Sal Terra Solutions, LLC

Sal Terra Solutions, LLC Shoreline Erosion Solutions
Pier Permit Drawings & Permit Procurement
Tidal Erosion Permit Procurement

Consulting services include structural and non-structural erosion control solutions for the tidal shores of the tidewater area of Virginia. The focus is on providing insight and options to residential and commercial clients that are in need of marine construction or tidal erosion control consulting, design, and permitting services.

Very end of Welford's Wharf Road... looking at a project on Accakeek. Mosquitos came inside the Jeep to greet me when I...
07/29/2026

Very end of Welford's Wharf Road... looking at a project on Accakeek. Mosquitos came inside the Jeep to greet me when I arrived. 🤣

I should post more on here, but I'm too busy and social media seems to be devolving into a cesspool of nonsense anyway. ...
07/27/2026

I should post more on here, but I'm too busy and social media seems to be devolving into a cesspool of nonsense anyway.

But I digress.

I was recently told by someone that they had heard I did not do permitting for living shorelines.

Imagine false info in small town tidewater VA... 🤣

I can do whatever you want. I try to get shoreline permits for reasonable projects that serve both the needs and budgets of my clients.

Though living shorelines are somewhat "required" (I use that word very loosely since I'm not an attorney) by recently passed "state code," I refuse to recommend them where I have serious doubts regarding their longevity and effectiveness.

Short answer: I'm not going to spend tens of thousands of folk's dollars on a feel good environmental solution when a more cost effective, and backshore erosion protection effective, solution would be better.

Sorry, but I can't just blindly buy into the modern government influenced hype and products when they are expensive and inefficient.

I will most certainly create living shoreline plans when I believe it will work, or if the homeowner is willing to try the living shoreline based solution... but not without running through all the options they may have.

I won't do it in areas of long fetch, high energy, and sandy soil tall embankments that would require massive alterations of the Resource Protection Area.

At what cost, intended and unintended, is the value of the solution?

So, YES, I do living shoreline permits! Here is a picture of one that I permitted. It was sent to me by a local board member. It's an awesome project that was professionally installed and planted. It WAS NOT cheap... but it was done right... in an appropriate area.

However, living shorelines are not always the best solution for every homeowner... or sometimes the homeowner can't foot the bill and is unwilling to sign on to a ten year "monitoring" program that comes along with government grants.

In approaching my job this way, I seem to have gained a reputation of handling difficult projects where living shorelines may not be appropriate... or where owners just can't afford a properly created living shoreline.

In small town Murica, reputations are often not the full story.

So, if you have questions as to what I can and can't do, don't listen "the other guy," call me and ask.

Straight to the horse's mouth is always the best way.

The devil deals in whispers. ✌️

Say what you want about the modern causes of sea level rise, I could care less about the political arguments and environ...
04/15/2026

Say what you want about the modern causes of sea level rise, I could care less about the political arguments and environmental arguments.

But there's lots of evidence that says that this isn't the first time sea levels have risen. 🤣

This layer of riverbank along the Rappahannock, obviously used to be at the bottom of a deep sea bed.

But I'm not a scientist, I'm just a du***ss that does shoreline permits. 🤣

Well, day 15 of frozen shoreline that PVC site stakes won't pe*****te.Baby, it's cold outside...
02/09/2026

Well, day 15 of frozen shoreline that PVC site stakes won't pe*****te.

Baby, it's cold outside...

The southern portion of the Potomac, facing NE, is often unforgiving.
02/03/2026

The southern portion of the Potomac, facing NE, is often unforgiving.

In recent years, well since 2020, the "Such and such 'Matters'" movements have been huge.Well, when it comes to shorelin...
12/31/2025

In recent years, well since 2020, the "Such and such 'Matters'" movements have been huge.

Well, when it comes to shoreline erosion protection, "Filter Cloth Matters." 🤣

So does properly perpendicularly driven T&G treated sheeting material (or vinyl).

Or, just install rock or a living shoreline.

Either way, if your contractor doesn't use filter cloth, you're wasting your time and 💵💵.

12/08/2025

I thought maybe I could get out this morning and get a few projects staked and measured before things got bad.

This morning on the Potomac at low tide:

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P.O. Box 1744
Kilmarnock, VA
22482

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

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+18044351324

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