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Home My Public Portal About2_150527_LandingProfilesDRAFT Brewster Public Landing Profiles 1 Horsley Witten Group, Inc. Brewster Public Landing Profiles This document provides a summary of information for the landings in a table format, where each line in the table is a landing, and the columns in the table provide the following information:  Landing: name of the landing. The Town has added/continues to add sand at the landings marked with an asterisk (*). Note: this is not an exhaustive list of Brewster’s coastal resources, which also include: o Drummer Boy/Eldrige (Cedar Hill Reserve) o Indian Spring o Quivet Marsh Vista o Other conservation areas  Parking Spaces: approximate number of Town-owned parking spots at each landing. Note: Bike racks are available during the summer season at all landings with public parking.  Beach length (feet): approximate length of public beach (in feet) estimated at Mean High Water (MHW) level using geographic information service (GIS) aerial photography and Town and State owned parcel information. At Linnell and Crosby landings, most of the beach area is owned by the State, so the beach length is separated between Town and State owned property.  Beach width (feet): Approximate width of public beach (in feet) estimated at spring high tide using Google Earth aerial photo (5/23/15).  Handicap ( stands for Yes) o Parking: approximate number of handicap parking spots at a landing. o Wheelchair access: whether the landing is accessible to wheelchairs and/or people with limited mobility. Note: wheelchairs that facilitate beach/beach and water access are available and can be borrowed from the Council on Aging in Brewster. o Visual access: identifies whether the landing has a view of the ocean/marsh accessible from either a parked vehicle or a wheel-chair accessible path or platform.  Activity/ Use Type: swimming is available at all landings, and is not identified in the table. o Commercial shellfishing: whether the landing provides a coastal access point o Recreational shellfishing: most landings are open for recreational shellfishing, except Wing Island and Paine’s Creek. o Emergency Access: to the beach for boats and vehicles (e.g., fire, rescue) o Other: trails, marsh access, anchorages, etc…  Recent o Storm impacts: brief description of recent storm impacts to the landing. Note: impacts may be a recurring issue. o Adaptation: recent efforts by the Town to mitigate storm impacts.  Threat o Coastal erosion: brief summary of coastal erosion evaluation, including erosion/ accretion rates calculated using 1951 and 2009 shorelines from the MA Coastal Zone Management’s Shoreline Change Project. o Sea Level Rise: brief description of SLR impacts to parking, access, and the resource for the following scenarios:  MHW,  MHW + 2 ft (SLR or storm surge),  MHW + 4 ft (SLR or storm surge), and  MHW + 8 ft (SLR and storm surge). DRAFT Brewster Public Landing Profiles 2 Horsley Witten Group, Inc.  Survey Results: o 2016 Beach Visitors: Percentage of survey respondents reporting visiting past summer (2016) - out of 2048; o Favorite beach (%): Percentage of survey respondents who ranked the beach as their favorite public beach - out of 1838; and o First choice for shuttle: Those who answered the survey question about what beaches they'd shuttle to identified, as their first choice: Paines, Mant's Breakwater, and Crosby. It should be noted that approximately 45% of respondents said they would not use a shuttle, and of those who would, 33% would if the trip were 5-10 minutes in duration. DRAFT Brewster Public Landing Profiles 3 Horsley Witten Group, Inc. Landing Parking Spaces Beach length (feet) Beach width (feet) Handicap Activity/ Use Type Recent Threat Survey Results Parking Wheelchair access Visual Access Commercial shellfishing Recreational shellfishing Emergency access Other Storm impacts Adaptation Coastal erosion Sea Level Rise 2016 Beach visitors (%) Favorite beach (%) First choice for shuttle Wing Island No dedicated town parking > 3,000’ ~30’ 0 No No No No No  Two trails  Marsh access Some boardwalk planks disappear in storms Replaced missing/ damaged boardwalk planks  Limited erosion of island  Greater sediment movement at Creek inlet  Island footprint may shrink  Access to path may become flooded 24.8% 2.3% No Paine’s Creek * 19 > 500’ along revetment ~30’east of revetment 2 In 2016: Boardwalk, Dedicated wheelchair stored in shed No No   Small boat ramp  Anchorage on flats  Kayak racks (~50-60)  Old parking damaged in storm  Erosion of beach area  Retreat (parking)  Removal of tidal restriction  Beach nourishment  Erosion likely to continue  Scour of inner creek mouth  Revetment will provide limited protection  Access to beach floods at 4ft  Beach underwater at 8 ft  Parking impacted (50% at 4 ft, 100% at 8 ft) 59.7% 15.5% Yes Mants 37 ~1,000’ from Paine’s Creek revetment to end of parcel ~40’ 1  (small boardwalk)  Access point for aquaculture    Anchorage on flats  Kayak racks  Dune destroyed most winters  Pavement at risk  Rebuilt dune  Dune/beach nourishment  Removed sand from parking  Fixed parking  Significant historical erosion (~1.7 ft/yr 1951- 2009)  Inland migration of western barrier beach to continue  Flood impacts parking (~50%) & access @ 4ft  Flood prevents access & parking (100%) @ 8ft  Beach underwater @ 8 ft 32.0% 9.0% Yes Saints * 38 ~180’ ~55’ 2 No (steps)  (vegeta- tion trimmed to 3 ft) No  (summer stocking program for shellfishing)  Small anchorage on flats  Steps erode  Bank getting steeper Stormwater improvements:  Infiltration galleries  Pipe for overflow  Past erosion (~0.7 ft/yr 1951-2009) likely to continue  Groins may eventually be undermined at landward end No expected impact to access or parking until after 8 ft (surge + SLR), unless erosion continues 34.4% 6.0% No Little Breakwater * ~5 ~ 80’ ~10’ 0 Viewing platform No No Small anchorage on flats Erosion of foot of bank causing some slough  Replaced foot path with stairs & viewing platform  Bank nourishment  Plants & fences  Limited past erosion may increase  Marsh shrinking  Flood prevents access @ 4ft  Beach underwater at 8 ft 28.0% 1.6% No Breakwater * 62 ~280’ ~60’ 2 + 1 spot near picnic area   Coastal access point for aquaculture   N/A  Dune erosion  Dune restoration  Retreat (parking)  Sand fencing and plantings to protect dune  Significant historical erosion (~1.8 ft/yr 1951- 2009)  Beach & dune likely to continue to retreat  Beach increasingly floods  Parking lot floods @ 8ft 45.6% 12.9% Yes DRAFT Brewster Public Landing Profiles 4 Horsley Witten Group, Inc. Landing Parking Spaces Beach length (feet) Beach width (feet) Handicap Activity/ Use Type Recent Threat Survey Results Parking Wheelchair access Visual Access Commercial shellfishing Recreational shellfishing Emergency access Other Storm impacts Adaptation Coastal erosion Sea Level Rise 2016 Beach visitors (%) Favorite beach (%) First choice for shuttle Point of Rocks 3+8 ~ 100’ ~20’ No No  Access point for aquaculture   Small anchorage on flats  Limited erosion from stormwater  Dune & plantings provide water quality buffer Repair catch basin  Accretion 1951- 2009 (~0.7 ft/yr), more recent erosion  Shoreline retreat likely to continue  Low dunes likely to migrate landward  Limited impact, other than beach floods  Access to beach floods @ 8 ft 26.9% 4.9% No Ellis * 15 ~ 65’ ~30’ 1 Limited mobility ramp, but no wheelchair access  Access point for aquaculture  (popular location) Public shellfishing events spring and fall  N/A Erosion caused parking and catch basin damage Fall 2016  Beach erosion likely to continue  Scour at end of revetment  Limited impact, other than beach floods  Access to beach and parking (~15%) flood @ 8 ft 30.1% 5.3% No Spruce Hill ~12 ~650’ ~30’ No No (long path to beach/ water) No No  No Trail  Dune erosion  Washed out stairs Access & stairs rebuilt  Historical erosion (~0.8 ft/yr 1951 – 2009)  Wetland behind barrier beach system may be lost to erosion Limited impact, other than beach flooding 10.8% 1.3% No Linnell 25 ~60’ (Town owned) ~1,200’ (State owned – east of Crosby) ~50’ 2  (handicap platform, boardwalk, seating)   Access point for aquaculture  Possible aquaculture grants north of adjacent state beach N/A Erosion  Beach nourishment  Project for capture & infiltration of stormwater runoff  Moderate erosion 1951-2009 (~0.3 ft/yr)  Recent accretion (>5 ft/yr)  Long term eroding trend may continue  Low-lying parking area subject to flooding and sand accumulation from dune  Access to beach and parking (~60%) flood @ 8 ft 39.0% 10.3% No Crosby 60 ~180’ (Town owned) >2,500’ (State owned – west of Crosby) ~50’ 3 No  (salt marsh) No    Anchorage on flats  Marsh access Active dune regularly buries access Dig out excess sand from parking area  Significant accretion historically (~1.5 ft/yr 1951-2009) and recently (>6 ft/yr)  Accretion may continue on long term, but potentially impacted by storms and SLR  Access to parking and parking (~50%) flood @ 4 ft  All access and parking flood @ 8 ft 56.4% 30.8% Yes