Beaches Along The Florida Panhandle Are Slipping Into The Gulf | TheLedger.com

The day will come when either we run out of quality sand for beach renourishment, or we realize it is a big waste of money. Some people are already coming to that realization. Click title for link to article.

Escambia County pumped 7.2 million cubic yards of sand onto Pensacola Beach between 2002 and 2006. Now that much of that sand is gone, the Gulf is washing closer and closer to hotels, condominiums and roads.
Later in the article:
"We're seeing the end of the first nourishment project," said Timothy Day, the county's environmental programs manager. "A project on the Gulf of Mexico typically lasts 10 to 12 years. Sand we've placed here has moved offshore and west."