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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan
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ACTIVITY PRIORITY TYPE
High Fines Sediment Nourishment Pilot Study Medium Plan Performance
Establish Funding Stream to Accommodate Incremental RSM Costs Medium Construction
Sea Level Rise Beach Sustainability Study Low Plan Performance
Orange County Dredge Ownership Low Construction
Sand Retention Feasibility Study Low Plan Performance
Huntington Harbour Dredging with Beach or Nearshore Placement Low Construction
Update the Plan Low Plan Performance
Update Sediment Budget for Laguna Beach Littoral Cell Low Plan Performance
Investigate Methods to Assess and Mitigate for Upstream Sand Mining Low
Governance and
Regulations
Study Large Grain Size Impacts at East Beach, Seal Beach Low Plan Performance
Update Sediment Transport Studies for Southern Orange County Low Plan Performance
Conclusions
While some beaches in Orange County are wide and healthy, there are many that have chronic
erosion problems and even some of the wide beaches are dependent on ongoing nourishment
activities. The Plan outlined in the current report addresses coastal maintenance needs through
a multi-pronged approach ranging across geographic regions and utilizing many possible
methods.
Some of the Plan activities can be carried out through existing institutions and do not require
development of a joint powers authority (JPA). Other Plan activities, such as development of a
SCOUP for Newport Harbor may be carried out by local agencies. Beyond these small or
ongoing projects, an organized effort would likely be required to fully implement the Plan.
The first steps to fully implement the Plan are public outreach and education. This would be
directed towards professionals and decision makers informing them what the Plan is and how it
should be carried out. From there, collaborative discussions between local agencies would be
required before a JPA could be modified or formed. This JPA would have the task of
implementing and updating the Plan over the next 50 years. Many of the Plan activities can be
carried out separately through various agencies and agendas, however dedicated staff or an
agency would have a greater ability to implement the Plan through the many obstacles. The
Plan describes and recommends an assortment of activities that should be carried out to fully
embrace and implement coastal RSM in Orange County.
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