Sand added in Encinitas and Solana Beach, replacing rocks and widening beaches

A project to combat beach erosion in Encinitas and Solana Beach is now finished.
Local and state leaders held a news conference Monday morning at Encinitas City Hall.
"With more sand on the beach, we'll see greater recreation opportunities for our residents, more visitors to local businesses, further benefits to our environment," said U.S. Congressman Mike Levin.
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[@gwarlo5793]

Next winter--couple big swells during high-tides, back to cobbles.

[@shawnrash5058]

They added the sand so the pangas can land safely

[@gogofuntime_yt]

LOL 🤣

[@kcbengard]

"The sand stretches all the way to the water?!"

[@Windowsinthewater]

So happy to be able to walk on sand now instead of rocks!

[@jahvinbowman9909]

50 million dollars over 5 years. 10mjllion a summer. What a waste.

[@jonathanchang6722]

We found the loser who never goes to the beach 😆

[@kevinwhelehan421]

Putting sand on that beach is like pissing into the wind! What a waste of tax dollars!​@@jonathanchang6722

[@jahvinbowman9909]

@jonathanchang6722 lol I was at the beach today. Go look up why this process is bad for the environment, including the animals that live at this beach. Ur paying 50m for tourism while killing the local life. Let the beach melt away and let these people move, the ocean draft about ur sand replacement programs.

[@janebeckman3431]

Everything now is channelized and managed. The sand can't regenerate naturally. I was a kid going to Moonlight Beach, and feel sad about how things have changed.

[@maestoso47]

When will they have to replace it?

[@hikerbill9248]

After the next big storm...so in a few months.

[@averlyrolf7970]

Journalism is terrible these days. Where did the new sand come from? Was it pumped in from right offshore or brought in by trucks? And if brought in from trucks then where did the sand come from and what type of sand?

[@g0etzome]

Dredged from just off shore by two boats, they also buried some pipe just under the sand to pump from the boats. My understanding is that sand used to flow naturally down the coast and from rivers, but that the man-made oceanside harbor has stopped the process. (but I'm neither a geologist or any kind of expert)

[@averlyrolf7970]

@@g0etzome Thank you.

[@Windowsinthewater]

@@g0etzomewow! That makes so much sense!! They dredge there every year I think

[@austinashley5652]

Take that sand down to San Juanico Cabornes!

[@lamasteve6905]

Redo is needed for all the Piers. Many are in need for repair ! People are asking for help !

[@gramb5611]

Finally finishing up San Clemente after a comedy of errors. It's looking really now !!

[@javierlocura]

We need to change the system to adapt with mother nature. We must learn to coexist. When you are in the ocean you cant use brute force against mother nature, you have to work with it and feel the dance. The same goes for our whole society. We need to stop brute forcing our way through problems to only get temporary fixes. A new solution of natural teamwork must come forth or else.

[@caseyhansen4567]

Another great waste of money.i surfed there 30 years ago it was cobble stones then.the sea gives and the sea takes away

[@hikerbill9248]

I used to surf Grandview and I remember walking on cobble stones back then. Some years there was tons of sand...some year tons of rocks. They just wasted 50 million dollars.

[@wakeupthebear]

Wow!😮
What a waste of money.
They could have at least built it up into a dredging point wave. Then everyone could surf it…
At once. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnny33321]

waste of money

[@Hunterlewis675]

It’s called literal transfer, it’s natural

[@stevenotero2627]

Let them eat sand. You cant tame mother nature. 😎🎭✌️

[@DigimonTamerfreak]

It's only a matter of time til the sea level rises

[@fuckyomamafuckyosisterfuck6136]

Not in our lifetime Wokémon

[@CaveManGamer21]

Meanwhile and nothing being done about the homeless living alongside freeways what a waste of money