An outfall pipe north of Maryland Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach, exposed from the Feb. 2021 nor’easter. Daniel Nee / Shorebeat
“The beach erosion here has been similar in many regards in terms of how much sand we lost,” said Mayor Paul Kinitra at a borough council meeting this week. “Last off-season, [erosion revealed] one or two sections near the outfall pipe. It goes back about six sections now and it is fully exposed.”
The outfall pipe, which is owned by the Ocean County Utilities Authority, was built in 2018 to replace an older pipe before the beach was replenished by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps oversaw the construction of the new pipe – a 60-inch reinforced concrete and steel cylinder.