Our Work

NCBIWA's purpose is to:

• Educate elected officials and the public on the importance of beach renourishment and coastal preservation, sustainability and resiliency through the information presented at our annual meetings and conferences;
• Advocate on behalf of our members on the Local, State and Federal levels to promote funding for coastal infrastructure including beach renourishment, storm damage mitigation;
• Encourage the use of science and technology to advance coastal research by governmental and non-governmental organizations;
• Promote the routine maintenance of federal navigation channels, including the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, and the proper best use of coastal sediment: better known as Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDM).

• Collaborating with Local, State and Federal agencies to promote effective coastal management practices;
• Revamping a number of coastal rules and requiring others to be reviewed while streamlining the permit process;
• Restructuring the Coastal Resource Commission;
• Advocating for fairness in coastal insurance rates;
• Advocating for funding to update NC's Beach and Inlet Management Plan (BIMP);
• Creating and advocating for continual funding for the Shallow Draft Navigation Channel Dredging and Aquatic Weed Fund;
• Working with N.C. General Assembly in establishing and funding a Coastal Storm Damage Mitigation Fund;
• Maintaining federal funding for approved federal beach renourishment projects.