National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology
February 4-6, 2015
Clearwater Beach Marriott on Sand Key

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

 

OPENING SESSION

 

1:00 p.m.

Welcome

 

1:10 p.m.

An Overview of Pinellas County’s Nourished Beaches and their Performance

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

 

1:35 p.m.

The Port Everglades Sand Bypass Project: An Important Future Sand Source for SE Florida Beaches

Christopher Creed, P.E. and Steven Howard, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL and Nicole Sharp, P.E., Broward County, FL

 

2:00 p.m.

The Relocation of Acropora Cervicornis, Other Non-Acroporid Stony Corals, and Xestospongia Muta (Barrel Sponges) Associated with the Port of Miami Dredging Project

Keith Spring and Anne McCarthy, CSA Ocean Sciences Inc., Stuart, FL

                                                                                             

2:25 p.m.

Exhibitor Recognition

Tyler Tracz, PSM, Degrove Surveyors, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

2:30 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

2:55 p.m.

Fate of Fines Study: Sediment Loss During the Hydraulic Dredging Process

Jase Ousley, P.G., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL and Jennifer Coor, Ph.D., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Tallahassee, FL

 

3:20 p.m.

Results from the Turbidity Monitoring Working Group

Martin Seeling, PWS, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Tallahassee, FL

 

3:55 p.m.

The Reality of Mixing Zone Requirements

Tara Brenner, P.G., Thomas Pierro, P.E., and Lauren Floyd, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

4:20 p.m.

Panel and Audience Discussion

 

4:45 p.m.

Improving Florida’s Beaches: USFWS and USACE Partnership Under 7(A)(1) of the Endangered Species Act           

Aubree Hershorin, Ph.D. and Jase Ousley, P.G., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL and Ann Marie Lauritsen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Saint Petersburg, FL

 

5:10 p.m.

An Update on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Hurricane Sandy Response Initiatives

Jennifer Culbertson, Ph.D., Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Headquarters, Department of the Interior, Herndon, VA

 

5:35 p.m.

Adjourn                            

 

 

Thursday, February 5, 2015

 


SESSION A

 

8:05 a.m.  

UMAM Updates and Progress of Rule Development Process

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

 

8:30 a.m.

The Value of Hard Bottom and Hard Bottom Monitoring

Eric Summa, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

8:55 a.m.

Hardbottom Monitoring Standard Operating Procedures for Beach Nourishment Projects

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

 

9:20 a.m.

JCP Environmental Monitoring – Making it Meaningful, A Case Study – Charlotte County Stump Pass Erosion Control Project Seagrass Monitoring

Kimberly Colstad, Coastal Tech, a GEC company, Vero Beach, FL, and Kris Thoemke, Ph.D., Coastal Engineering Consultants, Inc., Naples, FL

 

9:45 a.m.

Panel and Audience Discussion

 

10:10 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

 

SESSION B

 

8:05 a.m.

Cutting Edge Developments of Combined Bathymetric/Topographic LiDAR as a Support Tool in the Coastal Zone

Rupert Forester-Bennett, Pelydryn, Exeter, UK

 

8:30 a.m.

Planes, Boats and Booties – Sea Bright to Manasquan Beach Profile and Groin Surveys

Tim Cawood, PLS, McKim & Creed, Wilmington, NC

 

8:55 a.m.

Detailed Visualization of Project Volume Changes

Patrick Snyder, P.E. and Albert Browder, Ph.D., P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

9:20 a.m.

Vulnerability of Indian River County’s Coast to Episodic Storm Events

David Swigler, P.E., Gordon Thomson, P.E., and Julien Devisse, CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL and James Gray, Indian River County, FL

 

9:45 a.m.

2014 Anna Maria Island Beach Nourishment Projects Construction and Post-Construction Monitoring

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

 

10:10 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break



SESSION C

 

10:40 a.m.

Honeymoon Island Beach Restoration Project – Phase II Funding Overview and Construction Update - Part 1 and Part 2

Andrew Squires and John Bishop, Ph.D. Pinellas County, FL and Brett Moore, P.E. and Mohamed Dabees, Ph.D., P.E., Humiston & Moore Engineers, Naples, FL

 

11:05 a.m.

Evaluation of Bahamiam Sand as a Nourishment Source for Long Key State Park

Peter Seidle, P.E., Applied Technology and Management, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, and Cheryl Miller, Coastal Eco-Group, Deerfield Beach, FL

 

11:30 a.m.

Development of Estero Island Coastal Management Plan

Josh Carter, P.E., Coast & Harbor Engineering, a Division of Hatch Mott MacDonald, New Orleans, LA, Matthew Campbell, P.E. and Arpit Agarwal, Coast & Harbor Engineering, Inc., a Division of Hatch Mott MacDonald, Austin, TX, and Keith Laakkonen, Town of Ft. Myers Beach, FL

 

12:00 p.m. 

Luncheon Buffet

 

 

SESSION D

 

10:40 a.m.

Coastal Structure Permitting in Florida: Part II             

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

 

11:05 a.m.

Recent Applications and Advancements for the Strategic Use of Coastal Structures

Thomas Pierro, P.E., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

11:30 a.m.

Headlands, Living Shorelines and Breakwaters: Design, Construction and Performance of Three Cool Sites Along the Potomac River Estuary

C. Scott Hardaway, Jr., Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA and James Gunn, Coastal Design and Construction, Inc., Gloucester, VA

 

12:00 p.m. 

Luncheon Buffet  

 


SESSION E

 

1:15 p.m.

Development and Adoption of Updated Inlet Management Plans – Port Canaveral Inlet Management

Ralph Clark, P.E., Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Tallahassee, FL and Kevin Bodge, Ph.D., P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

1:40 p.m.

Wiggins Pass Inlet Management Plan Implementation and 1st Year Performance

Stephen Keehn, P.E., Julien Devisse, P.E., and Tara Brennar, P.G., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL and Gary McAlpin, P.E., Collier County, FL

 

2:05 p.m.

Design and Expansion of the Sebastian Inlet Sand Trap

Michael Jenkins, Ph.D., P.E., Applied Technology and Management, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL and Martin Smithson, Sebastian Inlet District, Indialantic, FL

 

2:30 p.m.

Modern and Historical Morphodynamics of the John’s Pass – Blind Pass Dual-Inlet System, Pinellas County, Florida

Mark Horwitz, P.G., Ping Wang, Ph.D., Ming Xie, and Jun Cheng, Coastal Research Laboratory, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

 

2:55 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

SESSION F

 

1:15 p.m.

Beach Restoration throughout Okaloosa and Walton County, Florida

Duncan Greer, Taylor Engineering, Inc., Destin, FL

 

1:40 p.m.

Environmental Windows, A Closer Look

Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. LLC, Oak Brook, IL

 

2:05 p.m.

An Evaluation of Environmental Windows on Dredging Projects in Florida, USA

Terri Jordan-Sellers and Aubree Hershorin, Ph.D., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

2:30 p.m.

Evaluating Expected Dredging Costs for Highly Variable Market Conditions

Steven Howard, P.E., Olsen Associates, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

 

2:55 p.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 


SESSION G

 

3:25 p.m.

Current Methods of Calculating Beach Visitation Benefits of Beach Nourishment Projects

Michael Trudnak, P.E., Taylor Engineering, Inc., Jacksonville, FL and William Hunt, retired USACE, Jacksonville, Florida

 

4:15 p.m.

The Florida Beaches Habitat Conservation Plan: A Collaborative Effort

Jennifer McGee, Ph.D., Thomas Ostertag, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tallahassee, FL, Lisa Robertson, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Tallahassee, FL, and Brian Powell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, FL

 

4:40 p.m.

Adjourn                       

 

 

SESSION H

 

3:25 p.m.

The Coastal Defense Application: Evaluating Nature’s Role in Coastal Protection in Southeast Florida

James Byrne, Chris Bergh, Caitlin Lustic, The Nature Conservancy, Big Pine Key, FL and Zach Ferdana and Greg Guannel, Ph.D.,
Natural Capital Project, Stanford, CA

 

3:50 p.m.

Coastal Resiliency in Broward County

Samantha Danchuk, Ph.D., P.E., Nicole Sharp, P.E., and Jennifer Jurado, Ph.D., Broward County, FL

4:15 p.m.

A Case Study in Applying Natural Resources Management for Coastal Resiliency: The City of Miami Beach Dune
Management Plan

Margarita Wells, City of Miami Beach, FL

 

4:40 p.m.

Climate Change and Population Dynamics of Coastal Dune Plants: Will Dalbergia Eat the Beach This Year or Next?

Robert Barron, Coastal Growers, Inc., Boynton Beach, FL

 

5:05 p.m.

Adjourn

 

Friday, February 6, 2015

 

CLOSING GENERAL SESSION

 

8:00 a.m.

Guest Speaker: Congressman David Jolly, Florida’s 13th Congressional District

 

8:15 a.m.

Shoreline Change in Response to Sea Level Rise on the Southwest Coast of Florida

James Houston, Ph.D., U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

 

8:40 a.m.

Sea Level Rise Effects on Beaches and Beach Nourishment

Andrew Condon, Ph.D. and Michael Walther, P.E., Coastal Tech, a GEC company
Vero Beach, FL

 

9:05 a.m.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Guidance on Sea Level Change and Application in Coastal Storm Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Projects           

Heidi Moritz, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, OR, and Matthew Schrader, P.E. and Mark Shafer, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, FL

 

9:45 a.m.

Living With Sea Level Rise

Douglas Mann, P.E., CB&I Coastal Planning & Engineering, Inc., Boca Raton, FL

 

10:10 a.m.

Professional Exchange Break

 

10:35 a.m.

Introduction to the Coastal Engineering Program at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida

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

 

10:45 a.m.

Analysis of a 10-Year Nearshore Wave Data Base and Its Implications to Littoral Processes

Luis Montoya and William Dally, Ph.D., P.E., University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

 

11:10 a.m.

UAS for Coastal Applications: Understanding the Regulatory Environment

Adam Benjamin, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Earl Soeder, PSM, GPServ, Inc., Orlando, FL

 

11:35 a.m.

Coastal Engineering Haitian Style

Gary Zarillo, Ph.D., Department of Marine & Environmental Systems, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, Timothy Blankenship, P.E., Coastal Systems International, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, and Jean Lucien Lligonde and Joseph Philoxy, CHRAD, Petion-ville, Ouest, Haiti

 

12 noon

Passive Dewatering – A Soft Way to Extend the Life of Beach Nourishments

Kenneth Christensen, EcoShore Int’l, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, Sandy Nettles, P.G., Nettles & Associates, Inc., Palm Harbor, FL, and Frank Gable, Ph.D., Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL

 

12:25 p.m.

Conference Adjourns