Case study:Poole Bay Beach Replenishment Trial

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Location: 50° 41' 52.48" N, 1° 55' 31.29" W
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Status Complete
Project web site http://www.therrc.co.uk/sites/default/files/projects/62_poole.pdf
Themes Flood risk management, Habitat and biodiversity, Monitoring, Social benefits
Country England
Main contact forename Leanor
Main contact surname Heron
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Contact organisation Environment Agency
Contact organisation web site http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Partner organisations Borough of Poole, New Forest District Council, Channel Coastal Observatory, SCOPAC
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The trial aimed to test a new approach to beach replenishment in Poole Bay on the south coast of England. The concept was to make use of locally dredged sediment and place it in the nearshore, allowing the prevailing waves and tidal currents to move the material toward and along the beach. This approach is used in the Netherlands and more recently in Denmark. The trial is the first of its kind in the UK. Although it was proven that there is a sediment transport connection between the nearshore and the adjacent beach (that is, nearshore deposition can replenish the beach), it remains difficult to assess the long-term fate of the material. It is likely that both a larger quantity of material and more time are needed for sediment dispersal at this site to demonstrate the long-term viability of nearshore replenishment as an alternative to traditional methods.

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Project started 2015
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Funding sources Defra, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency, Welsh Government, Borough of Poole, New Forest District Council, Channel Coastal Observatory, SCOPAC

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