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Council authorizes revised 7‑day offshore sand exploration plan; OCTA pledges additional funding for higher‑probability sites
Summary
Following presentations from city consultants and public comment, the council directed consultants to pursue an alternative 7‑day exploration plan focused on Dana Point, San Mateo and other higher‑probability sites, with flexibility to add days if OCTA funding is finalized.
After an extended technical briefing and public comment, the San Clemente City Council instructed consultants and staff May 6 to proceed with an alternative seven‑day offshore sand exploration plan that prioritizes higher‑probability sites offshore of Dana Point and San Mateo and then works down the coast toward Camp Pendleton and Las Pulgas.
Greg Herron of Coastal Frontiers and other consultants presented two approaches: (1) a “close‑in” screening that tests numerous near‑shore locations and (2) an alternative that eliminates several low‑probability, close‑shore cells and devotes more coring time to sites with higher historical probability of dredgeable deposits. Herron said the alternative plan keeps Dana Point and San Mateo as initial options, then focuses additional time at San Onofre, Camp Pendleton/Las…
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