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Connecting Coastal Communities, Congress, and the Corps of Engineers

 

 

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Since 1986, the experts at Warwick Group Consultants have helped businesses and governmental entities successfully navigate the complicated world of federal infrastructure programs and policies. From effectively communicating messages to policymakers and regulators in the Federal Government, to providing strategic advice on policy and funding trends, the Warwick Group works closely with its clients to meet their individual needs. Our focus is on applying our skills, knowledge, and contacts in support of the nation’s coastal infrastructure – America’s beaches, ports, navigable waterways, dams & levees, and utilities.

After nearly 40 years of working with clients on issues related to their specific projects, Howard Marlowe established the Warwick Group to focus on the new national water resources policies and programs that are being discussed to meet the 21st Century challenges of economic competitiveness, sea level changes, water supply, and risks to environmental resources.

Warwick Group provides its clients with a variety of services including federal advocacy and governmental affairs, strategic counsel, tracking and monitoring of federal legislation and appropriations, Corps of Engineers Consulting, issue research, and comprehensive policy analysis. We deeply educate ourselves on our clients' problems and make them our own to provide strategic solutions. From our long history of working with coastal communities, businesses, and associations, we are intimately familiar with the dynamic nature of coastal environments and the needs and challenges that affect the future of our coastal communities. Warwick Group also produces a monthly podcast and e-newsletter, WaterLog, a podcast full of insight from Washington, DC about important news from Congress, the Corps of Engineers, coastal funding opportunities, coastal resilience, climate change and much more.

 

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Protecting America from Coastal Storms and Flooding

The next few years will see major changes for the nation’s water resources infrastructure. Old locks and dams will have to be replaced; ports must be deepened and their landside facilities expanded to accommodate growing demand; inadequate dams and levees will need repairs; and intermodal transportation systems that connect coastal and inland ports will need to be developed. The current method of planning and managing these projects will have to be made more efficient through regionalization and other strategies. Additionally, inadequate amounts of federal money will need to be supplemented by alternative funding sources and models, including private investment.

 

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Recent Accomplishments

FY24

  • $850,000 for the City of Solana Beach, CA to complete traffic calming and other roadway improvements along Lomas Santa Fe Drive
  • $4,000,000 for the City of North Bend, OR for an affordable workforce housing project
  • $4,000,000 for the City of Tybee Island for the Tybee Island Stormwater Detention System
  • $500,000 for the City of North Wildwood, NJ to investigate an offshore borrow site for beach nourishment

FY23

  • $32,000,000 for Long Beach Township, NJ for beach renourishment
  • $10,000,000 for the City of North Wildwood, NJ to build an emergency seawall that will serve as the foundational core of its beach nourishment project
  • $7,000,000 for the City of Solana Beach, CA to construct roadway improvements to Lomas Santa Fe Drive
  • $1,600,000 for the City of San Clemente, CA for improved roadway drainage
  • $2,600,000 for the City of Tybee Island, GA to construct stormwater improvements to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall events
  • $300,000 for the Grand Strand Coastal Alliance (SC) and Horry County, SC for the Waccamaw River Study
  • $240,000 to explore alternatives to reduce erosion on Plum Island, MA
  • $1,000,000 on behalf of the Borough of Avalon, NJ for the Corps of Engineers to study an alternative borrow site for beach nourishment

  • $350,000 for Patriot Point, MD for a feasibility study to construct living shorelines with dredged material

FY22

  • $30,542,000 for the City of Solana Beach, CA for initial construction of its federal beach nourishment project
  • $27,000,000 for the for the Boroughs of Avalon, NJ and Stone Harbor, NJ for periodic nourishment
  • $9,306,000 for the City of San Clemente, CA for initial construction of its federal beach nourishment project
  • $2,500,000 to dredge the Merrimack River on behalf of the Plum Island Foundation, MA
  • $240,000 for a study of a marine structure causing erosion on Plum Island, MA
  • Raised authorized Environmental Infrastructure limits for North Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Horry County by $82,000,000
  • Secured a provision in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 that extended a client's beach nourishment project by 12 years
  • Specific legislation for federal beach nourishment projects in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 that requires the Federal Government to pay any additional increase in project costs due to a new or existing federal policy that affects the federal beach nourishment project as it was originally authorized
  • Authorization of a federal feasibility study for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Waikiki, HI

​​​FY21

  • $14,000,000 for the dredging of the Portsmouth Harbor and beneficial use of dredged material to be placed nearshore to Plum Island, MA
  • $7,000,000 to dredge the Merrimack River on behalf of the Plum Island Foundation, MA
  • $1,500,000 for the City of Solana Beach, CA to complete the Preconstruction Engineering and Design phase
  • Authorized a holistic watershed management study on behalf of the Plum Island Foundation for Newburyport and Plum Island, MA in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
  • Secured language in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 encouraging the beneficial use of sediment over the least-cost alternative, if the dredged material can provide immediate measurable outcomes.

FY20

  • $500,000 for the City of Solana Beach, CA to complete the Preconstruction Engineering and Design phase of its beach nourishment project
  • $400,000 for the City of San Clemente, CA to begin the Preconstruction Engineering and Design phase of its beach nourishment project
  • Overturned a solicitor’s opinion on a federal policy affecting a client’s project.

FY19

  • $21,000,000 for the Boroughs of Avalon, NJ of Stone Harbor, NJ for periodic nourishment
  • $13,000,000 for the City of Tybee Island, GA to complete a post-disaster renourishment

FY18

  • $34,800,000 for replenishment of the Myrtle Beach, SC federal beach nourishment project post-Hurricane Florence.

 

Various Non-Beach Accomplishments

 

  • $556,000 grant to improve congestion and construct bike lanes in downtown Lumberton, NC
  • $5 million for the construction of a new bridge at Indian Street, Martin County, FL
  • $1 million for the acquisition of Americans with Disabilities Act compliant buses in St. Lucie County, FL
  • $500,000 to construct an intermodal transit center in Santa Maria, CA
  • $500,000 for the Treasure Coast Connector bus system in St. Lucie County, FL
  • $4 million for the West Virginia Corridor Expansion Project between I-95 to US Highway 1 in St. Lucie County, FL
  • $2 million for the I-95 interchange at Becker Road in St. Lucie County, FL
  • $4.5 million for an inter-modal facility in Galveston, TX
  • $4 million for land acquisition and construction of the Englewood Interstate Connector, a vital evacuation route for Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee Counties, FL
  • $2 million for the construction and engineering of the Central Sarasota Parkway Interchange at I-75, an evacuation route for Sarasota and barrier islands, FL
  • $48 million for improvements to Interstate 75 between Daniels Parkway in Lee County, FL, and Golden Gate Parkway in Collier County, FL
  • $1.6 million to plan and reconstruct 17th Street in the City of Sarasota, FL
  • $675,000 during two fiscal years to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, FL for the restoration of the Estates and implementation of their Master Plan
  • $150,000 to the City of Santa Maria, CA for the construction of a new community library
  • $200,000 to the City of Sarasota, FLfor the Fredd “Glossie” Atkins park expansion
  • $625,000 during two fiscal years to the City of Sarasota, FL for the Robert Taylor Community Center
  • $300,000 to the City of San Clemente, CA for the construction of the City’s Coastal Rail Trail
  • $53.8 million to construct a federal courthouse in the City of Fort Pierce, FL
  • $280,000 to begin a new start Corps of Engineers study of the fragile levee system protecting the City of Santa Maria, CA
  • $800,000 for a comprehensive regional water storage and quality project for the Southwest Florida Water Management District
  • $750,000 for the FIRST-EVER FEMA-funded stormwater infrastructure project in Flagler Beach, FL
  • $500,000 to the City of San Clemente, CA for the expansion of the City’s reclaimed water plant
  • $20 million authorized for water supply interconnectivity infrastructure in Lee County, FL
  • $1.1 million authorized for storm sewer improvements in Middletown Township, NJ
  • $11 million authorized for environmental infrastructure, including stormwater system improvements and ocean outfalls in Surfside, SC
  • $18 million authorized for environmental infrastructure, including ocean outfalls in Myrtle Beach, SC
  • $670,000 during three fiscal years for a local water quality and storage project in Creedmoor, NC
  • $650,000 for the construction of an emergency operations center in Scotland County, NC
  • $250,ooo for Law Enforcement Interoperability Equipment in St. Johns County, Florida
  • $100,000 for Jefferson County, TX, for law enforcement technology upgrades
  • $390,100 to the City of Flagler Beach, FL for emergency personnel technology upgrades