South Carolina's beaches are a quality and valuable asset to the state and its people as they offer beauty, enjoyment, and the economic benefits of tourism year-round. Due to storms and the natural processes of sand movement and development, South Carolina's beaches, particularly the Grand Strand beaches and the local beaches of Sullivan's Island and Folly Beach, are eroding rapidly. Erosion is a natural process caused by rising sea levels, storms and currents, and many techniques have been used in the past to combat erosion problems that threaten to wash away beaches and homes in the process. Preventative erosion structures used in the past, such as piers and seawalls, have proven even more harmful to beach erosion, but Beach Front Management policies and local and state government agencies are working hard to reverse effects and incorporate new ways to combat erosion. Today, new policies are in place to better protect eroding shoreline and beach properties, and new techniques such as beach resurfacing are being used, but there is frustration and tension from community members and homeowners while the sea gets closer to their homes every day. and threatens the beaches they love. Ultimately, protection of South Carolina's coast has come a long way in terms of policies and regulations, but stricter enforcement of regulations, awareness, and responsible development are needed to ensure that properties and beaches are protected from coastal problems. erosion so that they are available for all to enjoy far into the future. Movement of sand due to many factors such as strong storms, rising sea levels, currents and tides, and human activity cause erosion. One of the most significant factors contributing to ero...... middle of paper ......vel rise are all the natural ways in which erosion will occur, and the development of combative structures such as dams and groynes There will never be an effective way to avoid erosion threats. Beach repopulation has become the primary way erosion is being fought, but it has proven unsustainable as locating sand will become more difficult and erosion will continue to erase any progress made. South Carolina's coastal cities need to accept that sea levels are rising and that there is no effective long-term way to prevent erosion, and instead plan for the future by developing further back from the coast and helping residents understand that took the risk when purchasing the property and that local, state and federal governments cannot afford to step in every ten years to protect beaches and properties from natural erosion processes.