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Beach Sand Replenishing in Carlsbad California 2015

By Jeff Dowler, CRS

Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty of California, Inc. CA DRE #01490977

March 29, 2015 02:28 AM

Beach Sand Replenishing in Carlsbad California 2015

Despite humankind’s best efforts, Mother Nature, the ocean, and the tides tend to do what they want to do. That means shifting sands on the Carlsbad beaches.

Replenishing the sand on the Carlsbad beaches is a regular project taken on by the City of Carlsbad in conjunction with Cabrillo Power 1 LLC, owner of the nearby Agua Hedionda lagoon.

Replenishing the sand on the Carlsbad beaches

The current replenishment project in north Carlsbad began in November of 2014 and part of the regular dredging of the nearby Agua Hedionda Lagoon by the Encina Power Station. The dredging is done to aid the flow of ocean water needed for cooling the power plant. Some of the beach sand ends up on the lagoon which creates a sand bar.

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The dredged sand helps to replenish the nearby Carlsbad beaches across from the power plant and running North to Tamarack Avenue south of Carlsbad Village. The current phase is the last of 3 and due to be completed this spring before the busy summer months.

Beach sand replenishing in Carlsbad CA

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Debb Janes

Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA

Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Mother Nature packs a mighty punch and it's good that we can help repair and replenish some of the damage. Hope you're having a great weekend, Jeff. D

Mar 29, 2015 02:31 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Hannah Williams

HomeStarr Realty - Philadelphia, PA

Expertise NE Philadelphia & Bucks 215-820-3376

Modern Tech is wonderful beach-sand-replenishing-in-carlsbad-california-2015 Great local post

Mar 29, 2015 02:41 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Michele Connors

The Overton Group, LLC Pitt & Carteret County - Greenville, NC

Your Eastern North Carolina Realtor

Jeff Dowler CRS wonderful project to reinforce the beaches and safety...

I do hope it isnt interfering with any turtle nests ..here on the East coast we have nests marked this time of yr..I suspect no turtles were harmed as there are too many good people watching out to protect and preserve ! have a great weekend!

Mar 29, 2015 03:02 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Debb Janes - indeed. It's nice to seen the mutual benefits from this process every 3-4 years. And the weekend has been great

Hannah Williams - it's an essential thing to do with the shifting sand and erosion from water and weather

Michele Connors - I think that's why they do this at this time of year so it does not disrupt nesting from the area wildlife

Jeff

Mar 29, 2015 03:33 AM

Michele Connors

Greenville, NC
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing this information and your photographs.

We lived on the oceanfront at Virginia Beach for many years and they had the same problems of development too close to the shore line. We watched sand being pumped for years.

Mar 29, 2015 05:10 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Jeff,

So glad the city helps to keep its beauty. We don't have that problem here, and we do have a tractor daily that smooths the beach...We love our ocean, and I am always amazed at the vastness of it, when I look it from Hawaii or any other place where it is part of that nation like Japan for instance. A

Mar 29, 2015 06:50 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Roy Kelley - the issue in our area seems to be the tides and winds that move the sand around - in some areas there is no development on the beaches at all. But it's an issue along the entire coastline

Ron & Alexandra Seigel - well we are all thankful, too, that someone watches out for it and works at preservation, and the Coastal Commission and various environment groups help as well.

Jeff

Mar 29, 2015 07:30 AM

Debbie Laity

Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO

Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Well this is something I never thought about. I didn't thing about eroding sand and how that might impact beaches. I thought this was a normal process. Does your town have to build up the sand to keep a certain wave flow?

Mar 29, 2015 12:50 PM

Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yes, an ongoing effort to keep our beaches, Jeff. I'm not sure this is something we will ever beat nature with.

Mar 29, 2015 08:37 PM

Larry Johnston

Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN

Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Hi Jeff Dowler CRS , When we go to the beach (or when we used to) we never thought about the work that goes into allowing us to have fun in the sand.

Apr 01, 2015 12:51 PM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Debbie Laity - the waves do what they want. We must work with them to the best of our ability. The beach will change dramatically each year depending on winds, storms, etc. It can actually become quite narrow and completely covered by water at high tide

Gabe Sanders - it's an on-going challenge for sure

Larry Johnston - the beaches can change pretty significantly even in a matter of weeks dues to tidal changes, storms, and winds. We appreciate all the city does to preserve our coastline

Jeff

Apr 01, 2015 01:42 PM