A bill has been passed by the United States House of Representatives and the Senate that includes funding in the amount of $45m to protect the coastal Camp Ellis in Saco from beach erosion.
The funds would be for the United States Army Corps of Engineers to modify a jetty 6,600 feet long where the Saco River and the Saco Bay meet. This jetty was built 150 years ago and is designed to prevent sand from filling the mouth of the Saco River, and allow for the navigation of ships. The current problem is that the jetty sends water and waves back to the camp, meaning erosion of the beach is accelerated and homes are put at risk.
The solution proposed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers is to create a spur jetty of 750 feet that will be perpendicular to the existing one, and will stick out like a letter T to lessen the impact of the waves.
Residents of such neighborhoods want to stay informed about such projects. Local Print shops can help in such efforts by printing Flyers and other materials with more details about such projects.
Vice President of Save Our Shores Saco Bay, David Plavin, said that now funding has been approved, it should take about a year to complete once construction begins.
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