Coastal Science & Engineering

Environmental assessments, impact statements, permitting, and regulatory compliance coordination.

• Public agency approvals and coordination
• Environmental assessments and impact statements
• Coastal Area Management Act permitting
• Erosion and sediment control design and permitting
• Stream bank erosion assessment and restoration
• No rise flood studies (County and City)
• Review of federal flood studies

Beach nourishment design, shoreline erosion assessments, tidal inlet studies, and coastal protection structures.

• Beach nourishment design
• Shoreline erosion assessments
• Evaluation of shoreline, dune and wetland mitigation opportunities
• Innovative shoreline erosion solutions
• Tidal inlet sedimentation, relocation and hydraulic studies
• Wind and wave studies
• Wave diffraction and refraction studies
• Shore protection structures
• Water quality assessments and basin flushing studies
• Wave loads on structures
• Groins, jetties and breakwater design
• Soft erosion control solutions inlet-shoal management
• Inlet relocation/realignment
• Accreted land management
• Beach management - dune fencing and vegetation
• Historical shoreline analysis, setback line revisions

Marina master planning, feasibility studies, floating breakwaters, and regional circulation assessments.

• Marina master planning
• Floating breakwaters
• Marina feasibility studies and site evaluations
• Sedimentation and scour studies
• Hydrodynamics and water quality modeling
• Regional circulation and flushing studies

Long term dredging plan formulation, 3D channel design modeling, and disposal alternative studies.

• Formulation of long term dredging and disposal plans
• 3D modeling of dredge channel design
• Physical analyses of dredged material
• Dredge and fill permitting
• Confined disposal area and hydraulic structures
• Disposal alternative studies

Topographic and bathymetric data collection, in situ wave measurements, and GIS database development.

• In situ wave, tides and current measurement and analysis
• Sediment transport measurement and analysis
• Topographic and bathymetric data collection
• Beach compaction testing
• Sand searches, offshore and inshore
• Advanced sediment grain size analysis
• Bottom coring and analysis
• Measurement of water quality parameters
• Aquatic resource mapping and data base development
• Beach monitoring, profiling and analysis
• GIS database development

Application of specialized wave, circulation, hydrodynamic, and morphologic simulation models.

• One Dimensional Hydraulic Models (HEC-RAS, CONCEPTS)
• Circulation Models (ADCIRC, MSD)
• Morphological Models (GENESIS, SBEACH)
• Wave Models (STWAVE, CGWAVE)
• Two Dimensional Hydrodynamic Models (RIVER2D, RMA2)
• 2-D Hydraulic & Sediment Transport Models (CCHE2D, RMA4, SED2D)
• Hydrologic Models (HEC-HMS, WINTR55, EPA SWMM, Hydrocad)
• Biological Treatment Process Simulation (BIOWIN)