Think of Hurricane Sandy surging into lower Manhattan. The East Coast’s beaches and estuaries are inundated by higher tides and more frequent floods. Both things make the coast, and the coast is being ravaged. Timberlake says that in recent decades, the shift in beach restoration has changed from “recreational benefits” to “coastal protection with sand.” What needs protecting? The beach and the bluff. Its half-century timeframe runs to a couple generations (geologically a wink) because sand regularly shifts and washes away during winter storms. The Corps’ super-spreader plan affects beaches that lie below dozens of homes and condo units. ![]() Solana Beach will get the other share of sand: a 1.7-mile long stretch of coast and a 150-foot wide beach. ![]() She is helping facilitate the town’s 50-50 share of a 50-year, $167 million Army Corps of Engineers sand replenishment project (laid out in 2670 pages of Corps-speak) that will cover a two-mile long and 50-foot wide shore. ![]() Timberlake is the Coastal Zone Program administrator for the city of Encinitas.
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