General
Basic Info
- Name: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 13th February, 2019, 2:10pm
- Beach: Drapers Beach
- Other names: Sanco Bay
- Location: Drapers, Portland
- Latitude: 18.17950098728539
- Longitude: -76.41480540982059
- Beach length: 30.00 ft
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Not sure
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: East Portland Fish Sanctary
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: Not sure
- Attendance on busiest days: Not sure
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner: Lady Price is the owner (The beach was donated to the community of Drapers)
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Drapers Community Development Committee
- Manager contact
- Name: Eileen Davis (Drapers CDC President)
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 485-7865
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Management arrangement: Other
Beach was donated to Drapers Community - Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Family environment: Yes
The community of Drapers has been using this beach for decades. Perfect for relaxing and a nice swim. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 2
- Offshore structures:
- Seawall
- Stone revetment
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 20% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Almond Tree
Sea Cotton Tree
Sea Grape Tree - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 6
- Sargassum issues: 3
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Coarse
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Other
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Not sure
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Once per week