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Orange County Coastal Regional Sediment Management Plan<br />
Sediment Trapped<br />
Behind Dams <strong>and</strong><br />
Debris Basins<br />
Sediment excavated <strong>and</strong><br />
bypassed downstream.<br />
Urbanization <strong>of</strong><br />
Watershed<br />
S<strong>and</strong> held in place by<br />
future urbanization is<br />
compensated through<br />
projects or fees.<br />
Restored<br />
Wetl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Harbor<br />
S<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Gravel<br />
Mining<br />
S<strong>and</strong> loss<br />
compensated<br />
through projects or<br />
fees.<br />
S<strong>and</strong> from<br />
harbors placed<br />
on beaches in<br />
need.<br />
Mining moved<br />
out <strong>of</strong> river. More<br />
s<strong>and</strong> transported<br />
to coast.<br />
Less Beach<br />
Erosion<br />
S<strong>and</strong> Trapped by<br />
Harbor Structures<br />
More S<strong>and</strong><br />
Reaching<br />
Coast<br />
Ocean<br />
Reduced Coastal<br />
Armoring Increases<br />
Sediment Supply to<br />
Beaches<br />
Beach replenished with<br />
s<strong>and</strong> dredged from<br />
<strong>of</strong>fshore or transported<br />
from inl<strong>and</strong> projects.<br />
Figure 2.2<br />
RSM Schematic<br />
2.2 Physical Processes<br />
This section <strong>of</strong> the report briefly describes basic physical processes useful for underst<strong>and</strong>ing<br />
sediment transport in the upl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> coastal areas.<br />
2.2.1 Watershed <strong>and</strong> Sedimentshed<br />
A key aspect <strong>of</strong> the Plan is that it is regional in nature, which means it should encompass both<br />
what occurs on the beaches <strong>and</strong> in the upl<strong>and</strong>s, where much coastal sediment has historically<br />
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