Downloads
Research, Studies, Proposals, Presentations

Below are links to research files, as well as documents generated by the Task Force.  Most of these files are large.  Slower internet connections may time out upon attempted download.

PRESENTATIONS
 

Dauphin Island in Crisis
A Proposal for Interim Shoreline Stabilization
Working to Restore the Gulf-front Public Beaches
and the Public Fishing Pier

This slide show (rendered as webpages) gives a high level view of the Task Force-recommended interim stabilization solution for eroded public beach areas of the Gulf-front south shoreline.  This is a shorter version of a presentation given to the State Lands Division in Montgomery on Feb. 24, 2010.

To download the presentation as a self-contained PowerPoint slideshow, click here.  Be aware that this is a large file (8 MB) and may take some time to download.

SCE Presentation to Dauphin Island
by Dr. Scott Douglass

This presentation (PDF, 2.9 GB), given by Dr. Scott Douglass (Univ. of South Alabama) on Sep. 9, 2009, discussed the island's beach erosion issues and possible long term solutions.

GRANT PROPOSALS
 

GoMESA

The GoMESA proposal which was previously submitted by the Task Force has now been modified to reflect a new proposed solution.  Click the link above (Dauphin Island in Crisis) to see a slideshow which outlines the new proposed interim solution.

A digital copy of the finalized proposal will be uploaded to this site soon.  Note that the custom-printed section tabs (as seen in the photo below) are not available in the digital copy.

GoMESA Proposal 2009-2010 from the Task Force (PDF)

CIAP 2009-2010

CIAP Proposal 2009-2010 from the Task Force (PDF, 10 MB)

STUDIES, REPORTS
 

1978 Corps of Engineer's Report on Mobile Harbor Dredging

Beach Erosion Part 1 (35 MB)  PDF

Beach Erosion Part 2 (35 MB)  PDF

LEGISLATION
 

HB113:  Alabama HB113 is Senator Spencer Collier's bill on the funding imbalance between South Mobile County and other areas.