Beach replenishment projects are a colossal waste of money.

Beach replenishment projects are a colossal waste of money. First off, no matter how much sand is pumped onto a beach, it is only going to be there temporarily. If you do not want to see private and public property destroyed every 10, 15, or 20 years, then don’t build on the beach. Second, beach replenishment is a subsidy for the wealthy. The government should not be in this business of making sure that storms do not destroy property. That is the job of insurance companies. Most, if not all, insurance companies will not insure beach front houses, which means that they have determined that underwriting these properties would be too risky for them, which it is.


“Five million dollars was earmarked in the 2006 federal budget Wednesday for beach replenishment funding on Long Beach Island, clearing a key hurdle for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin shoring up 17 miles of oceanfront.”