RESTORING THE BEACH - Science, Policy and Funding
California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (CSBPA)
and California Coastal Coalition (CalCoast) Joint Conference

with local sponsor
San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

San Diego, CA
November 8-10, 2001


Conference Organizing Committee:

Executive Committee

Reinhard E. Flick, Ph.D., General Chair
California Department of Boating and Waterways
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Steven Aceti, JD, Chair
California Coastal Coalition

David Cannon, Co-Chair
Everest International

Chris Webb, President CSBPA
Moffatt and Nichol Engineers


Program Committee:

Susan Brodeur
Secretary, CSBPA

Holly Celico
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Walter Crampton
Terra Costa Consulting Group

Steve Jantz
City of Carlsbad, CA

Steve Sachs
San Diego Association of Governments

AGENDA


WEDNESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 2001
7:00 - 9:00 pm CSBPA Board of Directors Meeting


THURSDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2001

8:00 - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

Speakers: Supervisor Pam Slater, County of San Diego (R-3rd District);
Supervisor Tom Wilson, County of Orange (R-5th District), Chair, CalCoast
Board of Directors; Mayor Pro Tem Ann Kulchin, City of Carlsbad, Chair,
SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Committee; Colonel Richard G. Thompson,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District

10:00 - 10:15 am SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Fauna Numbers: City, Mountains and Beaches
Katie Risser, 5th grade student, Benchley Weinberger School, San Diego, CA

10:15 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 1 - NEARSHORE PROCESSES

Lesley C. Ewing, California Coastal Commission

San Diego County's Beaches Prior to the Regional Beach Sand Project
Craig Leidersdorf, Ricky C. Hollar, Coastal Frontiers Corporation, and Steve Sachs, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

Southern California Beach Processes Study
Richard J. Seymour, R.T. Guza, William C. O'Reilly, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Steve Elgar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Trends in U.S. Tidal Datum Statistics and Tide Range
Reinhard E. Flick, California Department of Boating and Waterways, Lesley C. Ewing, California Coastal Commission, and Joseph F. Murray, Scripps Institution of Oceanography


Intensification of North Pacific Winter Cyclones 1948-1998: Impacts on the California Wave Climate
Nicholas E. Graham, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, R. Rea Strange, Pacific Weather Analysis, and Henry F. Diaz, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Beach Response to Sand Nourishment
M.H.S. Elwany, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Reinhard E. Flick, California
Department of Boating and Waterways

12:00 - 1:30 pm Luncheon

Speakers: Hon. Denise Moreno Ducheny, Former Assembly Budget Chair (D-79); Brian Baird, Ocean Programs Manager, State Resources Agency

1:30 - 3:15 pm SESSION 2 - CHALLENGES OF SAND STARVED BEACHES

David G. Cannon, Everest International Consultants, Inc.

Saving America's Beaches-The Causes of and Solutions to Beach Erosion
Scott L. Douglass, University of South Alabama

Sand Transport Rate ? Actual v. Potential
David G. Cannon, Everest International Consultants, Inc.

Dealing with Coastal Erosion in California
Tim Eichenberg, Ocean Conservancy

Cobble Berm Performance in Southern California
Craig H. Everts, Carolyn D. Eldon, Everts Coastal, and Jon Moore, Noble Consultants

Processes on Narrow Beaches with Sandy Foreshores and Cobble Berms
Douglas L. Inman and Scott A. Jenkins, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

3:15 - 3:45 pm Afternoon Break


3:45 - 5:30 pm SESSION 3 - BEACH SAND MANAGEMENT

Steve Sachs, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

The Demand for Beaches in Southern California
Philip G. King, San Francisco State University

Integrated Beach Restoration Design - Project Financing and Public Perception as Engineering
Design Parameters
Peter Ravella and Michael P. Walther, Coastal Technology Corporation

California Beach Restoration Under Assembly Bill 64
Greg Hearon, Craig B. Leidersdorf, Coastal Frontiers Corporation, and Kim Sterrett, California Department of Boating and Waterways

State Beach Restoration Funding
Steven Aceti, California Coastal Coalition

San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project
Hon. Ann Kulchin, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Carlsbad, Steve Sachs, and Rob Rundle, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)

Monitoring of the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project: Lessons for Future Beach Sand Nourishment
Teri Fenner and Shawn Shamlou, EDAW, Inc.


A Sediment Trend Analysis of Santa Cruz Harbor: Implications to Dredge Disposal
Operations

Patrick McLaren, GeoSea Consulting, Ltd.

6:30 - 8:00 pm Reception

with Western Dredging Association (WEDA)

7:30 - 9:00 pm CalCoast Board of Directors Dinner Meeting


 

FRIDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2001


7:00 - 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:45 am SESSION 4 - WETLANDS AND INLET DYNAMICS

Christopher Webb, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers

Preliminary Engineering Design of the Bolsa Chica Wetland Restoration Project
Weixia Jin and Christopher Webb, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers

Beach Recovery Following River Mouth Scour at Del Mar, CA
Scott A. Jenkins and Douglas L. Inman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Evolution of a New Tidal Inlet - Crissy Field, San Francisco
Robert T. Battalio, M. Lighthiser, and Carmela Chandresekera, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.

Shoreline Analysis of the Bolsa Chica Wetland Restoration Project
Seamus Innes and Christopher Webb, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers

Environmental Monitoring Programs for Southern California Lagoons
M.H.S. Elwany, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

9:45 - 10:15 am Morning Break

10:15 am - 12:00 pm SESSION 5 - WATER QUALITY

Hon. Pam Slater, Supervisor, County of San Diego

Nearshore Oceanography and Beach Closures
John L. Largier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Understanding Microbial Contamination of Beaches in an Ecosystem Context
Farooq Azam, Richard A. Long, Rosa Mourino-Perez and Douglas Bartlett, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Marina Beach Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP)
Joseph Chesler, Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, and Greg Reid, Concept Marine Associates, Inc.

The Effects of Leaking Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure on Groundwater and Nearshore Ocean
Water Quality in Huntington Beach, CA

Wade Major, Anthony Brown, Shawn Roberts, Lee Paprocki, and Anthony Jones, Komex-H2O Science-Inc.

Assessment of an Artificial Breach of an Impounded Coastal Water Body: A Case Study of
Goleta Slough

Ian Adam, Michael Asakawa, Ryan Edwards, Shawn Kelly, and Sandrine King, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management

12:00 - 1:30 pm Luncheon

Speaker: Steven Stockton, US Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Division

1:30 - 3:15 pm SESSION 6 - INCREASING SAND SUPPLY

Melanie Coyne, California Coastal Conservancy

California's Beaches: Lessons from the Past and Recommendations for the Future
Gary B. Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz

Contributions of Coastal Cliff Erosion to the Beach Sand Budget in California and Effects of Armoring
Kiki Runyon, University of California, Santa Cruz

Beach Sand Delivery by California Rivers and Human Impact on this System
Cope M. Willis, University of California, Santa Cruz

Sediment Impoundment by Coastal Debris Basins in California
Jean T. Ellis, Texas A&M University, Andreas C.W. Baas, Kamron M. Barron, David J. Hansen, University of Southern California, and Douglas J. Sherman, Texas A&M University

Impact of Dams on California's Coastal Sediment Supply
Douglas J. Sherman, Claudia Avendano, Kamron Barron, University of Southern California, Jean T. Ellis, Texas A&M University, Mark Lange, and Isaiah Mack, University of Southern California

3:15 - 3:45 pm Afternoon Break

3:45 - 5:30 pm SESSION 7 - BEACH SAND RETENTION STRATEGIES

Jon Moore, Noble Consultants

Offshore Beach Retention Structures: Functional Design Complexities
Craig H. Everts, and Carolyn D. Eldon, Everts Coastal

Innovative Coastal Engineering Applications in the National Shoreline Erosion Control
Demonstration Program

George F. Turk, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

Laboratory and Field Performance of the Permeable Pile Groins of Naples, FL
Sean E. Mulcahy, Project Design Consultants

Strategies for Sand Retention in Southern California
Russell H. Boudreau, Seamus I. Innes, Moffatt & Nichol Engineers, Craig H. Everts, Carolyn D. Eldon, Everts Coastal

One Year of Pratte's Reef, America's First Artificial Surfing Reef
Jose C. Borrero, University of Southern California, Seamus I. Innes, Moffatt & Nichol
Engineers and David W. Skelly, Skelly Engineering

7:00 - 9:00 pm Awards Banquet

 


 

SATURDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2001

7:30 - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 11:45 am SESSION 8 - THE SEAWALL DEBATE

Reinhard Flick, California Department of Boating and Waterways

California Coastal Commission's Program for Mitigation Impacts from Seawalls
Lesley C. Ewing and Sherilyn Sarb, California Coastal Commission

Sand Mitigation Fee Policy Implementation Concerns in San Diego County
James Jaffee, CalBeach Advocates

No Constitutional Right to a Seawall!
Todd T. Cardiff, San Diego Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation

Saving the Coast after Nollan, Dolan, and Ehrlich
Jean A. Getchell, Law Office of Jean Getchell

Local Agency Involvement with Beach and Bluff Issues
Robert W. Semple, City of Solana Beach

The Beach and Bluff Conservancy (BBC)
Paul Santina, The Beach and Bluff Conservancy (BBC)

Sand Beaches vs. Seawalls - A Geomorphic Perspective
Walter F. Crampton, TerraCosta Consulting Group

12:30 - 5:00 pm COASTAL FIELD TRIP

Coastal scientists and engineers will lead a field trip to San Diego area beaches between Oceanside and La Jolla. The trip is intended as a general introduction to the geological, physical, and human setting of the central San Diego County coastline. A chartered motor coach (with full restroom facilities) will depart from the hotel at 12:30 PM and return about 5:00 PM.

A gourmet deli lunch will be provided, as well as a range of snacks, fruit, and beverages, all included in the fee of $40 in addition to conference registration fees. Individuals not attending the conference are welcome to register for the field trip for $40 on a space-available basis. A short field trip introduction, guide, and map will be prepared and distributed during the trip.
The field trip will begin with a lunch-time bus ride to the coastal area south of Oceanside with stops at several of the following locations: Carlsbad, Leucadia, Encinitas, Cardiff, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, and Mission Beach. The beaches and cliffs in many of these areas are eroded and retreating. Sites where human intervention has impacted the coast will be emphasized, including infrastructure, residential and park development, coastal protection structures, and beach nourishment locations. Stops at several coastal lagoons are also planned, including Agua Hedionda, Batiquitos, San Elijo, and San Dieguito.


 

DAILY

8:00 am - 5:00 pm TECHNICAL POSTERS

POSTERS

Verification of 3D Flow Models with ADCP Field Measurements
Christian Winter and Roberto Mayerle, University in Kiel, Germany

The Error Index for Beach Planform Models
G. Iglesias, Universidad de La Coruña, Spain

Big Sur Coast Highway Management Plan
John D. Duffy and Aileen K. Loe, California Department of Transportation

Monitoring of the San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project: Lessons for Future Beach Sand
Nourishment

Teri Fenner and Shawn Shamlou, EDAW, Inc.

A Dynamic Policy Model for Sustainable Beach Management: the Case of the Sand Budget
David Turbow, University of California, Irvine

The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Sediment Discharge to the Santa Barbara Channel, CA
Jonathan A. Warrick, Whittier College and Leal A. K. Mertes, University of California, Santa Barbara


 

Please contact CalCoast at (760) 944-3564 or steveaceti@calcoast.org for more information about becoming a conference sponsor or exhibitor

 

 

 

 

 

 


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