3K Truckloads Of Sand To Be Delivered To Disappearing South Orange County Beaches

DANA POINT, CA — The first of an estimated 3,000 truckloads of sand was dumped at Capistrano Beach Park and Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on Thursday, June 15, the Orange County Register reported.

The sand comes as a needed infusion of supply that will widen the severely eroded beaches, the report said.

“We are so excited,” Supervisor Katrina Foley told the OC Register. “The beach, as you can see, is gone. The coastal erosion has prevented us from being able to access these beaches, as we always have. So now, we’re finding ways we can find more sand to put on the beaches.”

The sand will be moved from the Santa Ana River, after heavy winter storms left a huge sand supply upstream in a sediment trap along the river, the report said.

To learn more about the truckloads of sand that will help supplement south Orange County's disappearing beaches, read the full report on the Orange County Register.

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The first of an estimated 3,000 truckloads of dredged sand arrived at Capistrano Beach Park and Doheny State Beach in Dana Point on Thursday, June 15, a much-needed infusion of supply that will widen the severely eroded and battered beaches.

A few weeks ago, the county’s senior environmental resources specialist, Giles Matthews, noticed a huge sand supply upstream in a sediment trap along the Santa Ana River, there for the taking thanks to the heavy winter storms that transported the sand from inland.
“We had so much water, storm flows that came down, we had a massive amount of sand,” he said.
The sand was destined for a landfill, but knowing the beach troubles in south Orange County, another idea was spawn: Transport it instead to the beaches in need.
In coming weeks, the sand will make its way by the truckload from a county holding area in Fountain Valley. The new sand will be spread out by tractors to span 2,000 feet between Doheny State Beach and Capistrano Beach Park, with some areas wider than others, depending on which sections are in the most need.