Beach Management Program
The Brevard County Beach Management Program administers several beach restoration projects that place beach quality sand and native dune vegetation along the Atlantic shoreline to protect upland property and maintain healthy beaches to be enjoyed by residents, tourists and wildlife.
Because healthy beaches are essential to Brevard’s tourism based economy, the Tourist Development Council has dedicated a portion of the bed tax (collected from hotels and motels) to fund the local cost share of most County beach management projects.
In addition to traditional beach projects, Brevard County continues to seek innovative technologies which may improve the function or cost effectiveness of future beach restoration projects.
Dune Vegetation
No dune restoration project is truly complete without the replenishment of native vegetation. The reintroduction of native vegetation helps to restore the beach / dune ecosystem.
Innovative Technologies
Information on Submerged Bar Beach Nourishment and the Multi-Purpose Surf Reef Feasibility Study.
Restoration Projects
Details about various Brevard County Shore Protection Projects: Canaveral Bypass Project, North Reach, Patrick Air Force Base, Mid Reach, South Reach and South Beaches.
Current Beach Project Updates
There are four segments of shoreline along the Brevard County coastline between Jetty Park and Sebastian Inlet with County beach and dune restoration projects. The area within the boundaries of Patrick Space Force base is federal, and does not fall within any of the County projects.
The US Army Corps of Engineers manages the Federal Shore Protection Project, and Brevard County is the local sponsor. The Federal Project encompasses three sections of shoreline, the North Reach, which lies between the Port Canaveral Jetty and the northern border of Patrick Space Force Base, the Mid Reach, which begins at the southern border of Patrick Space Force Base and extends south to Flug Avenue, Indialantic, and the South Reach, which begins at Flug Avenue, Indialantic and extends south to Spessard Holland Park North.
The three sections of the Federal Project were surveyed immediately following Hurricane Ian, and then again immediately following Tropical Storm Nicole to capture sand losses and erosion along the shoreline. The survey data is currently being reviewed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the County has requested that the Corps accelerate the scheduled sand nourishment timelines. Stay tuned for updates!
Dune restoration in Brevard County’s South Beaches has begun!
The South Beaches is the fourth segment of Brevard County’s shoreline and extends south from Spessard Holland Park to Sebastian Inlet. Currently, dune restoration work is underway between 6600-7000 South Highway A1A. Once sand placement in that area is complete, the project will move south to between 7000-7300 South Highway A1A. Due to the length of the South Beaches shoreline and sand placement restrictions during sea turtle nesting season, beach work can only take place each year until April 30. Once the 2023 sea turtle nesting season is over, dune restoration work will continue until April 2024.
Progress updates will be posted here regularly while the project is underway.