PREFACE 



This report examines the feasibility of accounting for the processes of 

 erosion and overwash in the determination, by the Federal Emergency Manage- 

 ment Agency (FEMA) , of coastal high-hazard flood zones. 



The report was prepared at the Coastal Engineering Research Center 

 (CERC) of the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in response 

 to a request from FEMA. Dr. Frank Tsai was FEMA's contract monitor. 



Mr. William A. Birkemeier, Dr. Nicholas C. Kraus , Mr. Norman W. 

 Scheffner, and Mr. Stephen C. Knowles prepared the report under general 

 supervision of Messrs. Curt Mason, former Chief, Field Research Facility; 

 Thomas W. Richardson, Chief, Engineering Development Division; H. Lee Butler, 

 Chief, Research Division; and Dr. James R. Houston and Mr. Charles C. 

 Calhoun, Jr., Chief and Assistant Chief, CERC, respectively. Ms. Harriet M. 

 Klein and Mr. Peter A. Howd contributed to the preparation of the manuscript. 

 This report was edited by Ms. Shirley A. J. Hanshaw, Information Products 

 Division, Information Technology Laboratory, WES. 



Commander and Director of WES upon publication of this report was COL 

 Dwayne G. Lee, CE. Dr. Robert W. Whalin was Technical Director. 



