I am looking at pictures of some of the islands and coastal areas in Florida after the hurricane came through. I see them “plowing the streets just to make them passable.
What do they do with all of that sand after the hurricanes cause that kind of damage? Obviously they have to truck it somewhere, but where? Ideally (maybe) they could dump it back in the ocean, but I can’t imagine how they would do that. Maybe dump it on the beach? But not sure what problems that would cause.
It seems like you have to get the sand out before you can really start any kind of rebuilding and repair from the water and wind damage.
What a nightmare and my heart goes out to everyone affected everywhere.
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They usually have a dump off site where the sand can be collected, cleaned and sifted before being reused.
As for putting it back where it came from, it’s pretty straightforward. They can load it up in trucks and dump it in areas of the beach with significant washout then spread it around with big earthmovers. Thats a part of seasonal maintenance in some beach areas so it’s not too difficult, it’s just a part of life in a beach town.
If you hop on YouTube and search for “sand replacement beach” or something like that you’ll see tons of videos demonstrating what I’m talking about.
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