CALIFORNIA WEATHER

                            & EARTH SCIENCES

  Beach and Harbor Protection and Restoration Services 

Charles B. Pyke, Ph.D., Principal Scientist and Primary Expert Witness of  Environmental Science & Energy, Inc., offers beach erosion control and mitigation studies, as well as protection, replenishment, and restoration services for beaches, shorelines, waterfronts, harbors, marinas, and coastal waterways.  These include, but are not limited to:

• Beach and coastal cliff erosion research and studies on various scales;  relationship to climate variations

. [See also Ocean and Coastal Research, Studies, and Services and Climatic and Air Quality Research and Studies.]

• Beach erosion control and mitigation services.

• Beach, shoreline, waterfront, harbor, marina, channel, and coastal waterway  protection services.

• Beach sand replenishment services. 

• Beach, shoreline, waterfront, harbor, marina, channel, and coastal waterway restoration and reconstruction services. 

• Breakwaters, jetties, and groins:  construction, enhancement, expansion, reconstruction, and restoration services.

• Breakwaters, jetties, and groins:  studies, including damages to breakwaters, jetties, and groins from natural and human activities;  possible adverse effects of breakwaters and jetties on beaches, shorelines, waterfronts, and harbors. 

• Coastal cliff erosion control and mitigation services. 

• Coastal cliff protection and restoration services.

• Coastal engineering studies and services of many types. 

• Coastal waterways:  construction, dredging, protection, and restoration services.

• Construction defect analysis on piers, wharfs, docks, seawalls, and other coastal structures.

• Construction defect remedies and reconstruction for piers, wharfs, docks, seawalls, and other structures. 

• Coral reef preservation, protection and restoration services. 

• Dredging of harbors, marinas, bays, channels, and coastal waterways.  [Applies to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.]

• Harbor protection and restoration services. 

• Harbor siltation and sandbar formation studies.

• Harbor siltation and sandbar removal services. 

• Harbors: siltation, sandbars, debris from damaged boats, and destruction of wharfs and docks:  protection, repair, and reconstruction.  [Applies to the earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti.]

• Harbors:  siting and location selection for new harbors.

• Heavy river runoff into harbors -  damages and siltation:  research, studies, and restoration services.

• Hurricanes:  damages to beaches, shorelines, waterfronts, harbors, marinas, and wetlands.

• Hurricanes:   protection, restoration, and reconstruction services.

• Hurricanes:  research and studies.

• Kelp and seaweed:  research and studies; removal where needed.

• Lagoons:  construction, protection, preservation, and restorations services.

• Lagoons:  environmental research and studies. 

• Marinas:  site selection, construction, dredging, protection, and restoration services. 

• Offshore oil rigs:  analysis of construction defects, damage and potential damage from high seas.

• Piers, wharfs, and docks:  analysis of construction defects, damage, and wear.

• Piers, wharfs, and docks:  construction, reconstruction, and restoration services. 

• Ports: siltation, sandbars, debris from damaged boats, and destruction of wharfs and docks:  protection, repair, and reconstruction.  [Applies to the earthquake-damaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti.]

• Pollution of beaches, harbors, ports, marinas, lagoons, coastal waterways, and wetlands:  research and studies.

• Pollution of beaches, harbors, ports, marinas, lagoons, coastal waterways, and wetlands:  preventative measures..

• Pollution of beaches, harbors, ports, marinas, lagoons, coastal waterways, and wetlands:  protection and mitigation services.

• Reefs, natural and artificial:  construction, protection, reconstruction, restoration, or removal services. 

• Sandbars:  removal or revamping services.

• Seawalls:  inspection, construction, enhancement, expansion, reconstruction, and restoration services.

• Seawalls:  studies, including damages to seawalls from natural and human activities;  possible adverse effects of seawalls on beaches, shorelines, and waterfronts. 

• Storm surges and high waves:  beach erosion, shoreline, harbor, marina, and wetlands damage potential, risks to life.

• Tidal energy development and generation.

• Tsunamis:  damages to beaches, shorelines, waterfronts, harbors, ports, marinas, lagoons, wetlands, coastal waterways, coastal land areas, and coral reefs.

• Tsunamis:  protection from tsunamis; restoration and reconstruction services from tsunami damage.

• Tsunamis:  research, modeling, and risk assessment. 

• Tsunami warning systems:  design and installation.

• Wetlands and other wildlife habitats: environmental research and studies. 

• Wetlands and other wildlife habitats: preservation, protection, and restoration services.