The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently working toward acquiring permissions to utilize Little Egg Inlet and Barnegat Inlet as potential borrow sites for future beach replenishment projects on Long Beach Island.
This involves going through the National Environmental Policy Act process and coordinating with environmental resource agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Steve Rochette, Army Corps public affairs officer.
As Rochette explained, “The next periodic nourishment for LBI is scheduled for fiscal year 2022 pending available…
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