4.6 Land and Water Use
and goals specifically in support of a regional approach to sand replenishment and erosioncontrol. Artificial
nourishment with excavated sand is clearly identified as an acceptable response for erosion control.
Recreational activities at all receiver sites include some or all of the following: surfing, swimming, diving, surf
fishing, sport fishing, sailing, picnicking, and sun bathing. Several beaches support adjacent public
campgrounds. During replenishment, there would be temporary beach closures but following project
completion, total recreational beach area would be increased. Both the short-term closure and long-term
benefits are addressed below.
Because of public safety concerns associated withheavy equipment operations on the beach, replenishment
operations would require the receiver site and offshore area be closed temporarily to the public during
construction. The length of closure would vary by receiver site; the greater the volume of sand the longer
the period of restricted access. (Table 2-2 identifies the total construction period associated with each
receiver site, including mobilization and demobilization.) Access restriction would result in a temporary
redistribution of beach activities to surrounding areas. However, the area restricted would be limited only
to the smaller area where activity would occur over a daily period, not the entire length of the receiver site.
This length ranges from 100 to 325 feet closed per day, and averages about 200 feet (Table 2-4).
The potential affect to beach users would be greatest during summer periods of high activity so initiating
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construction during spring instead of late summer would result in more potential conflicts. However, sand
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placement in spring would maximize the available material during the peak usage period because it would
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be less likely washed away by winter storms. As noted in Section 2.4.1, SANDAG would coordinate the
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schedule at individual receiver sites to the extent possible to avoid major holidays and special events.
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The worst-case situation would occur at the South Oceanside receiver site which would receive 380,000
cy of material over a 30-day period. Within that month, the typical length closed on a given day would be
175 feet. Receiver sites at South Carlsbad North, Batiquitos, Leucadia, Moonlight Beach, Cardiff, Solana
Beach, Del Mar, Mission Beach, and Imperial Beach would have localized restrictions over an estimated
10 to 16 days. Construction at the Torrey Pines and North Carlsbad receiver sites would occur over
approximately 20 days. At all receiver sites, access restriction would be a temporary localized effect and
would not result in a permanent significant condition. Conversely, without beach replenishment, beach use
could decline as beaches continue to deteriorate (i.e., erode).
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