A Beach Nourishment Opportunity
Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment
Sequence of Events
- Thomas Fire – December 2017
- Montecito Debris Flows – january 9, 2018
- Perhaps 500,000 cy made it to the beach
- About 70,000 cy deposited on public streets & flood control channels
- About 400,000 cy deposited in local debris basins
- Perhaps 1,000,000 cy deposited on private property
- Aftermath
- Street & f/c channel sediment taken to Goleta & Carpinteria Beaches
- Debris basin sediment taken to Buellton & Santa Paula landfills
- Private property sediment remains in place
What Does Debris Flow Look Like?
Montecito Debris Flows Stats
- 25 people killed
- Over 100 homes destroyed & more than 300 damaged
- Widespread damage to property & infrastructure
- About 2M cy of sediment released from foothills
- Sediment mostly composed of sand (80%) along with rocks, logs, etc.
- Sediment largely uncontaminated
Impact to Beaches
- Sediment sorted rapidly by waves with finer material moving offshore & coarser material onshore
- Rocks & boulders deposited at creek mouths – logs & other floating debris scattered along coast
- Nearby beaches grew wider – new sand blended in well with existing
- Trucked sediment at Carpinteria & Goleta Beaches had similar effects
- Water quality impacts significant but short-term
Fernald Point – April 2017
![Fernald-April-2017 Fernald - April 2017](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fernald-April-2017.jpg)
Fernald Point – January 2018
![Fernald-Point-January-2018 Fernald Point 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fernald-Point-January-2018.jpg)
Fernald Point – February 2018
![Fernald-February-2018 Fernald Point Feb 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fernald-February-2018.jpg)
Loon Point – April 2017
![Loon-Point-April-2017 Loon Point - April 2017](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Loon-Point-April-2017.jpg)
Loon Point – January 2018
![Loon-Point-January-2018 Loon Point January 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Loon-Point-January-2018.jpg)
Loon Point – March 2018
![Loon-Point-March-2018 Loon Point - March 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Loon-Point-March-2018.jpg)
Carpinteria Beach – April 2017
![Carptinteria-Beach-April-2017 Carpinteria Beach April 2017](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carptinteria-Beach-April-2017.jpg)
Carpinteria Beach – January 2018
![Carpinteria-Beach-January-2018 Carpinteria Beach January 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carpinteria-Beach-January-2018.jpg)
Carpinteria Beach – March 2018
![Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018 Carpinteria Beach March 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018.jpg)
![Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-b Carpinteria Beach 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-b.jpg)
![Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-c Carpinteria Beach March 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-c.jpg)
![Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-d Carpinteria Beach 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Carpinteria-Beach-March-2018-d.jpg)
Goleta Beach – June 2017
![Goleta-Beach-June-2017 Goleta Beach June 2017](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goleta-Beach-June-2017.jpg)
Goleta Beach – January 2018
![Goleta-Beach-Janaury-2018 Goleta Beach January 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goleta-Beach-Janaury-2018.jpg)
Goleta Beach – February 2018
![Goleta-Beach-February-2018 Goleta Beach February 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goleta-Beach-February-2018.jpg)
Goleta Beach – March 2018
![Goleta-Beach-March-2018 Goleta Beach 2018](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Goleta-Beach-March-2018.jpg)
Predicted Shoreline Response
![Predicted-Shoreline-Response chart of predicted shoreline response](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Predicted-Shoreline-Response.jpg)
Unique Opportunity for Beach Nourishment
- Large volume of sediment available on private property
- Significant benefit if sediment taken to beaches
- Sediment must be sorted & stored for placement in Winter/Spring
- Comprehensive SCCBEP-type program needed to:
- Establish sorting/storage areas
- Identify beach receiver sites
- Establish testing, placement & monitoring protocols
- Secure environmental permits
- Identify/develop funding mechanism
![BEACON-Logo Beacon logo](http://beacon.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/BEACON-Logo.jpg)
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