Walton Scrub looking south from dock on adjoining property

January 23rd, Contractors have graded the bank and dug a ditch for the toe of the articulated concrete. Much of the dirt from the excavation has eroded into the Indian River Lagoon between the turbidity curtain and the shore.

January 24th, much more of the excavated dirt has washed away.

By January 29th the low tide shows that the piles of dirt have completely washed into the Indian River Lagoon and the curtain, which seems designed to keep the dirt separated from the receiving body of water, has washed onto the beach.

By February 5th the toe of the slope is collapsing into the lagoon. The turbidity curtain is broken, twisted and ineffective.

February 10th (low tide) shows the toe of the slope severely eroded into the receiving water Contractors have painted the beach to show where the toe should reach. They have re-graded the portion in the top left of this picture but you can see from the pictures above that erosion was similar for the full length of the Walton Scrub.

Nearly half of the 16 feet of slope where the articulated concrete will be placed. A 3 foot cliff that sloped down 6 feet (conservative estimate) and extended 100 feet would hold 900 cubic feet of soil. If sand weighs 100 lbs / cubic foot, a mere 900 cubic feet of soil would weigh 45 tons.

The entire project is 72,000 feet long. Much of the length has eroded, been re-graded and then has eroded again. Have 324,000 tons of soil been dumped into the Indian River Lagoon? If the erosion has only occurred on 1/10th of the project distance, the erosion has resulted in 32,400 tons of soil having been dumped into the Indian River Lagoon. This doesn't include soil placed on the bank between the hurricanes without sedement control.

This madness must stop.