Surf City MEC Removal

As the first phase of the Barnegat Inlet to Little Egg Harbor Inlet Coastal Storm Damage Reduction project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) completed oceanfront beach replenishment in Surf City and Ship Bottom, New Jersey in February of 2007.

In early March 2007 five point detonating fuzes were recovered from the beach in Surf City. These discarded military munitions were discovered by local residents using metal detectors, prompting the beaches to be closed in the interest of public safety through coordination between USACE, NJDEP, and the Boroughs of Surf City and Ship Bottom.

The Corps completed a Time-Critical Removal Action to safely locate, identify, and dispose of discarded military munitions items. Munitions removal operations began in March 2007 and were completed by May 18, 2007.  The beach reopened for public use on May 23, 2007.