Preface 



A request for a model investigation to study beach erosion at Camp Ellis 

 Beach, Saco Bay, ME, was initiated by the U.S. Amiy Engineer Division, New 

 England (NED). Authorization for the U.S. Anny Engineer Waterways Exper- 

 iment Station (WES), Coastal Engineering Research Center (CERC), to per- 

 form the study was subsequently granted by Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of 

 Engineers. Funds were provided by NED on 21 December 1992, 16 December 

 1993, and 9 May 1994. 



Model tests were conducted at WES during the period October 1993 

 through November 1994 by personnel of the Wave Processes Branch (WPB) of 

 the Wave Dynamics Division (WDD), CERC, under the direction of 

 Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. Calhoun, Jr., Director and Assistant 

 Director of CERC, respectively; and under the direct guidance of Messrs. C. E. 

 Chatham, Jr., Chief of WDD; and Dennis G. Markle, Chief of WPB. Tests 

 were conducted by Messrs. William G. Henderson, Computer Assistant, and 

 Marvin G. Mize, Civil Engineering Technician, under the supervision of 

 Mr. Robert R. Bottin, Jr., Project Manager. Numerical studies for wave 

 estimates at the site were conducted by Dr. Zeki Demirbilek, Research Hydrau- 

 lic Engineer. The main text of this report was prepared by Messrs. Bottin 

 and Mize. Appendix A was prepared by Dr. Demirbilek. 



Prior to the model investigation, Messrs. Bottin and Mize met with repre- 

 sentatives of CENED and visited Camp Ellis Beach. During the course of the 

 investigation, liaison was maintained by means of conferences, telephone com- 

 munications, and monthly progress reports. The following personnel visited 

 WES to participate in conferences and observe model operation during the 

 course of the study. 



COL Brink Miller Foniier Commander, NED 



Cathy LeBlanc NED 



Chuck Weiner NED 



Walter Anderson Maine Geological Survey 



Joseph Kelley Maine Geological Survey 



Duncan Fitzgerald Boston University 



John and Judy Reynolds Camp Ellis Beach 



James and Sandra Bastille Camp Ellis Beach 



