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Carlsbad panel hears tri-annual update on shoreline work plan; staff outlines dredging schedule and regional project
Summary
City planning and parks staff told the Beach Preservation Commission on Aug. 6 that a planned nourishment project could place about 400,000 cubic yards of sand on local beaches, but permitting by multiple agencies means work likely would not start until late this year or early next year and must be finished by April 15.
Carlsbad planning staff and Parks & Recreation department officials updated the Beach Preservation Commission on Aug. 6 about the commission’s 2024 work plan and regional nourishment projects, including permitting timelines and coordination with multiple agencies.
Planning manager Nick Stupin described the commission’s mission to advise the city council and city manager on erosion prevention, sea-level rise and related shoreline management. He said recent project planning includes an offshore dredge-and-deposit operation associated with Agua Hedionda that “will place approximately 400,000 cubic yards of sand on the local beachfront.”
Staff and commissioners discussed the permitting process. According to Parks &…
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