certain conditions, by the contribution of Federal funds in an amount 

 equal to one-third of the first costs of work applicable to the publicly 

 ovmed portions of the shores at West Cliff Drive, Twin Lakes Beach 

 and Cliff Drive in the vicinity of 49th Avenue, plus 32,3 and 4,9 percent 

 respectively of the first costs of work applicable to the privately 

 owned shores at West Cliff Drive and Cliff Drive, all in Santa Cruz 

 County, California, The Federal shares of the total project first costs 

 under their present conditions of ownership are 32.7 percent for West 

 Cliff Drive, one-third for Twin Lakes Beach and 23,5 percent for Cliff 

 Drive. The projects for which Federal aid was recommended consist of 

 the following, 



a. At West Cliff Drive construction of a riprap seawall in 

 nine segments with an aggregate length of about 2,885 feet; 



b. At Twin Beach, construction of a protective beach with 

 a berm width of 120 feet along the eastern and western segments by 

 artificial placement of approximately 712,000 cubic yards of suitable 

 sand, and construction of a stone groin at the east end of each of 

 those two segments; 



c. At Cliff Drive, in the vicinity of 49th Avenue, con- 

 struction of a riprap seawaJLl approximately 870 feet in length. 



The Chief of Engineers concurred in the views and recommendations 

 of the Beach Erosion Board, 



STATE OF DELAWARE - KITTS HUMMOCK TO FENWICK ISLAND 



The study area comprises the Delaware Bay shore from Kitts Hummock 

 to Cape Henlopen, a frontage of about 32 miles with a general northwest- 

 southeast orientation, and the Atlantic Ocean shore from Cape Henlopen 

 to the State line at Fenwick Island, a frontage of about 24 miles with 

 an approximate north-south orientation. The bay shore consists generally 

 of a narrow strip of sandy beaches separating the bay from tidal lagoons 

 and marshes. The ocean shore consists generally of sandy barrier beaches 

 with well developed dunes. About 4 miles west and 13 miles south of 

 Cape Henlopen, the shores are broken by Roosevelt and Indian River Inlets 

 respectively which have been improved by dredging and jetty construction 

 under Federal navigation projects, Mispillion River entering Delaware 

 Bay has been similarly improved. The Delaware Bay shore is developed 

 only at relatively small fishing and summer resort villages, such as 

 Kitts Hummock, Slaughter Beach, Broadkill Beach and Lewes, Lewes Beach 

 extending over 2j miles from Fort Miles on Cape Henlopen to Roosevelt 

 Inlet has a summer cottage development on the western half and fisheries 

 and allied industries on the eastern half. The latter are on the harbor 

 behind the breakwaters of the Federal Harbor of Refuge project. Fort 

 Miles, a Federal military reservation, occupies about 1,5 miles of bay 

 frontage and 2,7 miles of ocean frontage at Cape Henlopen, The ocean 



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