1.   Long-range plans by Holden Beach call for replenishing the beach with more sand, an expensive project that would require state and federal funding, Morgan said.

2.   Removing the structure also would help release sediment to replenish beaches below.

3.   The beach has been replenished three times since.

4.   The wall has held off not only subsequent hurricanes but also the sand with which the ocean once replenished the beaches.

5.   But the erosion this year is so extreme, some communities may have to dredge sand offshore to replenish their beaches.

6.   Generally, builders would have to seek environmental clearance to erect homes and seawalls, lay roads or replenish eroded beaches.

7.   The single biggest add-on was for a project in Brevard County, Fla., to help replenish beaches in Cocoa Beach, Cape Canaveral and adjacent communities.