Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point beach management scheme

• Client: Environment Agency
• Location: Lincolnshire Coast Between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point
• Services: Technical advisory services

Meridian Civil Engineering Ltd provides advisory services to the Environment Agency on this significant coastal protection scheme on the coast of Lincolnshire UK, the Saltfleet to Gibraltar Point Beach Management Scheme. Meridian delivers advisory services to the Environment Agency on this nationally significant scheme reducing flood risk to 20,000 residential homes, 1,700 businesses, 24,500 static caravans, 35,000 hectares of farmland and a bustling tourist industry.

Meridian provides advisory services about the implementation of its flood risk management strategy for the Lincolnshire Coast. This strategy will involve working with nature to provide a more sustainable approach to coastal management with growing pressure from climate change and sea level rise, whilst providing greater resilience for the local community.

The Environment Agency has been restoring sand levels on the Lincolnshire coast every year since 1994. Annually, approximately 400,000m³ of dredged sand from licensed areas of the seabed along the Lincolnshire coast is pumped onto beaches to replace levels lost to the sea throughout the year. Meridian Civil Engineering supports the Environment Agency and their offshore Contractor Van Oord to deliver the annual campaign providing a soft defence to reduce coastal flood risk.