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Planning commission approves five-year permit for Agua Hedionda lagoon maintenance dredge
Summary
The Carlsbad Planning Commission voted 6–0 on Nov. 20 to grant a five-year special use permit allowing maintenance dredging of the Agua Hedionda outer lagoon and placement of up to about 451,000 cubic yards of sand on Carlsbad State Beach, contingent on required state and federal permits.
The Carlsbad Planning Commission on Nov. 20 approved a five-year special use permit for maintenance dredging of the Agua Hedionda outer lagoon, a project city staff said will remove roughly 392,400 cubic yards of sand with up to 59,000 cubic yards of overdredge (a maximum of about 451,000 cubic yards) and place tested material onto Carlsbad State Beach.
Assistant Planner Nicole Morrow, who presented the application, said the lagoon — created in 1954 and maintained periodically — requires dredging approximately every two to three years to preserve the lagoon structure and ensure the nearby Claude Bud Lewis Desalination Plant has a consistent seawater intake. "The projected timeline for the project consists of approximately 110 days of work, broken down into five phases," Morrow said, adding the work could start as early as January 2025 and must be completed by April 15, 2025 to avoid nesting and spawning seasons.
Morrow told the…
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