Biological Effects of Beach Restoration on the Southern California Coast

Abstract

Beach restoration with dredged material provides a feasible means of counteracting beach erosion in many coastal areas. Therefore, the Corps is moving more and more toward beach fills to solve coastal erosion problems. As an Environmental Impact Statement is required for these projects,. the Corps is being asked to answer complex environmental questions about the effects of beach restoration. At present, available information is generally inadequate to substantiate the required evaluations.. A study at Imperial Beach, California, provides some preliminary guidance for evaluating beach restoration projects in southern California.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA611399

Entities

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Beach Erosion
  • Beaches
  • California
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Erosion
  • Information Operations
  • Intertidal Zones
  • Materials
  • Offshore
  • Wave Power

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Systems Analysis and Design