Situation
Major shoreline erosion and shoreline damage
had occurred resulting in loss of property and
shoreline bank instability.
Left unchecked this erosion would continue
unabated resulting in the further loss of property,
endangerment of trees, and future dock
installation and planned hardscape features.
Major shoreline erosion and shoreline damage
had occurred resulting in loss of property and
shoreline bank instability.
Left unchecked this erosion would continue
unabated resulting in the further loss of property,
endangerment of trees, and future dock
installation and planned hardscape features.
| Close ups of the undercut and damage |
Task
Solution
Result
- All restoration work to be in compliance with Duke Energy, Shoreline
Management Guidelines; the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources;
Oconee County shoreline management requirements; the Eastern Band of the
Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office; the Catawba Indian
Nation; and the SC State Historic Preservation Office.
- The property owner wanted work to be “a part of the natural landscape” and not
a continuation of the “white ring around the lake”.
Solution
- The Duke regulations limit the use of Rip Rap from 6 feet below full pond to full
pond. Rip Rap would do nothing to stop the continued erosion. A sea wall was
impractical from expense and aesthetics, and cutting and re-sloping the bank
would be expensive leaving an invasive cut in the land and require remediation
in compliance with the 50-ft Environmental Offset and Vegetation Management
Requirements.
- A design was rendered to both stabilize the bank and stop erosion damage
while presenting a natural setting similar to bolder outcroppings that support
native plant growth common in this area.
Result
- A beautiful natural setting substantially less expensive than a seawall or re-
sloping that also increased the property value considerably.
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