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Hancock County (Waveland, MS.) considering $100 million seawall to create bluewater beach
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:01 pm
I don't know how feasible this is but it's interesting nonetheless.
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"What if the water off the coast of Waveland was blue instead of brown?
The Hancock County Greenways Committee is searching for a way to overcome the unpleasant appearance of the brown water along the beach as a way to boost economic development.
A vision presented Friday to the committee would do just that by building a second seawall and creating a new bluewater ecosystem close to shore. The proposal would help the ecology, provide greater resistance to storms and boost the economy.
“We believe one of the obstacles to economic development in Hancock County is the water. It is brown," said Allison Anderson of Unabridged Architecture before making the presentation. "How many people actually go swim in the water? Because we have an opportunity here, in some of these areas of Hancock County that have not been fully developed, to really create a beautiful and unique place on the Mississippi Coast.”
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"What if the water off the coast of Waveland was blue instead of brown?
The Hancock County Greenways Committee is searching for a way to overcome the unpleasant appearance of the brown water along the beach as a way to boost economic development.
A vision presented Friday to the committee would do just that by building a second seawall and creating a new bluewater ecosystem close to shore. The proposal would help the ecology, provide greater resistance to storms and boost the economy.
“We believe one of the obstacles to economic development in Hancock County is the water. It is brown," said Allison Anderson of Unabridged Architecture before making the presentation. "How many people actually go swim in the water? Because we have an opportunity here, in some of these areas of Hancock County that have not been fully developed, to really create a beautiful and unique place on the Mississippi Coast.”
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Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:03 pm to WoWyHi
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How many people actually go swim in the water?
I lived in Bay St. Louis for about 15 years, and went to the beach many times. Only time I got in the water was to pee.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:05 pm to BayouBengals18
I'm just wondering if it would work. Even if it did work, Louisiana would figure out a way to screw it up.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:08 pm to BayouBengals18
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I lived in Bay St. Louis for about 15 years, and went to the beach many times. Only time I got in the water was to pee.
Hell, no wonder the water's not blue.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:09 pm to WoWyHi
I think Allison is smart.
$100 million is not that much money in the overall scheme of things.
A small power plant, a long-term contract with a mediocre baseball player, and a 737 Max all cost that much.
The usual South Mississippi / South Louisiana modus operandi is to just accept things like brown water and general filth as things that are handed down from above. The powers-that-be deal with it, and figure out a way to screw the rest of us in spite of it.
Good for Allison, who aspires to better things.
$100 million is not that much money in the overall scheme of things.
A small power plant, a long-term contract with a mediocre baseball player, and a 737 Max all cost that much.
The usual South Mississippi / South Louisiana modus operandi is to just accept things like brown water and general filth as things that are handed down from above. The powers-that-be deal with it, and figure out a way to screw the rest of us in spite of it.
Good for Allison, who aspires to better things.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:11 pm to USMEagles
Hell, I'd love to have a bluewater beach that close. Destin isn't that far, but Waveland is stupid close.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:11 pm to WoWyHi
How would they accomplish this?
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:12 pm to WoWyHi
Hancock-Whitney has some $$$$
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:12 pm to WoWyHi
They’ll need to put in a wave machine to make people want to go.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:12 pm to WoWyHi
I have no idea how the F this would work. The water is brown due to fine suspended sediment. It is extremely hard to get it to settle out the water column. No amount of aquatic vegetation can turn the water blue...think about the Biloxi marsh in St Bernard...water is still brown tinted even when it’s clear over beds of sea grass in the marsh. They would need to artificially import tons of white sand to cap the silty sand beds they have in the nearshore, then isolate a lagoon and then magically remove suspended fines.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:12 pm to DCtiger1
Eh, it would still be mississippi and the sand would still be nasty
You have to get into the FL panhandle to get that sugar white sand which is just as important as nice water
You have to get into the FL panhandle to get that sugar white sand which is just as important as nice water
This post was edited on 5/18/19 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:12 pm to USMEagles
quote:If so she’s probably not a Waveland native.
I think Allison is smart.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:13 pm to DCtiger1
quote:
How would they accomplish this?
A seawall to help block the doo doo water, creating a new ecosystem that supports bluewater, and a pumping system to help filter the water.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:15 pm to man in the stadium
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man in the stadium
Ehhh I don't mind them trying though.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:16 pm to WoWyHi
Pipe dream. Sounds like a good way for some politicians to make a few dollars.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:16 pm to WoWyHi
If Louisiana did this, they'd finish it up at about $200m over budget, then 3 weeks later a hurricane would come through and wipe out the seawall.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:18 pm to DCtiger1
They neither can nor will accomplish this.
There are two ways
1) a wall running from La France to the Chandies which is so far beyond 100 mil that it is laughable.
2) a containment area with treated water and they are never going to be able to get FedGov approval for the amount of chlorides required for that.
There are two ways
1) a wall running from La France to the Chandies which is so far beyond 100 mil that it is laughable.
2) a containment area with treated water and they are never going to be able to get FedGov approval for the amount of chlorides required for that.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:19 pm to BigOlBigguns
quote:
Louisiana did this, they'd finish it up at about $200m over budget, then 3 weeks later a hurricane would come through and wipe out the seawall.
Before that even happened though, there would be 10 years of studies to see if they could do it.
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:23 pm to BayouBengals18
You missed out on all of the jelly fish
Posted on 5/18/19 at 10:30 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
MS Gulfcoast is one blue water beach, a few lax law changes, and a better marketing team away from supplanting New Orleans as the Gulf Coast #1 destination.
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