Submerged Breakwater Shoreline Restoration
Fort Morgan, AL
USING NATRX BLOCKS THAT ARE 3D PRINTED ENGINEERED BREAKWATER BLOCKS TO DISPERSE WAVE ENERGY STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO RETAIN AND LIMIT SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN AREAS IN NEED OF SEDIMENT NOURISHMENT.
THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS, BUT ONCE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THE CLIENT WILL BE ABLE TO NOTICEABLY SEE THE SEDIMENT RETENTION AT HIS SHORELINE.
BELOW IS THE SHORELINE ANALYSIS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY SHOWING HOW THE SHORELINE HAS CHANGED OVER TIME AND DEFINING THE MAJOR PROBLEM AREAS TO BE ADDRESSED
MAY 2010 SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING ORIGINAL MHWL
NOVEMBER 2017 SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING ESTIMATED MHWL
NOVEMBER 2020 SATELLITE IMAGERY OF MHWL
DECEMBER 2022 SATTELITE IMAGERY SHOWING MHWL CHANGE
SEPTEMBER 2023 SATTELITE IMAGERY OF ESTIMATED MHWL CHANGE
Submerged NATRX blocks offering shoreline protection.