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DocuSign Envelope ID: E32719BA-2C76-4B20-A01E-5807DC7D82F5
<br /> '`:'``';. ::':"'� Beach Sand Cleaning and Marine Debris Removal:
<br /> ''!:` t4:: Hurricane ike FEMA DR-7799
<br /> `'':• -:-;`` :.., Texas General Land Office (Galveston, Harris, Chambers, and
<br /> 4fi ::$,MIA ,t Brazoria Counties) •
<br /> . • .. .R rencet After successfully monitoring the removal of Hurricane Ike debris from municipalities along
<br /> Texas'GeneL.[ nd,Offi es Galveston Bay, Neel-Schaffer was hired by the Texas General Land Office(Texas GLO)to
<br /> t."Mart a ptlirreIll monitor debris removal from state property. Neel-Schaffer monitored the cleaning of beaches
<br /> i'w`.�.Ve 1614, affected by Hurricane Ike as well as the removal of marine debris from Galveston Bay,. •~'..'�;',i�`i�la't'ive�'laiso` Y y,
<br /> '`_..,_.nr s;i`� �:. Gulf of Mexico, and other waters along the upper Texas Coast. Neel-Schaffer monitored
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<br /> i'il,:a'r.` s 7 1 more than$10 million of debris removal and beach cleaning by two contractors,
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<br /> �.•ti,.:.� ..;_,:.:. . Beach Cleaning;The first stage of this project consisted of removal of storm debris and
<br /> •'' .s,F X $?'230 ;9,3;4 ° cleaning of sand on more than 50 miles of beach on Galveston Island, Bolivar Peninsula,
<br /> •'lki-a�zot-t Q t, state:: and the beaches of Brazoria County. Three primary methods were put into action to clean
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<br /> ;.-,.,„:•,,;:,ixu.;s: the affected beaches: The first included loading large debris items onto trucks.The second
<br /> • •. •�,S.'•:>;., :V:':=;1, consisted of"raking'the sand using front end loaders with teeth to remove buried debris.
<br /> .•• . 'project;Terint Finally,the sand was loaded and hauled•to a large screen,roughly the size of an 18 wheeler.
<br /> Peiiorrtim`e P'eY1S; The sand was then sifted to remove small debris,loaded onto trucks,replaced on the beach,
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<br /> ,,mt::r>> ,,ig: and graded. Neel-Schaffer monitored,quantified,documented and graded more than 40,000
<br /> ”::q•;`,, :` loads of sand,completing this cycle more than 250 times a day.
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<br /> 7';'T 'ri;::. .':;.`` :"�Y�r ' Additionally,Neel-Schaffer,the Texas GLO, and HNTB,the Program Manager,determined
<br /> • ::;r; ` ;,; .x"11^ t: the most cost-effective methods for cleaning sections of the beaches. Additionally, Neel-
<br /> -;i L•::; ;;;i Ri-Pi4 r"e4 '' Schaffer developed and Implemented modifications to the standard five-part load ticketing
<br /> ti, r ;1 t,e- system sspecifically for the Texas GLO beach cleaning project. To ensure adequate beach
<br /> '''t:;1' ,=• G,�h%—g,4-ii cleaning,efforts were monitored carefully to verify:
<br /> • ;`�,i` , 4,14:0c-''.40%,'',P t::W .f • complete debris s removal quality of screening operations
<br /> : ''`' 1 : ::! • areas of sand screened • quantities of sand replaced to grade
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<br /> . 1 :- • depth of sand removed • hauling, reduction,and disposal of debris
<br /> •7.j;,:„i.; ,:pz�-.„„•,-...LQ4,1...''-' ' • security of stockpiles
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<br /> �1'':�,���'•`..5''� si:i',•�tia i:�<'^��:� A of 1.2 million cubic yards of sand was removed to a 12-Inch depth,screened rep a
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<br /> :,';, '•• ;?i; ,.4; r• and graded.
<br /> ti° ; #::∎.*�"`V xs s `.' Marine Debris:As the beach cleanin process-neared completion,the process of removing
<br /> ,;:,;;i:,; • :: �; .1xti .,3:"s, marine debris began.
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<br /> s,:.';!:.'.,'':";t;: •' ,:: The primary focus of this project removing large submerged g
<br /> . ,H,,., ,�;,.,;a;��� p ' ry p ) t consists of removin lar a submer ed and semi-submerged
<br /> , ,•'''"'':''' `•' r debris(i.e.vessels,white goods,etc.)that posed a hazard to boats entering the waterways.
<br /> Several thousand targets were identified over 360,000 acres of water in five major bays and
<br /> the Gulf of Mexico. These target Items were identified by side scan sonar and were reviewed
<br /> ' by the state for historical significance. Neel-Schaffer placed monitors on boats to document
<br /> the removal of approved Items by description, photographs,and GPS coordinates during the
<br /> • . . removal/loading operation. Monitors issued load tickets and photographed vessels,cars, and '
<br /> debris at the marine extraction point, as material was transferred from boats to land based
<br /> • vehicles.
<br /> • ' Efforts were made to reconcile vessels with owners prior to disposal. Neel-Schaffer
<br /> • : completed load tickets with volumes and photographed debris loads at the Debris
<br /> Management Sites(DMS)and for vessels received at the Vessel Management Sites(VMS).
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