Erosion and sea level rise has the National Park Service updating its sedimentation management practices at the Outer Banks. | Stock Photo
Erosion and sea level rise has the National Park Service updating its sedimentation management practices at the Outer Banks. | Stock Photo
The National Park Service (NPS) wants public comment on its Sediment Management Framework at Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Sediment management activities implemented by NPS, other federal agencies, state agencies and local jurisdictions will be part of the framework, for which an Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared, NPS reported.
The comment period closes on Monday, Nov. 2.
Community members can submit comments electronically or mailed to Superintendent, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 1401 National Park Drive, Manteo, NC 27954.
Erosion and natural accretion have impacted the Seashore for decades, with sediment management used to control erosion and stabilize dunes, the NPS said. Some sections of Cape Hatteras beaches are relatively stable, with natural processes maintaining high dunes. But at other places, erosion causes ocean encroachment on the dunes and washing over onto N.C. Highway 12 and adjacent communities.
The framework addresses these problems and enables timely responses for park partners wanting to nourish beaches as storm events increase and sea levels are projected to rise, NPS said. The framework lets them know when, where and how they may act at the Seashore, the NPS reported.
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