Geotube installation - Santa Rosa Beach

[Kurt]

Just west of Gulf Highlands (behind Goatfeathers) access.

 

[wetwilly]

OMG. I thought that these things have not been properly tested?? Is the county installing these?

 

[Kurt]

OMG. I thought that these things have not been properly tested?? Is the county installing these?

Homeowners, not the County.

 

[Rita]

Will they scrape the beach to cover them - Haul in ugly sand to cover or leave them exposed to be covered by washed up sand? How does that work? Homeowners aren't allowed to scrape beaches are they?

 

[aquaticbiology]

odd color - real geotube(TM) or chinese knock-off from wal-mart? and filled with what, I wonder?

and what's up with THE PUMP? reminds me of that story of the underground laboratory and the monster thay had to feed with something similar... happy halloween!

 

[Kurt]

Will they scrape the beach to cover them - Haul in ugly sand to cover or leave them exposed to be covered by washed up sand? How does that work? Homeowners aren't allowed to scrape beaches are they?

Only the County is permitted to scrape. The tubes will be covered with sand trucked in. Although, if there is a scraping between now and then that would likely add some sand in front of the tubes.

I'm sure the plan is to build dunes over the tubes and then plant sea oats. I'm curious to see whether they try to stack tubes on top of each other.

 

[Kimmifunn]

What's a geo tube? Dumb question?

 

[Kurt]

What's a geo tube? Dumb question?

It's a big tube made of flexible material that is filled sith a sand/water slurry. The water is then forced out to leave a giant concrete-like sand slug, meant to protect property from storm-generated waves.

You can see the white one filled in the pic. They are about 4 feet high and 50 feet long when filled.

 

[Rita]

Only the County is permitted to scrape. The tubes will be covered with sand trucked in. Although, if there is a scraping between now and then that would likely add some sand in front of the tubes.

I'm sure the plan is to build dunes over the tubes and then plant sea oats. I'm curious to see whether they try to stack tubes on top of each other.

Any idea of the time frame it might take to get these things covered with sand? A week? Or weeks? I sure hope they find "white" sand!

 

[Kurt]

Any idea of the time frame it might take to get these things covered with sand? A week? Or weeks? I sure hope they find "white" sand!

Not sure - as soon as they are "dry" they could have them covered in a day.