I am happy to report that Mantoloking fared well in the 5 – 6 day nor’easter that we just recently experienced. As is often my habit, I walked up to the Downer Avenue beach first thing each morning, and last thing at the end of each day, and saw relatively little change in the beach/dune from day to day. By the end of the storm, we had lost some sand from both the beach and the leading edge of the dune, but over all, the dunes did their job, and held the line. We also experienced little or no flooding in the streets, and did not receive the heavy rain that was forecast.
I also learned recently that the state dredging contractor, Crowder-Gulf expects to soon dredge more “beach” sand out of the bay, and return it to the beach after sifting it. This will continue to grow the dune to protect us during the coming winter. For the last couple of weeks, the dredge spoils that have been recovered have been too silty to put on the beach.
Ed
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