Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 19 August 2024

Georgia has promised approval of wells for 6.6M gallons of water daily for Hyundai EV Metaplant from coastal Floridan Aquifer – Georgia taxpayers will pay $1M mitigation fund – would cause regional groundwater drawdown – long-term plan to draw water from Savannah River or deeper Cretaceous aquifer – State seeking public comment

·?????? https://thecurrentga.org/2024/08/10/officials-race-to-meet-hyundais-water-needs/

·?????? https://thecurrentga.org/2024/02/27/epd-offers-plan-to-aid-private-wells-impacted-by-hyundais-water-use/

·?????? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/georgia-promised-66m-gallons-day-hyundai-ev-metaplant-elaine-hanford-7z6vc/

·?????? https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/floridan-aquifer-overview-elaine-hanford-1m5wc/

·?????? Opposition:? https://thecurrentga.org/2024/08/12/bulloch-action-coalition-calls-for-referendum-to-oppose-water-agreement/

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Understanding the Floridan Aquifer that will be tapped to provide 6.625M gallons per day for EV Metaplant in Coastal Georgia

·?????? https://thecurrentga.org/2024/05/24/faq-how-much-do-you-know-about-your-water/

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Shrimpers in Port Arthur area of Texas say coastal windfarm project could harm their industry

·?????? https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/port-arthur-area-shrimpers-association-say-coastal-windfarm-project-could-harm-their-industry/502-db13a141-c352-430e-bf83-70218023eaa8

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Coastal path reopened in Pembrokeshire following landslide damage to pathway & tunnels

·?????? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8d173mezmo

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Beach erosion & recovery following hurricanes on natural beaches & those having man-made fortifications - armored dunes may have long-term detrimental effects on hurricane-prone barrier islands

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-hurricanes-beach-erosion-recovery-differs.html?

·?????? Paper:? https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/9/1557

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Turkey surging forward with $25B Istanbul Canal project

·?????? https://constructionreviewonline.com/construction-projects/europe-set-to-construct-one-of-the-worlds-busiest-canals-to-boost-regional-trade-a-multi-billion-endeavor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europe-set-to-construct-one-of-the-worlds-busiest-canals-to-boost-regional-trade-a-multi-billion-endeavor

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Wild filly in distress removed from Rachel Carson Reserve in North Carolina for veterinary care – exposure to humans will prevent her return to the wild

·?????? https://coastalreview.org/2024/08/wild-foal-in-distress-removed-from-rachel-carson-reserve/

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Proposed Chumash Marine Sanctuary off California coast in conflict with proposed offshore wind energy

·?????? https://www.independent.com/2024/08/09/proposed-chumash-marine-sanctuary-off-coast-of-santa-barbara-and-s-l-o-counties-nears-finish-line/

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Quantifying social & economic benefits of restoring coral reefs in US Virgin Islands

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/news/restoring-coral-reefs-coastal-hazard-risk-reduction-us-virgin-islands

·?????? Paper:? https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2br0b2xp#main

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Anticipating completion of new Howard Frankland Bridge linking St Petersburg to Tampa, Florida – pending hurricanes

·?????? https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2024/08/12/drivers-could-cross-new-howard-frankland-six-months-heres-whats-left/

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NOAA mailing surveys on public concerns regarding coastal wind power in SW Louisiana

·?????? https://www.kplctv.com/2024/08/07/noaa-survey-coastal-residents-about-offshore-wind-energy/

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Update:? Billion Oyster Project in – well, actually approximately 90 million oysters in Paerdegat Basin, New York City

·?????? https://www.brooklynpaper.com/pearl-billion-oyster-project-reef-canarsie/

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Essar to invest $357M to increase methane production from Raniganj field coal beds in Bengal, India

·?????? https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/essar-coal-bed-methane-production/

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IBWC responsible for operating South Bay water treatment plant will not get three of five primary treatment tanks online by deadline – untreated Tijuana sewage will continue to flow to San Diego Bay – blames continuing equipment failures & political challenges

·?????? https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/08/14/your-herculean-efforts-fall-short-state-water-board-scolds-ibwc-for-not-fixing-sewage-treatment-plant/

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Surf breaks protect forests, marshes & mangroves?

·?????? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-13/surf-breaks-are-stores-of-irrecoverable-carbon-according-to-a-new-study

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High radiation levels detected in Niger Delta – biohazard in coastal oil-producing region

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-nigeria-niger-delta-biohazards-high.html

·?????? Paper:? https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/27669645.2023.2299109#abstract

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Coral in Fiji reflects 627-year climate record & variability in Western Pacific – Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation

· https://phys.org/news/2024-08-fijian-coral-reveals-year-pacific.html

· Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado5107

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22 shark species live in San Francisco Bay

· https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/discover-the-11-sharks-found-in-san-francisco-bay/ar-BB1qfYvd