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City receives draft feasibility study on offshore reefs and sand-retention pilot projects
Summary
Consultants presented a draft feasibility study for emergent and submerged breakwaters designed to retain sand at North Beach, Capistrano Shores and the State Beach; council accepted the report for public review and encouraged grant pursuit.
Consultants from Moffatt & Nichol presented a draft feasibility study to the San Clemente City Council on May 20 that evaluates offshore rock structures (emergent and submerged breakwaters) and associated sand placement to create durable, wider beaches at three pilot sites: North Beach, Capistrano Shores and the State Beach.
Moffatt & Nichol coastal scientist Chris Webb described how breakwaters create a shadow zone where sand collects, termed a "salient," and presented conceptual footprints and sand-volume…
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