There often seems to be controversy when one talks about erosion control. And it is even more of an issue when you are coping with erosion along the Southern California beaches.
Erosion concerns raise a host of issues, because of the parties involved - homeowners who want to protect their properties, environmental groups like the Surfrider Foundation concerned about the impact on nature, and state and local agencies such as the Coastal Commission and town building departments with bureaucracy, long approval processes and reports, among others.
READ MORE: Carlsbad and the California Coastal Commission: Friend or Foe?
- What should be done?
- What can be done?
- Should anything be done or should nature be allowed to take its course, and the risks of doing so?
- Costs? Timing (how urgent is the need to respond)?
- Potential damage to the beaches, the ocean, wildlife and sealife and other environmental concerns
A real-time example is the new 95-foot seawall being constructed below Terramar, an exclusive ocean-front enclave of multi-million dollar homes just north of Carlsbad State Beach and south of Cannon Road.
The wall was approved in fairly short order, given the partial bluff collapse back in December and the approval process, and not surprisingly there is quite a bit of controversy over how that may have been accomplished, as well as some folks arguing there was no urgent need to take such action.
Environmentalists and surfers are concerned about the equipment on the beach at high water time, with possible grease and oil impacting the ocean.
And homeowners (who are supposedly paying for the wall since it is private property in that area) are concerned about the danger to beachgoers if the bluff continues to erode and the risks to their properties that are disappearing before their eyes. Lots or perspectives, lots of opinions.
READ the full article here by Paul Sisson from the North County Times and the wealth of reader comments on various sides of the issues.
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