PREFACE 



This report is published to assist coastal managers in designing and 

 implementing coastal beach nourishment projects. The report is to be used as 

 an aid in evaluating a project; it is not intended to replace the studies 

 needed to identify specific impacts that may be associated with nourishment 

 and borrow operations. The work was carried out under the U.S. Army Coastal 

 Engineering Research Center's (CERC) Ecological Effects of Beach Nourishment 

 work unit, Environmental Impact Program, Environmental Quality Area of Civil 

 Works Research and Development. 



The report was prepared by Dr. Syed M. Naqvi, Southern University, Baton 

 Rouge, Louisiana, and Edward J. Pullen, Chief, Coastal Ecology Branch, under 

 the general supervision of Mr. R.P. Savage, Chief, Research Division, CERC, 

 The material in this report is based on field studies supported by CERC and 

 other literature sources. 



Technical Director of CERC was Dr. Robert W. Whalin, P.E., upon publica- 

 tion of this report. 



Comments on this publication are invited. 



Approved for publication in accordance with Public Law 166, 79th Congress, 

 approved 31 July 1945, as supplemented by Public Law 172, 88th Congress, 

 approved 7 November 1963. 



TED E. BISHOP 



Colonel, Corps of Engineers 



Commander and Director 



