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Inlet channel sand pumped to south beach 

Excavators working on a beach, moving sand with a pipeline in a narrow channel leading to the ocean.
Sand from the inlet channel is pumped to the south beaches.
A boat with workers on a body of water, near a shoreline with trees and buildings. An orange buoy is visible in the water.
The dredge that pumps sand to the beach.
Excavators dig a trench along a sandy coastline, with a person walking nearby.
Looking north at the sand placement project.
An excavator working near a canal on a sandy beach with a cloudy sky and ocean in the background.
Beach excavation with an excavator, two workers in vests, muddy water, and ocean in the background.
Beach construction with excavator, pipes, worker, and sandy shoreline under a blue sky.
Excavators working on a beach, moving sand with a pipeline in a narrow channel leading to the ocean.
A boat with workers on a body of water, near a shoreline with trees and buildings. An orange buoy is visible in the water.
Excavators dig a trench along a sandy coastline, with a person walking nearby.
An excavator working near a canal on a sandy beach with a cloudy sky and ocean in the background.
Beach excavation with an excavator, two workers in vests, muddy water, and ocean in the background.
Beach construction with excavator, pipes, worker, and sandy shoreline under a blue sky.

With approximately 92,000 cubic yards of sand placed by truck on the beaches south of Sebastian Inlet,  ATL Diversified, Inc., (ATL) is now pumping sand from the Sebastian Inlet channel to the remainder of the project areas.  

ATL placed approximately 92,000 cubic yards of material on part of a 2.5-mile stretch of beach between Ambersand Beach and McLarty Treasure Museum south of Sebastian Inlet.  The company has now begun dreding the inlet channel and has deposited about 38,250 cubic yards of beach-compatible sand at the project site as of April 19.  Project challenges, including equipment failures and construction delays will likely prevent the contractor from meeting its goals of dredging approximately 215,000 cubic yards from a designated sand trap and the adjacent navigation channel, but the District and the contractor are working to resolve the issue . Dredged sand is being placed on the downdrift beaches between the state park's day use beach on the south side of the inlet and McLarty Treasure Museum. 

The project is necessary for the Sebastian Inlet District to meet its requirement to  bypass sand that migrates into the inlet system to downdrift beaches per the Florida Beach & Shore Preservation Act.

Project updates will be posted on our projects page , our app and on our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. See our project FAQ page for additional details. 

For additional information, contact Ed Garland, the District’s Public Information Associate, at (321) 724-5175 or egarland@sitd.us

Posted Monday, April  21, 2025