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®f <br />• <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />Indian River County has approximately 22 miles of barrier island beaches from <br />Sebastian Inlet south to Round Island Park. Eight (8) miles are listed as critically <br />eroded. While 20 percent of Florida's 1,350 miles represent erosional beach <br />area~, almost 40 percent of Indian River County is critically erod=ed. The causes <br />of this erosion vary from downdrift impacts of the Sebastian Inlet to localized <br />physical features resulting in chronic erosional trends to large-scale storm events <br />which trigger major losses of sand. <br />Four (4) project areas have been identified for beach restoration as described in <br />the Indian River County Beach Preservation Plan (SPP). Sector 1 and 2 <br />(Ambersand Beach), Sector 3 (Wabasso Beach), Sector 5 (Vero Beach) and <br />Sector 7 (South County Beach). Highway AM parallels the entire beach with <br />access to the barrier island via CR 510 at Sector 3 on the north beach and via <br />CR Fn and SR 656 at Sector e ---' <br />a' � Dca-1 arca iur ine centrai and south beaches. <br />Figure 1 provides a descriptive map for the eight (8) beach sectors identified in <br />MU or -r-. <br />Ninety percent of Indian River County's population lives within ten (10) miles of <br />the coast. Both tourists and the increased residential population place great <br />demand on the hp.ar_.h raeniimno Mot 0,_l., C ai <br />• ..y a,MU UVOUMb UIC iluiifuer one <br />tourist destination in Indian River County, but County residential users comprise <br />an average of 41 percent of all beach users. <br />These 22 miles of Atlantic oceanfront beaches are a major economic asset to <br />Indian River County. Property values in the County continue to rise at a rate <br />greater than the overall inflation rate. Tourism continues to be the major industry <br />oe 4eamiiszarvoarrorurr owi9W ME <br />t <br />