016

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

3:40 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.    


SESSION G

 

3:40 p.m.

Translocation of Staghorn Coral (Acropora Cervicornis) Across Regions of the Florida Reef Tract: Investigating Species Recovery and Restoration

Cody Bliss and Stacy Buck, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

4:05 p.m.

St. Lucie County Mitigation Reef – Lessons Learned

Andrew Condon, P.E., Ph.D. and Michael Walther, P.E., Coastal Tech-G.E.C., Inc., Vero Beach, FL and Richard Bouchard, P.E., St. Lucie County Erosion District,

Ft. Pierce, FL

 

4:30 p.m.

Anna Maria Island Mitigative Artificial Reefs – An Evaluation of Reef Material and Age

Lauren Floyd and Katy Brown, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn                                

 

SESSION H

 

3:40 p.m.

Regional Sediment Management Center of Expertise: Making RSM Standard Operating Procedure throughout the USACE          

Jason Engle, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

4:05 p.m.

Probabilistic Alternatives Analysis of Regional Sediment Management Practices

Michael Krecic, P.E., INTERA Incorporated, Gainesville, FL

 

4:30 p.m.

St. Lucie Nearshore Sand Shoal Complex: Regional Sediment Resource or Submerged Storm Breakwater

Leaf Erickson and Gary Zarillo, Ph.D., P.G., Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL

 

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn              

 

Friday, February 5, 2016

 

CLOSING GENERAL SESSION

 

8:00 a.m.

Addressing Turbidity Compliance Issues Associated with Coastal Navigation Projects with Beach and Nearshore Placement

Sirisha Rayaprolu, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL, and Larry Parson and Elizabeth Godsey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, AL 

 

8:25 a.m.

Biological Monitoring – The Permittee’s Perspective

Nicole Sharp, P.E. and Kenneth Banks, Ph.D., P.E., Broward County, FL

 

8:50 a.m.

Hardbottom Monitoring: Offering Solutions to Existing-Expensive Protocols       

Eric Summa and Clay McCoy, Ph.D., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

9:15 a.m.

Joint Coastal Permitting Updates and Efficiencies

Lainie Edwards, Ph.D., Division of Water Resource Management, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL

 

9:40 a.m.

Panel and Audience Discussion

 

10:00 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

10:30 a.m.

Erosional Impacts of Modified Inlets on the East Coast of Florida

James Houston, Ph.D., U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS and Robert Dean, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (deceased)

 

10:55 a.m.

Terminal Groin Justification and Construction

Erik Olsen, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

11:20 a.m.

Engineering Advancement of Turtle Exclusion Device

John Henriksen, Ph.D., P.E. and Ryan Munger, Manson Construction Company, Jacksonville, FL

 

Conference Adjourns