Santa Barbara County, Goleta beach, undergoing latest beach re-nourishment project. Photograph: SAF – Coastal Care
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Santa Barbara County Parks Department staff walked the shoreline at Goleta Beach Park earlier this week to find that much of the work crews had done to protect the beach from coming El Niño storms had been washed away with high tides over the weekend.
Crews worked all last week to construct a 2,400-foot sand berm along Goleta Beach Park to protect the park and surrounding infrastructure — including sewer, electrical and water lines, recreational facilities, the Beachside Bar-Cafe restaurant and two restrooms — from expected heavy storms…
Sand Berm Constructed at Goleta Beach to Protect from Winter Storms, (12-01-2015)
The California Coastal Commission approved an emergency permit for a winter sand berm to be constructed along the shoreline. The project is funded with erosion prevention funding, a $1.5 million federal Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant. The decision to put in the berm was made due to the extremely low levels of sand at the beach, higher tides than usual, and the major storm events anticipated this winter…
Goleta Beach, California
An ongoing problem concerning Goleta Beach is coastal erosion; sand and sediment is constantly being washed away and the beach is narrowing…
Storm Waves Crash Through Wharf Restaurant, California, Keyt News (03-01-2014)
We Need to Retreat From the Beach, An Op Ed by Orrin H. Pilkey.
