Completion of the Coastal Flood Risk Management (CSRM) project will assist the US Army Corps of Engineers with its proposed beach and dune nourishment project to improve the community’s ability to withstand coastal storm surge and wave events from the Gulf of America.
In September 2024, the USACE Mobile District retained AECOM for the Okaloosa County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management project. The project will further evaluate USACE’s proposed beach and dune nourishment project along approximately 16,500 feet of the coast of Okaloosa Island and 16,000 feet along the coast of West Destin, Florida. Okaloosa County boasts multiple significant resources and economic drivers, including the County beaches that are important tourist destinations because of the white sand and emerald, green-colored waters.
AECOM’s scope of work includes obtaining current beach profile survey data, evaluating shoreline change characteristics, as well as modeling these components using GenCade, Delft3D, and other software. The findings from this evaluation will guide the final design and ensure environmental compliance for the beach nourishment and dune restoration. The evaluation covers both the initial construction and ongoing maintenance to sustain the expected flood mitigation capabilities of the system.
Photo credit: US Army Corps of Engineers
https://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Program-and-Project-Management/Civil-Projects/Okaloosa-County-Florida-Coastal-Storm-Risk-Management-Study/