OCEANSIDE — The city’s aggressive and innovative RE:BEACH pilot program received the backing from the San Diego Association of Governments on June 5.
The SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group (SPWG) selected the Oceanside’s RE:BEACH project as the region’s representative pilot project using innovative sand retention techniques to restore beaches. The City Council selected International Coastal Management of Australia and its “living speed bumps” concept, consisting of two artificial headlands and an offshore reef, in January 2024 as part of an international competition.
According to a press release from the city, the designation fulfills a key goal identified in the 2001 SANDAG Regional Sand Retention Strategy. With this designation, SANDAG will incorporate RE:BEACH into future updates of its shoreline policy and planning documents, collaborate with the city during the environmental compliance process to identify impacts and mitigation for the RE:BEACH project, support the city of Oceanside with its efforts to seek construction funding, and align the implementation of SANDAG’s third Regional Beach Sand Project (RBSP III) and RE:BEACH.
