As part of the overall project plan, Stanford Development Company Ltd. is going to fully restore the windward beach to its original condition. About 50 years ago, non-beach compatible sand from dredging operations was placed on Maiden Island by the U.S. Navy. The dredging was for the creation of a channel between Maiden Island and Antigua. Therefore, Stanford Development Company Ltd. has removed all the dredged sand and will recover it with natural beach sand. The breakwater reef was specifically engineered to lower the wave energy in the beach area so that the new natural sand will remain stable. Stable sand means clearer water, which is healthier for the coral. Many engineers were involved directly or indirectly in the design of the breakwater, including Greg Morris and Associates (Dr. Greg Morris), Caribbean Oceanography Group (Dr. Alfredo Torruella), and Dr. Lee Harris who is a consulting breakwater engineer and a professor at the Florida Institute of Technology. The U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center conducted extensive wave tank tests for a similar planned Reef Ball submerged breakwater demonstration project for Miami which had direct relevance to Maiden Island's design
