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Carlsbad staff outline regional dredging projects and timelines, Agua Hedionda permit pushed to early 2025
Summary
City parks planning staff briefed the Carlsbad Beach Preservation Commission on recurring and regional dredging projects affecting beach sand volumes and said the Agua Hedionda Lagoon project’s beach work is now expected to be completed by about April 15, 2025, pending multiple permits.
City staff presented a detailed overview Tuesday of dredging and nourishment projects that can add sand to Carlsbad beaches and sketched a permitting timeline for the Agua Hedionda Lagoon effort that could push beach work into early 2025.
Parks planning manager Mr. Stupen told the Beach Preservation Commission that the city tracks three main categories of dredging work — recurring maintenance, development-driven dredging and regional nourishment projects — and that several projects in each category could shift sand onto Carlsbad’s shoreline.
“Recurring maintenance projects we know of include the Oceanside Harbor dredging, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon outer basin and the Badaquitos Lagoon maintenance project,” Mr. Stupen said. He said Agua Hedionda is expected to…
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