quadrant account for the predominance of eastward littoral drift. Due 

 to the limited size of Lake Erie, local storms are the sole cause of 

 important wave action. 



The district engineer considered the desires of the cooperating 

 agency, determined the sources and movement of beach material, the 

 changes in the shore line and offshore bottom, the effects of -winds, 

 waves, ice and storms, the effects of existing structui'es, and de- 

 veloped a plan for protecting and improving Conneaut Township Park 

 and five general plans for protecting and improving the privately owned 

 shores of the study areas. He concluded that for the western half of 

 the study area where an adequate supply of beach material is lacking, 

 the most economical and practical general plan of protection consists 

 in grading and draining the bluffs and armoring the toe of the slope. 

 Three methods of armoring were presented for use under varying bluff 

 conditions. For the eastern half of the study where a larger supply 

 of beach ire.terial is available, he presented two plans of protection. 

 One comprised grading and draining the bluff, armoring the toe of the 

 slope and maintenance of a protective beach by means of short groins. 

 T/iniere the blirffs contain a considerable proportion of beach material 

 and no structures are located so close to the top of the bluff as to 

 necessitate positive protection against any further recession of the 

 bluff, a less costly plan using high short groins maybe used. Under 

 this plan the slope would not be armored and erosion of the bluff would 

 be permitted to fill the groin system. The groin system would operate 

 to retard erosion of the beach and the beach might be expected to build 

 up to protect the toe of the bluff. The district engineer recommended 

 that owners of private property adopt one of the five proposed plans of 

 improvement best suited to the physical characteristics and the desired 

 utilization of their shore front property. He further concluded that 

 Conneaut Township Park is the only publicly ovTned section of the shore 

 line where additional protection or improvement is needed at this time 

 and that the plan best suited to the needs and resources of the township 

 consists of one cellular steel pile groin. He recommended, subject 

 to certain conditions, that a project be adopted by the United States 

 authorizing Federal participation to the extent of 31 per cdnt of the 

 first cost of the groin construction at Conneaut Township Park. The 

 division engineer concurred in the conclusions and recommendations of 

 the district engineer. 



The Beach Erosion Board carefully considered the reports of the 

 district and division engineers. It concurred generally in their views 

 and recommendations, subject to the comments contained in the following 

 paragraphs . 



The x^oard noted that the district engineer presented five nethods 

 for protecting the shores of privately owned property and recommended 

 that avmers adopt the plan best suited to the physical characteristics 

 and desired utilization of their shore front property. The Beach 

 Erosion Board concurred in these methods of protection and in the manner 



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