Melones Oil Terminal Coastal Protection Peer Review

SGH investigated the cause of erosion and independently reviewed the design and constructability of coastal mitigation measures proposed by others. Highlights of our work include:

• Evaluating local site parameters, metocean conditions, wave and tide data, geotechnical boreholes, inspection reports, and available topographic and bathymetric survey data taken through the last fifteen years
• Performing geomorphologic analyses to estimate erosion on the south side of the island
• Peer reviewing the design for coastal protection
• Providing recommendations to optimize the design and construction amidst an aggressive marine environment, including tide fluctuations up to 5 m

Our review of the proposed coastal protection identified opportunities for improving the design, helping the owner mitigate potential performance problems and further erosion.