Politics & Government

Manasquan Battles DEP Over Beach Maintenance

DEP requests $4,500 survey

The borough of Manasquan is currently in arbitration with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection over permits required by state law for beach maintenance.

According to borough engineer Charles M. Rooney of T&M Associates, the borough has most recently been asked by the state to spend $4,500 replicating a mid-1990s survey conducted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

The survey would provide eight cross-sections of the beach and would compare current conditions to those in the template designed by the Army Corps.

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Each year, beachfront municipalities throughout New Jersey apply to the DEP for beach maintenance permits under the Coastal Areas Facilities Review Act. Those permits are used to allow towns to place seasonal fencing and to bulldoze in order to prevent sand loss due to heavy winter storms. They are then permitted to remove the fencing and raze the beaches again.

There is no indication as to when Manasquan's appeal will be decided, though Rooney explained that there would be another conference call after the surveys are completed in August.

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