The CoastCare System

The CoastCare System is a hydrodynamic stabilisation system. It is a stand-alone system, but can also be implemented as a complimentary solution in conjunction with sand nourishment or groyne solutions, etc.

Where sand nourishment has been carried out to combat erosion, the CoastCare System can be applied to stabilise the beach, since beach nourishment in itself is not a measure to stop erosion, but a compensating measure to replace lost sediment.

The CoastCare System promotes infiltration rate in the swash zone as it compensates for the minor conductivity in beach profiles composed of fine sand particles, by reducing the capillary effect (negative pore pressure) within the beachface to improve the horizontal and vertical flow through the beachface to promote uprush sediment transport.

The CoastCare System is a passive beach stabilisation system regulated by the natural hydraulic forces generated by waves and tides. This system is radically different from dredging, sand nourishment, groyne, dewatering etc., methods. It makes the lowest impact on the aesthetic beauty and environment of a beach area and does not require large structures or energy consumption.

The CoastCare System inhibits the rate of loss of beach sediment due to erosion by stabilising the beach swash zone, while at the same time promoting entrapment of the sediment transported by the sea on to the beach.

CoastCare reserves its rights to change all information and specifications without prior notice.