Coastal Erosion Management

Mike Stankiewicz, PE
Unit Head
Telephone: 518-402-8151

Functions of the Coastal Erosion Management Unit: Shore protection projects; harbor drift removal; beach nourishment; and addressing issues related to coastal storms, coastal erosion, and coastal flooding.

Recent Accomplishments:

Four emergency shoreline stabilization projects

Aerial Photography of
Coastal Shoreline

Two channel dredging and beach nourishment projects
Continue administering statewide Coastal Erosion Hazard Area (CEHA) public hearings
Statewide administration of CEHA management and regulatory programs

Current Activities:

Sand dunes along
coastal shoreline

Ongoing construction of coastal erosion and flooding structures
Modification of existing structures along the coastline
Periodic beach nourishment
Navigation dredging with down drift beach nourishment
Begin emergency shoreline stabilization projects
Shore protection feasibility studies
Continue administering statewide Coastal Erosion Hazard Area (CEHA) management and regulatory programs
Continue development of coastal erosion and flooding studies and projects