Crime & Safety
After Devastating Coastal Erosion, Newport Beach Is Getting Sand Per Emergency Order
The emergency agreement will allow the city to pull around 200,000 cubic yards of sand from a local riverbed, The OC Register reported.
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — For Newport beaches impacted by coastal erosion caused by Hurricane Marie, help is on the way.
The City of Newport Beach will gather around 200,000 cubic yards of sand from the Santa Ana River as part of an emergency permit to address ongoing erosion caused by a series of savage waves pummeling the coast, The Orange County Register reported.
The emergency agreement between OC Public Works and the City of Newport Beach to help streamline the transportation, the report said.
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The move comes after a series of powerful waves pounded the Southern California coast, reclaiming yards of shoreline and damaging South Orange County homes in the process.
In Dana Point, several coastal homes were red-tagged after brutal waves damaged properties.
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In nearby Laguna Beach, a handful of homes were yellow-tagged as a result of the surf.
Both cities declared states of local emergency over the past week, with Newport Beach following close behind.
In Newport Beach, eyewitness accounts showed severe sand erosion at local hotspots such as Balboa Pier and The Wedge.
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