![]() The District devotes considerable time and effort in coordinating with the Corps their District office in Los Angeles, the Division office in San Francisco, and their Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Securing the necessary federal funding for the dredging effort for the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is an ongoing challenge that the Port District works diligently to facilitate. If this material is not dredged and deposited on the down-coast beaches, the harbor entrance can become unsafe for vessel navigation and our beaches are not adequately renourished. The need for the maintenance dredging results from the down coast movement of an average of about 600,000 cubic yards of sandy material each year which is deposited by littoral processes in the sand trap and entrance channel. The Corps usually accomplishes the dredging in the first quarter of each calendar year provided that Congress has included funding for the effort in their current federal budget. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Public Law 90-483, approved by the U.S. This effort is a responsibility of the U.S. The Ventura Harbor entrance channel and sand trap (the area behind the offshore breakwater) require annual maintenance dredging in order to ensure that vessel traffic can safely access the harbor and its maritime support facilities. Maintenance Dredging Program Presentation by Rincon Consultants Click Here ![]()
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