JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With the storm past us, the city of Jacksonville and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers need to decide if anything needs to be done and, if so, what, to get beaches back up to par and protected if a storm hits again.
Action News Jax spoke with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Jason Harrah, who is responsible for beach restoration, flood risk management and navigation projects.
He said he believes the beaches did their job in protecting the dunes in Duval when it came to Dorian, but some beachgoers feel differently.
"I feel that there's been a good amount of erosion." Chris Howard told us. He said he walks Jacksonville Beach five times a week, and he has noticed a difference.
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The U.S. Army Corps is in charge of building up the beach to protect the dunes, which are owned by the city.
After a storm hits, the two entities evaluate the area to decide on the next steps.
On Friday, representatives of the city and the Army Corps will walk the entire length of the three beaches -- Neptune, Atlantic and Jacksonville -- to look for any damage and see how much sand washed out to sea.
If it's determined that there was damage, coastal engineers will do an emergency renourishment, as they did after huricanes Irma and Matthew.
The Army Corps adds sand every five years but when a major storm hits, they sometimes need to add more.
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