The Beach Operations, Dredge Operations, and Engineering & Construction Bureaus work together to manage the full range of engineering, project management, surveying and technical services. These efforts support programs and upkeep of the City’s coastline, beaches, inlets, channels, lakes, rivers, and tidal bays.

These divisions and bureaus manage the City’s coastal capital improvement projects (CIPs) which revolve around beach replenishment, beach access, main channel and inlet navigational dredging, and the Neighborhood Navigational Dredging Special Service Districts (NDSSDs). This is accomplished through a mix of dredging, beach renourishment, beach restoration, access improvement, beach profile monitoring, mitigation, and replacement projects. 

The Coastal Division works to ensure funding for shore protection programs, maintaining Federal partnerships with the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The division identifies new sand resources, and is involved in the Beneficial Use of Dredge Material (BUD) and Regional Sediment Management (RSM).

The Public Works Operations Group has several bureaus that are devoted to our coasts and waterways. These bureaus utilize in-house staff and contracted staff to perform water quality lake dredging, dredging of the Rudee Inlet, day-to-day beach maintenance and management, and special event support.