Coastal Engineering

Operating under the Office of Engineering and Construction within the Department of Environmental Protection's Natural and Historic Resources Group, the Bureau of Coastal Engineering is responsible for administering beach nourishment, shore protection and coastal dredging projects throughout the State. Additionally, the Bureau maintains the State's aids to navigation, provides 24-hour operation of the Raritan Bayshore Floodgate and is responsible for conducting storm surveys, damage assessments and emergency repairs for coastal storms impacting New Jersey. The Bureau of Coastal Engineering also partners with the Richard J. Stockton College of New Jersey's Coastal Research Center and the Stevens Institute of Technology's Davidson Laboratory of Marine Hydrodynamics and Coastal Engineering. Formerly known as the Bureau of Coastal Planning and Development.