area.. The reservation consists of a wide beach, a seawall, a highway, 

 and a public area 125 to 150 feet wide which contains parking space, 

 pavilions, a hotel, a bathhouse, and sanitary buildings. The beach 

 is wide and f]at and is composed of hard-packed sand in foreshore and 

 offshore areas, and soft sand and stones in backshore areas „ The 

 beach is extensively used for recreation. 



Nantasket 3each has for many years been relatively stable. Where 

 erosion has occurred, the beach has subsequently been rebuilt by 

 natural forces. The seawalls have withstood direct wave attack and 

 adequately serve their purpose. The only beach problem existing at 

 Nantasket Beach is that caused by stones on the beach which interfere 

 with its recreational use. 



The division engineer considered the desires of the cooperating 

 agency and studied the character, sources, and movement of beach 

 material, the existing structures, the changes in the shore lines and 

 offshore bottom, and the effects of winds and storms. He concluded 

 that improvement of the composition of the beach is a problem of 

 periodic beach maintenance which is the responsibility of local 

 authorities and that this maintenance may be accomplished by» 

 (1) covering the stones with sand, or (2) burying stones in trenches 

 or pits dug in the backshore area, or (3) removing stone deposits and 

 replacing with equal volumes of suitable sand. He recommended that 

 the cooperating agency continue maintains the beach in a suitable 

 condition for recreational use, expanding its maintenance methods 

 as necessary to bury and cover the stone deposits more completely or 

 to remove the stones and replace them with equal volumes of sand. 



The Board carefully considered the report of the division 

 engineer and concurred in his conclusions and recommendations. In 

 compliance with existing statutory requirements the Beach Erosion 

 Board stated its opinion that° 



a. It is not advisable for the United States to adopt a 

 project for the locality at this timej 



b. The recommended maintenance measures are in the public 

 interest, but since the policy established by Public Law 

 727, 79th Congress does not include a provision for 

 Federal participation in maintenance costs j 



c. No share of the expense should be borne by the United 

 States. 



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