St. Lucie County, FL Coastal Storm Risk Management Project

May 2025

FACT SHEET

St. Lucie County, FL Coastal Storm Risk Management Project 
Construction (C)
Congressional District: 21

1. DESCRIPTION

The St. Lucie County, Florida Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) project protects approximately 3.3 miles of Atlantic Ocean fronting shoreline in southern St. Lucie County. The recommended plan includes beach and dune nourishment from Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Range Monument R-98 in St. Lucie County to the Martin County line. After initial construction, the periodic renourishment interval is 18 years, thus equaling 2 periodic nourishment events over the 50‑year period of Federal Participation. The sand source identified for the project is the St. Lucie Shoals, located approximately 3.5 miles offshore from the project.

2. FUNDING

Estimated Total Cost $114,800,00
Estimated Federal Cost       $32,800,000
   

a. Regular Civil Works Funds:

Allocation thru FY24             $0
Allocation for FY25 $0
President's Budget FY26 TBD
   

b. P.L. 115-123: Bi-Partisan Budget Act of 2018, Supplemental:

Current Working Estimate    $20,300,000
Allocation thru FY24 $6,835,000
Allocation for FY25 $0
   

c. P.L. 117-328A: Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act:

Total Work Plan                    $9,150,00
E&D Funds Received $618,100

3. SPONSOR

St. Lucie County Erosion District
2300 Virginia Ave
Ft. Pierce, Florida 34982

4. STATUS

St Lucie County, Florida CSRM project was authorized by congress under Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to undertake construction of the project on 9 Feb 2018 after the feasibility study was completed on 15 Dec 2017. Initial Construction of the project was completed in May 2022 with approximately 387,035 cubic yards of beach compatible sand placed on the beach. Sand was obtained from an offshore borrow source in federal waters known as Borrow Area A-1 on St. Lucie Shoal, located on the Outer Continental Shelf approximately 4 miles offshore of St. Lucie County, Florida.

Hurricane Nicole was an extraordinary storm event that eroded an estimated 266,000 cubic yards (cy) from the project area.  On 26 May 2023, a Project Information Report (PIR) was approved, outlined the proposed emergency work to fully restore the project’s construction template at the full federal expense in the amount of $9,143,000 where 164,000 cy was lost within the construction template. The DRSAA 2023 Spend Plan approved for $9.143M. Additional funds are needed due to increase quantities after Hurricane Nicole and potential munitions.  The remaining capability balance needed is $5,692,000. The funding will be provided under DRSAA 2023 Spend Plan.  This effort remains economically justified with the benefit to cost ratio of 2.39 from the 2.78 ratio noted in the approved PIR.

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