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Oceanside council ratifies emergency declaration to pursue dredging of harbor channel
Summary
The Oceanside City Council unanimously ratified a resolution Nov. 19, 2025, enabling the city to use a local emergency proclamation to request Army Corps of Engineers authorization and congressional funding for off-cycle emergency dredging after surveys showed shoaling in the harbor channel.
Coastal zone administrator Jamie Timberlake told the Oceanside City Council on Nov. 19 that an Army Corps of Engineers survey conducted Oct. 29 shows shoaling in the Oceanside Harbor navigation channel and that only emergency dredging will restore safe navigation. "Only dredging of the channel will move sediment out of it and make the harbor more navigable," Timberlake said, noting some survey points are now about 10 feet deep and that the Corps could close similar harbors when channel mouths reach about 6 feet.
The council considered staff’s recommendation to adopt a resolution ratifying the Nov. 18, 2025 proclamation of a local emergency by the director of emergency services. Timberlake said the Corps has agreed to return…
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