Assistance to the Gold Coast City Council in the preliminary design of a permanent back passing facility that would pump sand recovered by the Gold Coast Seaway sand bypassing system 8km south through the streets of Gold Coast City to replenish Surfers Paradise Beaches.

The proposed system will comprise a 400mm diameter pipeline and two underground booster pump stations. The first booster pump station will be equipped to accept sand slurry from a dredger undertaking maintenance dredging in the Broadwater. Sand will be discharged through several outlets along the last 1km of pipeline.