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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Report on November-December 1962 Storm, Duval County, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. : U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District,1962. Dated December 7, 1962. Accompanied by map: Jacksonville Beach-Neptune Beach Damage Locations, November-December 1962 storm. Included are 11 photographs of damage in Jacksonville Beach (6), Salt Run Breakthrough (2), Neptune Beach (3)

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla. : U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District,1962. Dated December 12, 1962. Accompanied by map: St. Johns County, Damage Locations, November-December 1962 storm. Included are 5 photographs of damage in St. Augustine Beach

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University of North FloridaUNF Digital CommonsCity and Regional Planning—Florida George W. Simons, Jr. Publications and PrintedMaterials12-12-1962U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District.Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St.Johns County, FloridaU.S. Army Corps of EngineersFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsfloridaThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the George W.Simons, Jr. Publications and Printed Materials at UNF Digital Commons. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in City and Regional Planning—Florida byan authorized administrator of UNF Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact Digital Projects.© 12-12-1962 All Rights ReservedRecommended CitationU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Florida. 1962.George W. Simons, Jr. Planning Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections andArchives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsflorida/27/. ......_, U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT. JACKSONVILLE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ADDRESS REPLY TO: S7!5 RIVERSIDE AVENUE DIOTIIICT ltNCINitltll JACKSONVILLE 2. FLORIDA U, o. AIIMY ltNCINitltll DIOTIIICT, JACKOONVILLit "'· •.••••• .,o RI:P'IER TO FILE NO. SAKWR 12 December 1962 -suBJECT: Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. TO : Regional Director Office of Emergeacy Planning Thomasville, Georgia 1. This report is in response to a verbal request 9 December 1962 by Mr. Ronald Van Dane, of your office, for a survey of the damage re-sulting i.Tl St. Johns County from the subject storm, and for recommenda-tions as to remedial action required. Specific problem are~s were initially identified as Vilano Beach, St. Augustine Beach, and Crescent Beach. Summer Haven was added as a specific problem area after field reconnaissance was made. 2. A severe coastal. storm with wL.~ds of 60 to 70 miles per hour within 100 miles of the center remained within 300 to 500 miles of the St. Johns County beaches for several days. The storm moved from a loca-tion about 175 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras at 1 p.m. on 26 November, to about 350 miles east of Cape Canaveral about 1 a.m. on 28 November, then returned to the vicinity of Cape Hatteras by the afternoon of 1 Decem-ber. During that time the pressure at the storm center varied between about 1004 mj~libars and 988 millibars, with the lowest when the center was about 300 miles east-northeast of' the beaches on 26-27 November, on its southern passage. 3. Reports to the U. S. Weather Bureau from the fire station at Jacksonville Beach showed the lowest pressure, 1011 millibars on 30 November, when the storm was moving northward. Winds were mostly from the north-northeast from 26 November through 3 December. On 30 November continuous velocities of 20 miles per hour, with :gusts of 25 to 40 miles per hour, were reported. 4. The susta:!.:.'led wino.s of about 50 miles f,U1 hour over a fetch of several hundred miles generated waves over 20 feet high with periods of about 11 seconds :in the ocean.. Wb.en those waves broke in the shallow water near shore, they caused water levels to rise about 7-1/2 feet above mean low water. 5. Damage estimates are based OL ground reconnaissance of the entire county shore, and on detailed groQnd inspections in the most severely damaged areas. Damage estiu~tes L~ the Summer Haven area are based on inform~tion obtaiued from the county engineering depart-ment and other sources. Reconr.a.issar.1ce :indicates t~..at a general. SAKWR SUBJECT: 12 December 1962 Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. recession of the dune and a l owering of the beach ·occurred. Both occurred in varying degrees throughout most of the county frontage, but the greatest changes were noted in the three localities identified in para-graph 1 above. At isolated areas no significant changes were noted. Structural damage was limited to the three acute problem localities, and was most evident in the St. Augustine Beach area. Damage in the Summer Haven area is reported to consist mostly of continued undermin-ing of former State Road AlA. Damages are discussed in more detail and by localities in the following paragraphs. 6. For convenience of reference, Vilano Beach is used to identify the shore extending from St. Augustine Inlet north to the St. Johns-Duval County line. As previously stated, a general lowering of the beach and recession of the dune were noted. The north and south ex-tremes of the reach were not significantly affected. Ponte Vedra, at the entreme north, has been historically free of acute erosion prob-lems, and the municipality of Vilano Beach is largely located in the accretion fillet at St. Augustine Inlet. Between those extremes, the most severe damage noted was between points 1 mile· and 2 miles north of the inlet. Inspection and reports of residents indicate that the face of the high dune receded landward 25-30 feet during the subject storm. Indications are that the beach itself may have been lowered an average of about 5 feet in that critical 1-mile reach. Thus, the volume of material lost during the. storm, in that 1-mile reach, would be on the order of 200,000 cubic yards. Five one-family residences are located on the shore in the 1-mUe reach. Four of them have been ~lanked on the north and south by erosion and recession, and only the individual efforts of the owners in erecting crude seawalls and revet-ments have prevented their collapse onto the beach. Evaluated damages for the reach would be $125,000 for loss of beach material and $5 1 000 for damage to the protective structures at the houses, a total of $130,000. 7. St. Augustine Beach is used in reference to the reach of shore extending from St. Augustine Inlet south about 7 miles. It in-cludes Bird Island, Which is the ocean frontage of Anastasia State Park, the municipality of St. Augustine Beach, and about 2 miles of unincorporated shore. The southern end of Bird Island was breached, creating a 30Q .. foot-wide inlet into Salt Run, a small body of water generally paralleling and separating Bird Island from the mainland. The estimated volume of material displaced in the breaching is 50,000 cubic yards. In addition the beach south to St. Augustine Beach eroded, with an estimated l oss of beach material amounting to 8o,ooo cubic yards. At St. Augustine Beach 100,000 cubic yards of material are estimated to have been l ost from the shore. Dune recession ranged from 10 to 100 feet, with the higher values being experienced just 2 SAKWR SUBJECT: 12 December 1962 Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. north and south of the 800-foot-long seawall~ Two ramps to the beach were severely damaged and one ramp had sand washed from under it. Bitumi-nous paving leading to one ramp was eroded for about 50 feet. The sea-ward 50 feet of a large frame building just south of the seawall was undermined and collapsed. Numerous joints opened in the seawall, allow-ing loss of beach fill. The contiguous sidewalk has developed severe cracks, and has collapsed in a number of places. Immediately north of the boardwalk, three summer cottages were undermined and collapsed; a fb~suffered structural damage from partial undermining. The ocean pier experienced rather slight structural damage. Estimated ·damages from all causes, including loss of beach material, total $245,000. 8. Crescent Beach is used as reference for the reach of shore continuing south to Ma.tanz·as Inlet. Except for an· undermined ramp to the beach, damage was limited to loss of beach material. Existing development is sited far enough to the west that it was not threatened by erosion. The beach itself appears to have lowered from 3 to 5 feet. The dunes in the most critical area, from the municipality of Crescent Beach south about 2 miles, receded landward about 30 feet during the storm. The estimated volume of beach material displaced is about 100,000 cubic yards, but the displacement is considered to be largely temporary, as gr~ater displacements in the past have been restored by natural beach action. Local interests report that a 100-foot dune recession in 1950 was restored in a few years. Estimated damages from all causes, including loss of beach material, total $10,000. 9. Summer Haven is used as reference for the reach of shore from Matanzas Inlet south 2 miles. · Erosion has been a problem for a number of years, and in the past bas caused damage to the shore-front road. As a result of that damage, the State Road Department relocated State Road AlA to the west. St. Johns County has taken over maintenance of the old road, and bad to resort to emergency measures during the subject stor.m to prevent its complete destruction in the reach 2 miles south of Matanzas Inlet. Even so, one-half of the pavement was undermined and washed out. A few houses still depend on the road for access. Con-siderable lowering of the beach was experienced; along with deteriora-tion of the dune. The quantity of material permanently lost cannot be estimated with accuracy, but is judge4 to be on the order of 100,000 cubic yards. Damages from all causes, ·including ·loss of material from the beach, damage to the rqadway, and emergency repairs,•are estimated to total $170,000. 10. Ev8J.uated damages in all areas total $555,000. Inclosure 1 consists of photographs of some of the worst damage areas. · Inclosure 2 is a map showing the location and type of damage. 3 SAKWR SUBJECT: 12 December 1962 Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. 11. Remedial measures considered fall in two categories. The first category consists of measures which would be strictly temporary, and which would not adequately provide protection to the area if a etorm of comparable ma.gn.i tude were to occur. They would be such, however, that another similar storm would start with conditions about as they were prior to the subject storm, and would cause com-parable damages. The other category consists of measures required to provide protection during storms of greater severity than that of November 1962. Because of the limited time available for prepara-tion of this report, all considerations involving permanent protec-tion must be highly qualified. The considerations are based on hasty field inspections and measurements, engineering experience on such matters, and on limited analysis of available data. Considerable additional time would be required to appreciably refine the plan for permanent protection, and the estimated costs thereof. 12. Temporary measures considered consist of: a. Vilano Beach.--None. There is no public interest. ~rotective structures at four private residences have been damaged, and privately owned dunes have been seriously eroded. There would be no basis, under emergency procedures, for rebuilding the protec-tive structures or the dunes, and even if there were, the magnitude of the dune repair would ·preclude that work under emergency procedures. Should temporary measures be undertaken, however, the estimated cost would be $130,0001 including $5 1 000 for repairs 7 to protective struc-tures. I b. St. Augustine Beach".--(1) Repairing 800 feet of seawall and . sidewalk. · ., .. ·(2) ·· .Repairing two ramps to the beach. · (3) Distributing 50,000 cubic yards of sand between the northern beach-access ramp, on Pope Road, and the second ramp eouth of the pier, a distance of about 21 000 feet. That volume would provide a degree of protection for the seawall insofar as direct wave attack and flanking are concerned. (4) Repairing the pier sufficiently to make it safe. Closure of the breakthrough into Salt Run is not considered, as it is understood from Mr. Van Dane that OEP procedures would not permit remedial work within park boundaries. If such closure were under-taken it would cost about. $25,000. 4 SAKWR SUBJECT: 12 December 1962 Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla . c. Crescent Beach.--None. Loss of beach material is con~ side red to be largely temporary, and no significant damage to .structures was noted on the inspection or reported by local interests. d. Summer Haven.--Repairing the roadway and revetting about 2,000 feet of shore so as to protect the roadway. The estimated cost of the temporary measures described is $230,000. 13. Permanent measures considered consist of: a. Vilano Beach.--It is understood that correction of the problem is outside the scope of OEP procedures. However, if undertaken, correction would require full-scale restoration of the beach and dune, and their future nourishment. A r ough estimate of the quantity of material required for restoration of the critical mile of beach is 450,000-500,000 cubic yards. There is no doubt that additional reaches of shore to the north would benefit from restoration, but considerable study would be required to delineate the exact reach. The estimated cost of restoring the critical mile of shore is $300,000. b. St. Augustine Beach.--(1) Repairing Boo feet of seawall and sid~wal.k, including backfill where necessary. (2) Repairing three ramps to the beach. ( 3) Distributing 200 1 000 cubic yards of material between . the northern beach ramp, on Pope Road, and the second ramp south of the pier, a distance of about ·2,000 feet. That volume . of sand Mould provide a recreational beach and would protect the seawall from direct wave attack. ( 4) .Repairing the pier. c. Crescent Beach.--None. Damages are considered to be temporary, as previously noted. d. Summer Haven.--(1) Repairing the roadway. ( 2) Revett:!ng about 10,000 feet of shore. The estimated ~st of providing these permanent measures iS $715,000. 14. The average elevat i on of t he beach in front of the seawall a t St. Augustine Beach was l owered at least 6 to 8 feet during the recent storm. With the beach at t hi s l ow elevation even a moderate storm with easterly winds of 20 miles an hour could generate 4-foot waves whi ch 5 SAKWR SUBJECT: 12 December 1962 Report on November-December 1962 Storm, St. Johns County, Fla. could destroy the seawall and undermine a number of commercial buildings. If a relatively moderate storm should occur before the sand on the .beach has been replenished it could·cause ov.er several hundred thousand dollars damages to the existing seawall and o~ean-front property. Providing sand fill on the beach would restore the recreational capacity of the beach, and would. greatly reduce the vulnerability of the seawalls to further damage from wave attack. The energy of the waves would be dissipated, or largely so, on the sand fill before reaching ,the walls. 15. It is emphasized that the permanency of the measures de-scribed in the preceding paragraphs is relative. The structures would require future maintenance, and the protective beach would require future replenishment if it is to be maintained to effective dimensions. The scope ·of this ·report and the time available for its preparation do not permit determination of what future replenishment requirements would be. Such determinations are usually a maJor item of a beach erosion stu~y and require extensive field surveys and analysis. 16. In summary, if the Office of Emergency Planning decides to implement the temporary measures discussed above, :the Corps of Engineers ~1, on receipt of appropriate directive and funds, undertake to carry .out those measures. Should your decision be in favor of the more nearly permanent measures discussed, the Corps can provide assistance along those lines. In that regard, it is considered desirable to point out the capabil-ities of the Corps. Recent amendments to the law governing Federal partici-pation in beach erosion matters provide that beach erosion control studies be made wholly at Federal expense. Such studies are authorized by resolu-tion of the Public Works ~ommittee of either the Senate or the House of Representatives. Based on the findings of the study, Federal participa-tion toward the cost of protecting non-Federal publicly owned shores can range between 50 and 70 percent. For privately owned lands where there would be some public benefits, Federal participation is adjusted be-tween 0 and 50 percent on the basis of the ratio of public benefits to total benefits in the reach. Considerable analysis of property ownership would be required to determine what the Federal contribution might be in St. Johns County, but it is expected that, countywide, it would be some-what under 50 percent. Of course, Federal participation would be con-tingent on development of an economically feasible project. 17. It is trusted that this report will meet your needs. If fur-ther information is needed it will be furnished on request. The Corps of Engineers is ready to provide any assistance possible. FOR THE DISTRICT ENGINEER: 2 Incl 1. Damage photographs 2. Damage map H. R. PARFI'Pr Colonel, Corps of Engineers Deputy District Engineer 6 

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University of North FloridaUNF Digital CommonsCity and Regional Planning—Florida George W. Simons, Jr. Publications and PrintedMaterials12-7-1962U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District.Report on November-December 1962 Storm,Duval County, FloridaU.S. Army Corps of EngineersFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsfloridaThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the George W.Simons, Jr. Publications and Printed Materials at UNF Digital Commons. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in City and Regional Planning—Florida byan authorized administrator of UNF Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact Digital Projects.© 12-7-1962 All Rights ReservedRecommended CitationU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. Report on November-December 1962 Storm, Duval County, Florida. 1962.George W. Simons, Jr. Planning Collection. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections andArchives, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsflorida/26/U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT. JACKSONVILLE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ADDRESS REPLY TO: !575 RIVERSIDE AVENUE JACKSONVILLE 2. FLORIDA REFER TO FILE NO. SAKWR 7 December 1962 SUBJECT: Report on November.:December 1962 storm, Duval County, Fla. TO: Regional Director Office of Emergency Planning Thana.sville, Georgia 1. This report is in response to a verbal request 4 December 1962 by Mr. R-onald Van Dane, of your office, for a survey of the damage re-sulting in Duval County from the subject storm, and for recCIDIDendations as to remedial action required. ~· A severe coastal storm with winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour within .100 miles of the center remained within 300 to 500 miles of the Duval County beaches for several days. The storm moved fran a location about i75 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras at 1 p m. on 26 November, to about 350 miles east of Cape Canaveral about 1 a.m. on 28 November, then returned to the vicinity of Cape llatteras by the afternoon of 1 December. During that time the pressure at the storm center varied between about 1004 millibars and 988 millibars, with the lowest when the center was about 300 miles east-northeast of the beaches on 26-27 November, on its southern passage. 3. Reports to the U. S. Weather Bureau fran the fire station at Jacksonville Beach showed the lowest pressure, 1011 millibars on 30 Novem-ber, when the storm was moving northward. Winds were mostly from the north-northeast from 26 November through 3 December. On 30 November con-tinuous velocities of 20 miles per hour, with gusts of 25 to 40 miles per hour, were reported. 4. The sustained winds of about 50 miles an hour over a fetch of several hundred miles generated waves over 20 feet high with periods of about 11 seconds in the ocean. When those waves broke in the shallow water near shore, they caused water levels to rise about 7-1/2 feet above mean low water. Where water was 4 or 5 feet deep at the toe of the seawall during periods of high tide, 3- to 4-foot waves broke against the walls and saue water surged over the top of the walls which are 12 to 13 feet above mean low water. 5. Damage estimates are based on aerial reconnaissance of the entire county shore, and on ground inspections in the most severely dam-aged areas. From the aerial reconnaissance it was determined that little or no damage was experienced north of St. Johns River or south of Jack-sonville Beach. The beaches north of St. Johns River appeared to have SAKWR 7 December 1962 SUBJECT: Report on November-December 1962 Storm, Duval County, Fla. accumulated sand rather than have lost it; those south of Jacksonville Beach experienced some general lowering, but not excessively so, and no damage to structures was observed. The most severe damages were exper-ienced in the reach fran St. Johns River to the south city limit of Jacksonville Beach. 6. At the Mayport Naval Air Station, just south of St. Johns River, damage was limited to lowering of the beach and to loss of mate-rial :from the dune. It is estimated that the face of the dune receded 20-40 feet landward during the storm. lJ!le vol~ of material estimated to have been lost :from that dune reach alone is on the order of 50,000 cubic yards. Although survey data needed to estimate the volume lost through lowering of the beach profile are not available, it is probable that the volume compares with that lost from the dune. A rough estimate of the value of the material considered permanently lost is $50,000. In addition, Navy labor and equipment used to bring in fill and sandbags during the height of the storm probably cost about $5,000. 7. It was difficult to make a determination of damages caused in Atlantic Beach by the subject storm _because of the fact that damages from previous storms were never repaired. It appears that no new breaks were made in the seawall. Some separation of joints was experienced. The joint separation permitted leakage of water from the saturated backfill, and some backfill was lost through the open joints. About 6, 000 feet of wall require spot repairs, and 300 feet require replacement. The esti-mated total d.a.ma.ge to the walls is $100,000. In addition, a general low-ering of the beach profile occurred. 8. ~ptune Be~ch experienced qui t .e severe damage. The beach pro-file was generally lowered 5 to 10 feet. High tides canbined with the lowered beach permitted waves to impinge directly against the seawall. Field inspections indicate that 2,500 linear feet of seawall were com-pletely destroyed, 2, 500 linear feet were so severely damaged that immediate replacement is required, and the remaining 1, 8oo linear feet require spot repairs in varying degrees. In addition, about 120,000 cubic yards of backfill were lost, primarily through the breaks in the walls. The three existing access ramps to the beach were severely dam-aged. Total. d.ama.ges fran all causes are evaluated at $1,300,000. 9 • Jacksonville Beach experienced damages of the same kind as Nept'Ulle Beach. The length of seawalls ccm,pletely destroyed totaled 3, 300 linear feet; 700 linear feet of wall were so-badly damaged as to require immediate replacement; and the remaining l2, 500 linear feet of wall require spot repairs in varying degrees. About 45,000 cubic yards of backfill were lost, primarily through the breaks in the walls. One residence located near a breach in the wall suffered structural damage. Four access ramps to the beach were severely damaged. Total damages :f'"~om all causes are evaluated at $1,100,000. 2 SAKWR 7 December 1962 SUBJECT: Report on November-December 1962 Storm, Duval County, Fla. 10. Evaluated damages in, all areas t otal $2,580,000, including about $30,000 for emergency labor and equipment rental. Inclosure 1 consists of photographs of same of the worst damage areas. Inclosure 2 is a map showing the location and type of damages. ll. Remedial measures considered fall in two categories. The first category consists of measures w~ch would be strictly temporary, and which would not adequately provide protection to the area if a storm of comparable magnitude were to occur. They would be such, however, that another similar storm woul.d start with conditions about as they were prior to the subject storm, and. would cause comparable damages. The other category consists of measures required to provide protection during storms of greater severity than that of November 1962. Because of the limited time available for preparation of this report, all con-siderations involving permanent protection must be highly qualified. The considerations are based on hasty field inspections and measurements, · engineering experience on such matters, and on limited analysis of avail-able data. Considerable ad.di tional time would be required to appreciably refine the plan for permanent protection, and the estimated costs thereof. 12. Temporary emergency measures considered are limited to the Neptune-Jacksonville Beach area. They consist of: a. Replacing 9,000 linear feet of missing or ba.dly damaged wall. b. Making spot repairs in varying degree to the remaining 14,300 linear -feet of wall. c. Backfilling where required by placement of 67,000 cubic yards of sand. d. Uniform.l3 distributing 400,000 cubic yards of sand along the beach t o provide a degree of protection far the wall. The estimated cost of providing these temporary measures is $1,740,000. 13. Permanent measures consi dered consist of: a. Replacing 9,300 linear feet of destroyed or severely dam-aged seawall, including 300 feet in Atlantic Beac~. b. Spot repail"ing the :remaining 20,300 linear feet of less severely damaged seawall, i ncluding 6,000 feet in Atlan.tic Beach. c. Backfilling where required by placement of 168,000 cubic yard.s of sa.rul, inc~uding 3,000 cubic yards in Atlantic _Beach. 3 SAKWR 1 December 1962 SUBJECT: Report on November-Ds,..em.ber 1962 Storm, Duval County, Flao d. Uniformly distributing 2,000,000 cubic yards of sarld from the northern limit of the seawall in Atlantic Beach t o the south city limits of Jacksonville Beach. That volume of sand "rould prryvide a rec-reational area and would protect seawalls from direct wave attack. The estimated cost of providing these permanent meas1.1res is $5,200 ,ooo . 14. The average elevation of the beach in front of t he seawall w·as lowered at least 2 to 6 feet during the recent storm. With the beach at this low elevation even a moderate storm with eas·terly winds of 20 miles an hour couJ.d generate 4-foot waves which could destroy several nLiles of seawalls and undermine many houses. If a relatively moderate storm shouJ.d occur before the sand on the beach h.'ls been replenished it could cause over several million dollars damages to existing seawalls and oceanfront property. Providing sand fill on the beach wouJ.d restore the recreational capacity of the beach, and would greatly reduce the vu.l.ner-ability of the seawalls to further damage from wave attack. The energy of the waves would be dissipated, or largely so, on the sand fill befol"e reaching the walls. 15. It is emphasized that the permanency of the measures described in the preceding paragraph is relative. The structures would require future maintenance, and the protective beach would require future re-plenishment if it is to be maintained to effective dimensions. The scope of this report and the time available far its preparation do not permit determination of what fut'4I'e replenishment requirements would be. Such determinations are usually a major item of a beach erosion study and require extensive ~ield surv~ys and analysis. 16. In summary, if the Office of Emergency Planning decides to implement the temporary measures discussed above, the Corps of Engineers will, on receipt ~f appropriate directive and funds, undertake to carry out those measure~. Should your .decision be in favar of the more nearly permanent measures discussed, the Corps can provide assistance along those lines. In that regard, it ': is considered desi rable t o point out the capabilities of the Corps. Recent amendments to the la.w governing Federal participation in beach erosion matters provide that beach ero-sion control studies be made whol:cy at Federal expense. Such studies are authorized by resolution of the Public Works Camatttee of either the Senate or the House of Representatives. Based on the findings of the study, Federal participation toward the cost of protect~ng non-Federal publicly owned shores can range between 50 and 70 percent. For privately owned lands where there would be some public benefits, Federal participation is adjusted between 0 and 50 perce~t on the basis of the ratio of public benefits t o total benefits in the reach . In the Atlantic-NF:ptune-Jacksonville Beach area, it is expected that Federal participation toward the cost o:r perms..nent prote -·tive works would be 50 percent j provided that a.ll lands seawsxd of the J.and."-N·a:ro extremity of seawall construction were tra..n.sfe:~ed to ci·ty j 5ta:te , or county govern .. ment s , either by permanent easerent or publi c purpoaes OJ: in fee simple . 4 SAKWR 7 December 1962 SUBJECT: Report on November-December 1962 storm, Duval County, Fla. Of course, Federal :participation would be contingent on development of an economically feasible :project. 17. It is trusted that this report will meet your needs. If fur-ther information is needed it will be furnished on request. The Corps of Engineers is ready to :provide any assistance :possible. 2 Incl 1. Damage :photographs 2 • Damage ma.:p J. V. SOLLOHUB Colonel, Corps of Engineers District Engineer 5 -r, ) \ 

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