The system
The Beach Recovery System
Written for a general reader: what the system does, what it is not, and how each project is delivered.
How it works
The system works with wave action rather than against it. Water slows as it passes the structures; suspended sand settles out; each cycle leaves a thin new layer. Over months the beach rebuilds itself and the structure disappears beneath it. What returns is not just sand but profile: a wider berm, a gentler beach face, dune grass, and in time the habitat that goes with them.
What it is not
Not dredging
Fewer installations across longer stretches of coast, rather than a vessel and a pipeline for each frontage.
Not repeated nourishment
No cycle of trucking or pumping sand back in every few seasons to replace what the water took.
Not hard armoring
No structure left standing in the surf: as the beach rebuilds, the structure disappears beneath it.
Who develops and delivers it
The Beach Recovery System is the coastal accretion system developed by Gregory J. Sarno and the Beach Recovery Foundation. Each project is delivered with engineering and installation partners selected per project. Inquiries about a shoreline project come to the Foundation.