SHORELINE STABILIZATION
| SHORELINE STABILIZATION |
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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