Property + Seawalls

What’s happening? Washington and Virginia recently enacted laws to discourage armoring structures and promote “living” shorelines. Washington State also prohibits property owners from repairing or replacing their seawalls except as a last resort and included compromise language from the state builder association, Building Industry Association of Washington.

Why is this important? Seawalls tend to move the problem of erosion down past the wall, and if seawalls degrade then they can harm the marine environment.

How will this be important? With water levels rising, how will property owners be able to protect their property?

Route Fifty | Coastal States Seek to Limit Seawall Construction