On February 27, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District and the Town of Edisto Beach signed a Project Partnership Agreement for the construction of the Edisto Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. The goal of the project is to reduce the risk of coastal storm damages to buildings and infrastructure in the Town of Edisto Beach, which the town has indicated is the most significant problem facing the study area now and over the next 50 years.