[CPEO-MEF] Surf City (NJ) ordnance

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Racing to Make Surf City Beach Safe by May 25, Opening Day

By JILL P. CAPUZZO
New York Times
April 3, 2007

SURF CITY, N.J., April 2 - Much of the sand along this popular 18-mile 
barrier island had washed away, leaving sections of beach with barely 
enough room to spread a towel.

After battles with surfers fearful of shifting wave patterns and 
homeowners concerned that their expensive ocean views would be blocked 
by sand dunes, the United States Army Corps of Engineers got started, 
leaving behind a renourished 200-foot-wide beach in the middle of Long 
Beach Island.

That is not all it left, however. About a month ago it was discovered 
that mixed in with the 500,000 cubic yards of sand dredged from the 
ocean floor were several unexploded military fuses, and now the Corps of 
Engineers is racing to make sure that Surf City’s 1.4-mile stretch of 
beach — the lifeblood of this borough - will be safe for bathers when 
the season begins in two months.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/nyregion/03beach.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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