San Diego Surfrider News

Beach Loss Behind Seawalls - Losing the Public Beach

Written by SFSDAdministrator | Aug 25, 2010 10:52:00 PM

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This video illustrates the lost beach area when a seawall stops cliff retreat. Acres of beach have and will be lost in California. In Solana Beach, somewhere between 5 and 35 acres of publicly owned beach will be lost to seawalls. All of these seawalls are built on public beach.