http://thecoastnews.com/2012/05/cities-launch-effort-to-maintain-beaches/ Making Waves in Your Neighborhood Sun, 19 May 2013 00:03:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://thecoastnews.com/2012/05/cities-launch-effort-to-maintain-beaches/comment-page-1/#comment-37455 Patrick O'Connor Sun, 13 May 2012 20:02:56 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=49247#comment-37455 One very City and Army Corps of Engineer beach sand fill projects still place is in Newport Beach. Sand was taken from the Santa Ana River and placed on a South facing Beachfront that was seriously eroded . The year was 1968 and began at the Santa Ana River and ran for 1 1/2 miles east . This sand is in place because of a series of rock groins that have kept the sand from washing away, Surfing was enhance and the homes were saved. Until the same system is used here sand fill will only be temporary. Check it out it worked.

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