STAGE HARBOR DREDGING AND HARDING’S BEACH NOURISHMENT Town of Chatham, MA Stage Harbor located on the southern tip of Chatham is home to the Chatham Harbormaster and Trap Dock, numerous marinas, public landings, yacht clubs and beaches, making it a heavily trafficked harbor both commercially and recreationally. The harbor inlet connects directly to the Nantucket sound. Located along the Northwest side of the inlet is Harding’s Beach, a public beach in Chatham which has been experiencing erosion. Over the recent years, breaks through the barrier beach’s southern extent, South Beach Island, have formed. These breaks have allowed the tidal waters which normally flow around Monomoy, to flow between Morris Island and Monomoy Island and across the Stage Harbor channel, depositing san

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