Dunbar East Beach

Established in 2011 as a Tenants’ and Residents’ Association Supported by East Lothian Council

We now have over 60 members

WE had a lot on our minds…

…and in the first three years we got busy.

Lots of kelp

And flies And smell

but also loads of kelp…

Stench of rotting weed.. reached the High Street

Kelp dumps breeding flies that infested homes

Rotten seaweed polluting pools

Civic Week - June 2013

Lots of sand…

May 2014

+ REGULAR SUMMER BEACH CLEANS + GARDENING

Keep Scotland Beautiful – Rural Seaside Award 2012,2013,2014 Beach Management by volunteers working with ELC Landscape and Countryside

Sewage pipe exposed by storms

Fetch from North East is longest, so waves are most destructive

The North Sea has warmed 2 degrees in 50 years

East Beach 2015

2015

DSHNG start Beach Regeneration Project

2001 Beach is…disgusting, sea weed and sand loss

Major report by Babtie Group Report by Engineer, Nigel Pontee

100 year time line – based on anecdote from 1960 onwards

Babtie - Sand loss commentary…

Groyne in good condition – c 150m long

East Beach groyne – 1930s

100 year time line – based on anecdote from 1960 onwards

1992 – 1994 New sewage interceptor.

Groyne reinstated

BABTIE REPORT to ELC – 2002 Recommended Actions – One off…..

BABTIE REPORT to ELC – 2002 Recommended Actions – One off…..

Beach erosion seems to have commenced before sewage pipe works Progressive deterioration of groyne may have increased SE loss of sediment Transport driven by change in wind climate from 1960 – 1990 with concomitant

change in wave height/direction Rise in sea level may have led to increase in wave energy Accretion since 2002 could be explained by a period of reduced sea level rise

due to the 18.6 year lunar modal cycle, or decreased wave heights

Our key question… how to get our beach back again

2002 – 2009 No action taken

Beach regenerated itself

East Beach groyne – 2010

East Beach – 2010

2002 – 2009 No action taken

Beach regenerated itself

March 2010 Severe storms

No obvious sand loss

2002 – 2009 No action taken

Beach regenerated itself

March 2010 Severe storms

No obvious sand loss

Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 Wettest winter on record Severe sequential storms

Significant sand loss

East Beach groyne – Feb 2015

2015

2002 – 2009 No action taken

Beach regenerated itself

March 2010 Severe storms

No obvious sand loss

Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 Wettest winter on record Severe sequential storms

Significant sand loss

Spring 2014 Severe storms

Significant sand loss

2014 – 2015 Continuing sand loss Access not possible

from Cromwell

2016 No action taken

Beach regenerating itself???

October 2016

Regeneration Approaches Further consultant study/modelling

Too costly at a cost of £300,000

Live Trial based on best guess Possible and sensible if expectations are managed

Moderate impact of Scottish Water sewage interceptor pipe

Add defensive mattress Re-profile beach to pipe upshore to improve appearance

Pipe haunching and beach reprofiling - £60k

Key factors affecting sand loss Storm action

Uncontrollable

Offshore sand reservoir lost? Uncontrollable

Scottish Water sewage interceptor pipe

Must be retained Scour at pipe could potentially be moderated

Groyne loss

Could be reinstated but prone to short life No positive evidence that it impacts on sand accretion May create wave rebound from Cromwell Harbour

Estimated cost - £120k

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Regeneration Approaches Further consultant study/modelling

Too costly at a cost of £300,000

Live Trial based on best guess Possible and sensible if expectations are managed

Moderate impact of Scottish Water sewage interceptor pipe

Add defensive mattress Re-profile beach to pipe upshore to improve appearance

Experiment again with groyne

Reinstate but as concrete ‘biowall’

Import sand – dredge material

Estimated waste of money? LOTS

East Beach bay is too shallow to bring in a dredger

Pumping material over long distance is expensive

Recharge material suitable for a beach is likely to be expensive

Time scale uncertain Cost may be up to £1m….. And ... That good old Sea God could take it away at any time!

Regeneration Approaches Further consultant study/modelling

Too costly at a cost of £300,000

Live Trial based on best guess Possible and sensible if expectations are managed

Moderate impact of Scottish Water sewage interceptor pipe

Add defensive mattress Re-profile beach to pipe upshore to improve appearance

Experiment again with groyne

Reinstate but as concrete ‘biowall’

Import sand – dredge material Too costly at estimated £1m+ At risk of loss at first storms

Plan for the future to generate an amenity beach – rocky

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Regeneration Approaches

Plan for the future to generate an amenity beach – rocky or not+-

Good value at £200k

Will guide approach to sea defence design and repair

Will show that we love our beach!

Estimated build cost…..£200k - £1m???

Dunbar East Beach - 2016

Our target…the beach is back!