LA District commander meets with congressman, discusses Oceanside shoreline mitigation

Photo By Stephen Baack | Oceanside Municipal Pier is pictured Feb. 20, 2025, in Oceanside, California.  

OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

02.21.2025

Story by Stephen Baack 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander Col. Andrew Baker met with California’s 49th Congressional District Rep. Mike Levin Feb. 20, 2025, to discuss the status and future of Oceanside shoreline mitigation.

Baker and Levin were joined by USACE subject-matter experts, partners from the City of Oceanside and stakeholders from the nonprofit organization Save Oceanside Sand.

The focus of the meeting was the San Diego County Shoreline Mitigation (Oceanside) Study. The LA District annually places 200,000 to 400,000 cubic yards of beach-quality sand from Oceanside Harbor along Oceanside’s beaches; however, the purpose of the study is to develop ways to mitigate sand erosion and other impacts, resulting from the construction of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Harbor, which has interrupted sediment transport since its construction in 1942. The study area, centered in Oceanside, encompasses six miles of shoreline from Camp Pendleton to Carlsbad, all in San Diego County.

The study aims to recommend a plan to mitigate impacts and restore shoreline conditions that existed before construction of the harbor.

“I very much appreciated the opportunity to meet with Representative Levin, his staff, and representatives from the city of Oceanside on site,” Baker said. “It was very helpful to see firsthand how erosion has affected the beach at Oceanside juxtaposed with our own modeling of the situation. We’re looking forward to working with our local, state, and federal partners on the solution.”

• Date Taken: 02.21.2025
• Date Posted: 03.14.2025 13:17
• Story ID: 492901
• Location: OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA, US