The multi-million dollar Jimmys Beach sand transfer system at Tea Gardens has been partly destroyed following Tuesday's (June 4) wild weather and large swells.
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Part of the $4.1 million PVC pipe network which transfers sand from the mouth of the Myall River to Jimmys Beach was strewn on the foreshore between Guya and Kururma streets.
The sand transfer system was installed in May as part of a strategy to reduce the effects of erosion by pumping sand from the mouth of the Myall River to Jimmys Beach.
MidCoast Council coastal management co-ordinator Andrew Staniland said a small buffer had been established prior to the wild weather.
"No pipework was damaged as a result of this exposure," he said.
"Our contractors have temporarily moved 100 metres of displaced pipes from the site while seas are high.
"Once conditions improve the pipes will be re-laid, so we can continue with the commissioning of the system."
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