AVALON NORTH END BEACH FILL PROJECT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
(Avalon, NJ)-A big beach fill project in the north end of Avalon is slightly ahead of schedule despite some rainy weather that has dominated the work. A report on the progress of the beach fill was delivered during the Wednesday, May 6th council meeting at Avalon Borough Hall.
According to the report prepared by Avalon Engineer Thomas Thornton of Hatch Mott MacDonald, approximately 68,000 tons of sand has been delivered to the beaches between 9th and 18th Streets in Avalon since the project began on April 15th. The contractor has averaged approximately 5,000 tons of new sand per day. At this rate, the final quantity of 140,000 tons is projected to be completed by June 4th. Crews are delivering sand to the north end beaches Monday through Thursdays; no work is being done Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
Sand is being trucked in to Avalon and brought to street ends at 10th, 12th, and 15th Streets, covering the rocks, and a partial berm of varying widths. The material has been examined, and is of very good quality and virtually free of deleterious materials. So far, very little sand that has been placed on the beach has been lost due to storms or tidal events.
Avalon expects to continue this beach fill project with its own project. On Thursday morning, May 7
th, a bid opening event will take place at Avalon’s Borough Hall for a second phase of the beach fill. The Borough intends to add another 80,000 tons of sand to the project being conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which would represent a 60% increase in the total scope of the beach fill. A total of eight contractors have purchased bid documents for the Borough project. It’s anticipated that the bid will be awarded during the Avalon Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, May 13
th.
The Borough of Avalon will once again require residents to follow the “odd-even” outdoor water use program for 2009.
It’s easy to follow, and works like this: If your home address is an odd number, you can conduct outdoor watering on any odd numbered day of the month. If your home address is an even number, you can conduct outdoor watering on any even day of the month. No outdoor watering will be permitted on the 31st of any month.
Here is the reason for this program. This is not a water supply issue, it is a water allocation issue. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection sets water allocation limits for municipalities. If the municipality exceeds the water allocation, steep fines may be imposed. Avalon wants to be proactive with its outdoor water use and mandates that everyone follows the odd-even outdoor water use system for the entire year. The Borough will also be taking necessary steps to make sure that it restricts its own use of water as well.
The graphic posted above is on a magnet that is available to you for free. Kindly stop by Avalon’s Department of Public Works, Avalon’s Borough Hall, or other locations to pick up your free magnet. Place it in your home as a reminder of the odd-even watering program in place for 2009. If you have a rental property in Avalon, please make sure your tenants are aware of the program.
You will still be permitted low-level water use outside anytime at all (outdoor showers and the like).
There are two PDF documents prepared by Rutgers University that provide you with very valuable tips on outdoor watering and lawn care. They include great tips on how to take care of your lawns while conserving water at the same time.
If you have any questions about this odd-even program, just send it to us through the Avalon Feedback section of our website, located on the front page. We will get an answer to you as quickly as possible!
Both informational pamphlets are also available for download:
Best Management Practices for Watering Lawns
Your Lawn and its Care
