Beach replenishment projects that add sand to eroding beaches
A) Are a permanent solution to beach erosion that will never have to be repeated.
B) Must match the grain size of the sand, because finer sand will be carried away quickly by the ocean currents and coarser sand could result in a steeper beach face.
C) Are fairly inexpensive.
D) Are a hard/structural approach to beach stabilization.
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