Palm Beach, Fla. (April 14, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces the publication of a proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Palm Beach County Mid-Town Segment, from Lake Worth Inlet to South Lake Worth Inlet, Florida Shore Protection Project for public review and comment.
The purpose of the SEA is to remove approximately 1,000 feet of the authorized project between Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) Range (R) monuments R-91 (Wells Road) to R-92.1 (Seminole Avenue) and evaluate the inclusion of additional sand resources for future nourishments of Palm Beach Mid-Town.
The SEA evaluated various alternatives that identify new borrow areas that would be necessary to supplement existing borrow area capacities for project requirements. The Preferred Alternative includes:
- The Wells Road (R-91) to Seminole Ave (R-92.1) portion would be removed from the project, as the necessary easements to nourish this portion of the beach have not been obtained. Easements for the entirety of the project footprint are required for construction to proceed along any portion of the project.
- The sand sources for nourishment will be the Northern Borrow Area 1, Northern Borrow Area 2 (NBA-1 and NBA-2), and the federally authorized Palm Beach Harbor, FL Project (PBH).
The proposed FONSI, SEA, and associated appendices are available for your review on Jacksonville District’s Environmental planning website, under Palm Beach County:
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/About/Divisions-Offices/Planning/Environmental-Branch/Environmental-Documents/
On that page, click on the “+” next to “Palm Beach” and scroll down to the project name.
USACE is accepting comments for review and consideration for a 30-day period. Submit comments via email to Julia.B.Lombardo@usace.army.mil or via U.S. Postal Service to:
Julia Lombardo
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PD-EC, Planning Division
701 San Marco Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Comments must be received by close of business May 13 for consideration.
For more information concerning USACE studies and projects, please visit www.saj.usace.army.mil.
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Release no. 25-020