Beach Sand Erosion Control. Sand dunes are one of the most widely known ways to prevent erosion. Beach prisms make a difference. The introduction of sand fill can bury otherwise productive aquatic habitats such as gravel rocks weed beds and.
Give the gei works team a call at 1 772 646 0597 for coastline erosion control. Although a natural sand beach functions well at erosion control and is desirable to walk on it is the least productive type of sediment from a biological aspect.
What protection is provided is often confined to a small area.
Leave natural shoreland vegetation and beach rocks undisturbed. Leave natural shoreland vegetation and beach rocks undisturbed. While this catches sand on the upcurrent side of the wall it leads to more erosion on the downcurrent side of the wall where the waves once again pick up sand and sediment. As seen in the before and after photos below beach prisms were able to give some relief from storm damage and slow the rate of erosion by replenishing sand in front of and behind the prisms.
