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Reef Ball Page 3 of 8 Another factor is the overall permeability of the breakwater. which will be much greater for a Reef Ball breakwater than a rock breakwater. That permeability prevents the "ponding" effect that can occur behind a breakwater, where the overtopping of waves can create an increased water level behind the breakwater, causing an accelerated return flow that can scour around the ends of the breakwater. as well as washing sand out from landward of the break water" -Dr Lee Harris. .. Scroll down the page to your specific erosion control project type or click on the following list to automatically jump down the page. . Submerged 6reakw'!ter (to [2rotect, restore or create a bea~h or (0I:.5horeliDe stabilization) . ReetJialls a~ Wave Fences fQr Marinas . Reef Balls tQ createQysterjiars fQLShoreline StahilizatilJll . Reef Balls a~Red M_angrov~planteIS. for S.horeline_Stabilization Submerged Breakwater Application . ..... 4~.~ t.t~.-., ..<<'::".. ."':::".., ... 11I\.' ."::'.. c'::".. ...~... I.- ... .." . I ,.1It .. I._ . t '." ... ..... ". '.. .. '.. ,.. I." .. ~.... ~.... ~.... ~........ ~... ~... ~..... ~.... ~.... 1- '^' ~.~ ... '"" ~Z!f(f' 4 '"'l ~t~~ ..., ca... ---I Increased beach width in the Dominican Republic Project from 1998 to 2001 at center of project - looking west, this was the result of natural accretion of sand by the Reef Ball submerged breakwater and not a sand renourishment project. To fully understand the full scope of Reef Balls as submerged breakwaters. it is best to study carefully our prior projects. The one project that does the best at demonstrating all the different options is the Antigua Maiden Island Submerged Breakwater and simultaneous reef restoration project. Go to http~/www.reetball.com/map/antiguascience/antiguapressrelease.htm and spend some time looking at the areas that are of the most interest for your project. There are detailed sections on the engineering, anchQring, construction, deQ.loymeIl1, cori!Lpropag;!tion, coral res~ue, coral transplant, mangrove planting and other components of this particular submerged breakwater system. We have a great deal of experience in using Reef Balls for submerged breakwaters and have carefully developed the technology in more Ihan a dozen different submerged breakwater test projects over a 10 year period to ensure we could offer a genuine solution. Or. Lee Harris. of the Florida Institute of Technology and a leading expert in submerged breakwater technologies has overseen all of these projects. His expertise will help to ensure all of our clients are provided with the best possible solutions (Reef Balls or other t hI' ) ~ th' T . t I . . - , , ,., \ ! . The basic premise of Reef Ball submerged breakwaters http://www.reefbeach.com/ 611112008