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CaimnrehenisiNe Phan cc wital M amaffemienit Elemer 1 <br />As structurcad, ihca Coastal Management Ellcnnent consisis cafl thtleci matin scacitiansr 1) Bmisdinlg <br />Condit:ians, 2) Anadyriisi, and 3) Goats, Objuctiuco and Policies. <br />Thea Emistinlgl Conditions secition of the Coastall Managcnnent Blemcrlt d eisiaribes thle ppiesenit <br />cork itions of Indian Riueii Clcaunty's Coastal Zone. Tf: ca ioplies discnusscad int ihlca Bmisalinlg Clandilior.ls <br />scacition :incilude: Land Use, Economy), Natura] and Eisloric Rlesouices, Bstuarilnle Waters Qualiq, <br />Natural Disaster Allanninlgl, Boa(ihcas and Duncasi, Plubhici Accoss Pacilitiesi, and Infrastructure. <br />The E)gistingl Conditionls secition is ftallowcad byl the Analysis section which) addiiesises pncasent <br />problems in thca coastal acanca, futurca can(icarnls, and implacitsi to nlatural resources. <br />Folaawinlg thle E)dstting Conld iticansa and Anallys:is scactior.ls of the Coasta] Managem crit Elemient is thea <br />Goalls, Clbjecitimes, and Acalieiicas section. Thai secation of ihle Allan servos as the County' i management <br />straategyl for the Coasalal Zone. <br />T he C caasl al Environment <br />o Banrien Island <br />Thcaplcarlion cif lthe barr.'icni islland 11 aciatod withhin Indian) Riva Claunty is called Crcihlid Islland. Owhid <br />Islland is ±22.4 mill casa :in length and caries in width from a flaw hlur.idread ylands to cavlcai 1.5 miles. Due <br />Io thle effecits ofwir.ld, wavcas, Tidal acition and scadiment suplpllyl, thcasca dimensions are not plermancrit. <br />Inlslaad, thea shloredine ofthka barriien island riaturallIM "migrates" occaanwak on "reheats" landward as <br />the fonceas of cuiosian and accuiat:ican occur. As ciomplonlanits afltheabarricui idand, IhlenearshloreAtllantici <br />and beach/dunca sWitems 6ssiplale wavea avid wind energyE thus forming lhca fiiisl line of dafenisea <br />againim cicaastad storms. In ac dition, the barrier island environment rRiouides a uaricaty of vaeneation <br />opplortunitiesi and aesthleiie qual:iIies f 61 the enjcaynlunit of ciouniy ncas:iderits and uisitoiisi. Tlhca barriieii <br />:island :is dcTlicted in Piguile SI.2. <br />• Naar4lcme Allanitici <br />The ncaanshove Atlantic zonae is onla plait of thea bar-ien :island system; it cicansistsi cif lthea valalimelyl <br />sihallaw walcuis adjoining the beaeihl arcaa, caxlanding fram thea mcaan low water lilr.iea JIMLWL) Ica <br />a Womimatellyl 25 ftacat below thca MLWL. The niearshlone zonla is subdivided into Iwo 6misiionis: thca <br />scurf aor.ica and ihlca subtidal zona. While thea surf zone emtcndsi fram Il la MLWL to thle lowcul low Lida <br />line, Ihla subti dal zor.lea camtends down) from thea 11 awest low tide linea. The subtidal zona is implortant Io <br />Il la suability cif Ithe barricar :island in that it pnomides a r.iahuial biieakwatcni. It also servies ass hlab:ilat foil <br />marina lifts byl pinomidingl spawning, nursery) and feuding grpurids. <br />Alor.lg the ear.itive cioasi ofl the ciounq, are offihlone rcaef runisi plaralllel to thca ,ihowline. That offihlom <br />Yiecafirockl sydem is deaplictod in F1igutle 9.3. <br />Caimmunity Deivehipmeni Depanlmeul Idd in Rig en Cciuinity 2 <br />