Coastal Technology Corporation

Phipps Ocean Park
Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement Next Project

Phipps Ocean Park Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement
(Client: Town of Palm Beach, FL)

As part of the Phipps beach restoration project Coastal Tech prepared a SEIS on behalf of, the Jacksonville District for this non-federal beach fill project. In January 2000, the Town made formal application to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the USACE for a Joint Coastal Permit . In March 2001, FDEP issued their permit for the Project. In June 2001, the USACE advised the Town

that the Jacksonville District had adopted a policy under which all beach nourishment projects - federal and non-federal - must undergo review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) via processing of an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement prior to USACE permit issuance. For the Phipps Project, the USACE prescribed preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SIES) to supplement the “ Coast of Florida Erosion and Storm Effects Study, Region III EIS ” prepared by USACE in 1996. The SEIS was prepared by Coastal Tech, in cooperation with the Town of Palm Beach and the USACE.