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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 />

Everest International Consultants, Inc. 2.4

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